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Transmissions: Closing argument

Transmissions: Closing argument

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 16, 2024

Ballots are arriving for the 2024 presidential election, and this may be my last chance before you fill in that circle or punch out that chad that I can talk to you about your choice.

News Briefs: News is Out to hold webinar on Project 2025

News Briefs: News is Out to hold webinar on Project 2025

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Oct 16, 2024

News is Out, the collaboration of six legacy LGBTQ publications, will hold a free webinar on Project 2025, the right-wing authoritarian playbook that has been developed by the Heritage Foundation for a second Trump administration.

San Jose officials call for Torres' resignation

San Jose officials call for Torres' resignation

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 16, 2024

San Jose's mayor and members of the City Council called for the resignation of a gay San Jose elected official who is under criminal investigation after he admitted in a text message to performing oral sex on a 17-year-old.

SFMTA board adopts Church stop changes

SFMTA board adopts Church stop changes

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 15, 2024

Vehicles traversing Church Street in Noe Valley will soon need to make a complete stop at 28th Street.

Federal landmarking of SF Compton's trans riot site stalls

Federal landmarking of SF Compton's trans riot site stalls

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 15, 2024

An effort to obtain federal landmarking for the site where a transgender uprising against police harassment took place in San Francisco 58 years ago remains pending two years after state preservationists had supported doing so.

LGBTQ Agenda: Minority groups, including queers, want to be in clinical trials but participation remains low, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Minority groups, including queers, want to be in clinical trials but participation remains low, report says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 15, 2024

Interest in clinical trials is high among members of the LGBTQ community and people of color, though participation rates are "alarmingly low," according to a survey from the PAN Foundation that was released last week.

Baldwin, Dems struggle against anti-trans ads

Baldwin, Dems struggle against anti-trans ads

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 14, 2024

With less than three weeks left before the November 5 elections, there are three big questions in the U.S. Senate races for LGBTQ people.

House candidates Low, Liccardo clash at debate

House candidates Low, Liccardo clash at debate

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 14, 2024

Democratic congressional candidates gay state Assemblymember Evan Low and former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo clashed over ethics and policy during a televised debate hosted by a trio of local news organizations.

Political Notes: SF school board candidates differ on keeping Milk academy open

Political Notes: SF school board candidates differ on keeping Milk academy open

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 14, 2024

In 1996, the San Francisco Unified School District officially christened the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in the city's LGBTQ Castro district a few blocks away from where Milk had lived and operated a camera shop on Castro Street in the 1970s.

Fleet Week comes to the Castro

Fleet Week comes to the Castro

  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 11, 2024

The United States Navy Southwest 32nd Street Brass Band performed at Jane Warner Plaza in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood Thursday, October 10, as part of Fleet Week festivities.

LGBTQ History Month: Stonewall story — and jacket — highlights importance of allies

LGBTQ History Month: Stonewall story — and jacket — highlights importance of allies

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 11, 2024

Before he became one of San Francisco's premier press agents, Lee Houskeeper was just another twentysomething in New York City

Gay San Jose councilmember investigated for oral sex with minor

Gay San Jose councilmember investigated for oral sex with minor

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 11, 2024

A gay San Jose city councilmember is under criminal investigation after he admitted in a text message to performing oral sex on a 17-year-old.

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 9, 2024

Moving closer to Russia, Georgia's Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili recently signed a repressive "Russian-styled" anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

Business Briefing: Couple known for their seasonal decor relocates boutique to Noe Valley

Business Briefing: Couple known for their seasonal decor relocates boutique to Noe Valley

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 9, 2024

When the seasonal gift boutique Terrasol first opened its doors in 2004 on Larkin Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, it quickly drew a loyal customer base among the nearby residents needing holiday decor.