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Magical India has everything queer travelers want

Magical India has everything queer travelers want

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 15, 2023

As I'm packing my bags to return to India to visit my girlfriend's family, I am revisiting my trip to India in 2020 right before the COVID pandemic.

Entering 4th year, Castro grapples with effects of COVID

Entering 4th year, Castro grapples with effects of COVID

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 15, 2023

The beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2020 marked a dark turning point in the lives of many people around the world, and that's as true of San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood as anywhere.

Editorial: Shame on Concord City Council

Editorial: Shame on Concord City Council

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 15, 2023

In what has to be one of the most shameful outcomes by a Bay Area municipal body in recent years, the Concord City Council last week doled out $7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to nonprofits and not one dime went to an LGBTQ group.

Political Notebook: With eye on '24 reelection, gay SF treasurer rolls out new taxes

Political Notebook: With eye on '24 reelection, gay SF treasurer rolls out new taxes

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 15, 2023

Gay San Francisco City Treasurer-Tax Collector José Cisneros has had a long-running joke with the Political Notebook that he is only of interest to cover when he stands for reelection.

News Briefs: Meetings planned on Castro dog park redesign

News Briefs: Meetings planned on Castro dog park redesign

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 15, 2023

The Eureka Valley Dog Owners Group will hold a series of community feedback sessions to solicit input on a new design for the dog park adjacent to the Eureka Valley Recreation Center.

Guest Opinion: What we lose when an LGBTQ bar closes

Guest Opinion: What we lose when an LGBTQ bar closes

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Mar 15, 2023

Shortly after the new year, I was stunned after learning another neighborhood business was closing.

Obituaries: W.I. (Michael) Westcott

Obituaries: W.I. (Michael) Westcott

  • by BAR staff
  • Mar 15, 2023

The obituary for Dr. W.I. (Michael) Westcott , who came out of the closet after arriving in San Francisco in 1978 and worked as a psychiatrist.

Obituaries: Richard F. Allen

Obituaries: Richard F. Allen

  • by BAR staff
  • Mar 15, 2023

The obituary for Richard F. Allen, who came to San Francisco in the early 1970s and became involved in the gay liberation movement. He was also a longtime nurse.

Out in the World: India's Supreme Court sends same-sex marriage case to Constitution Bench

Out in the World: India's Supreme Court sends same-sex marriage case to Constitution Bench

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 15, 2023

India's Supreme Court on March 13 sent the country's consolidated same-sex marriage case to a five-judge Constitution Bench.

SF supervisors OK repeal of contracting ban

SF supervisors OK repeal of contracting ban

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 14, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance that would repeal part of the city's administrative code relating to its contracting ban with companies headquartered in states that have adopted anti-LGBTQ laws.

LGBTQ Agenda: 22 AGs ask CDC to make new PrEP billing code to avoid erroneous copays

LGBTQ Agenda: 22 AGs ask CDC to make new PrEP billing code to avoid erroneous copays

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 14, 2023

Attorneys general from 21 states, including California, and the District of Columbia, signed on to a letter to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee asking it to create a new diagnostic code for PrEP to ensure clear billing.

SF supervisors recommend 2 LGBTQs for new homelessness commission

SF supervisors recommend 2 LGBTQs for new homelessness commission

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 13, 2023

Two LGBTQs were among three people recommended by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' rules committee March 13 to be the supervisors' appointments to the brand new Homelessness Oversight Commission.

Police arrest UC employee in Oakland killing of gay man

Police arrest UC employee in Oakland killing of gay man

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 13, 2023

Oakland police have arrested a UC Berkeley employee in the recent stabbing death of a gay man, they confirmed to the Bay Area Reporter.

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ 2024 US House races begin to take shape

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ 2024 US House races begin to take shape

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 13, 2023

With less than a year until the 2024 primary election in California, the U.S. House races in the state with LGBTQ candidates are beginning to come into focus.