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Obituaries: John S. Wilkie

Obituaries: John S. Wilkie

  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 22, 2023

The obituary for John S. Wilkie, a longtime ophthalmologist and member of LGBTQ medical organizations.

Transmissions: Six days in February

Transmissions: Six days in February

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Feb 22, 2023

On the afternoon of February 11, a girl by the name of Brianna Ghey was found on a path in Culcheth Linear Park in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Pronounced dead at the scene, she was the victim of multiple stab wounds.

Trans TV star leads protest at SF Creating Change confab

Trans TV star leads protest at SF Creating Change confab

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 22, 2023

"Pose" star and transgender activist Angelica Ross staged a protest against Creating Change at the conference's closing plenary in San Francisco February 20, unhappy with alleged anti-trans incidents at the host hotels and problems with the conference.

No deal yet for Badlands space, liquor license in process of being surrendered

No deal yet for Badlands space, liquor license in process of being surrendered

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 21, 2023

The location of the former Badlands in the Castro is in the process of losing its liquor license just as its landlord and prospective new operator have stopped providing updates on the space's future.

New Transgender Law Center ED 'humbled' to lead organization

New Transgender Law Center ED 'humbled' to lead organization

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 21, 2023

Shelby Chestnut, a transgender two-spirit queer person, has begun their tenure as executive director of the Transgender Law Center, the largest trans-led civil rights organization in the country.

Spotlight shines once again on the late drag artist Doris Fish

Spotlight shines once again on the late drag artist Doris Fish

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 16, 2023

A new book released this month and an upcoming museum exhibit in San Francisco are once again shining a spotlight on the late drag artist Doris Fish, who dazzled the Bay Area and was the grand dame of Sydney's Mardi Gras Parade during the 1980s.

Out in the World: Photo book provides an intimate look inside queer Chinese youths' lives

Out in the World: Photo book provides an intimate look inside queer Chinese youths' lives

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 16, 2023

A new photo book, "Solace: Portraits of Queer Chinese Youth helps give LGBTQ Chinese youth a voice at a period in their country's history when its government is cracking down on homosexuality and being queer is taboo.

Updated: Knoller again denied parole in SF dog-maul case

Updated: Knoller again denied parole in SF dog-maul case

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Feb 15, 2023

A two-member state Board of Parole Hearings panel denied parole late Wednesday for the woman convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal dog mauling in San Francisco of her lesbian neighbor, Diane Whipple, back in 2001.

Political Notebook: Gay Vallejo councilman aims to address teen smoking

Political Notebook: Gay Vallejo councilman aims to address teen smoking

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 15, 2023

Vallejo's new gay City Council member is aiming to address teen smoking in his Solano County city this year.

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 15, 2023

Last summer, we wrote an editorial urging Equality California and the LGBTQ Legislative Caucus to think carefully before proceeding with a constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8 that would need to go before voters in 2024.

New SF medical examiner ED seeks to restore faith in office

New SF medical examiner ED seeks to restore faith in office

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 15, 2023

The new executive director of the city's medical examiner's office said the department has cracked down on the loose handling of drug evidence.

Theater group to hold drag camp for kids

Theater group to hold drag camp for kids

  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Feb 15, 2023

As drag events across the country are targeted for harassment, a youth theater group in Santa Cruz is planning its first-ever weekend camp focused entirely on the art form.

News Briefs: Oakland LGBTQ center offers Black History Month films

News Briefs: Oakland LGBTQ center offers Black History Month films

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 15, 2023

The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center is presenting its Black History Month film series that continues through February.

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

  • by Adam Allen
  • Feb 15, 2023

My name is Adam Allen. I came out the first time as a lesbian when I was 19, and transitioned in my 20s. In the 1990s when I was first coming up, the fight for non-discrimination laws and marriage equality was front and center.