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LGBTQ History Month: 'But the Bible says!' How one mistake accidentally sparked today's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

LGBTQ History Month: 'But the Bible says!' How one mistake accidentally sparked today's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

  • by Lauren Rowello
  • Oct 2, 2024

After months of deliberation, David Sheldon Fearon, a gay man, wrote a letter in 1959 to the committee responsible for developing the Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

Celebrating future LGBTQ museum site

Celebrating future LGBTQ museum site

  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 2, 2024

A community celebration was held outside the building that the city of San Francisco plans to purchase for a freestanding LGBTQ history museum.

Castro Street Fair celebrates golden anniversary

Castro Street Fair celebrates golden anniversary

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 2, 2024

Castro Street Fair organizers are excited about this year's milestone edition of the popular block party.

Transmissions: Certified

Transmissions: Certified

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 2, 2024

"It's here early," I thought as I slid the manila envelope out of the mailbox. An ironic statement to be sure.

Folsom's back in style

Folsom's back in style

  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 2, 2024

This year's Folsom Street Fair was a gigantic display of leather and kink.

Decades-old San Francisco police code prevents return of gay bathhouses

Decades-old San Francisco police code prevents return of gay bathhouses

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 1, 2024

Turns out, gay bathhouses aren't so welcome to open again, just yet, in San Francisco.

LGBTQ History Month: US medical archive adds SF transgender clinic website

LGBTQ History Month: US medical archive adds SF transgender clinic website

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 1, 2024

A national repository for historic medical information has added the website of a San Francisco health clinic focused on transgender patients to its collection.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC defends DEI initiatives amid backlash

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC defends DEI initiatives amid backlash

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 1, 2024

The Human Rights Campaign is warning companies that abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that they may face consequences both toward business success and among LGBTQ consumers.

Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times

Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Sep 30, 2024

The Bay Area Reporter is learning of new details in the killing in Palm Springs of Eduardo Xol, a gay man, former San Francisco resident, actor, and reality show star.

California outlaws the banning of LGBTQ books from public library shelves

California outlaws the banning of LGBTQ books from public library shelves

  • Sep 29, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation preventing public libraries in California from banning books due to their LGBTQ content.

In boon to LGBTQ families, California to require insurers cover IVF

In boon to LGBTQ families, California to require insurers cover IVF

  • Sep 29, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that extends fertility and infertility care, including in vitro fertilization, to LGBTQ families.

Political Notebook: Newsom nixes statewide LGBTQ commission, approves other bills

Political Notebook: Newsom nixes statewide LGBTQ commission, approves other bills

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 28, 2024

Due to a gubernatorial veto, California will not be joining its West Coast counterparts in having a statewide commission tasked with addressing the needs of its LGBTQ residents.

Newsom vetoes bill to speed up CA licenses for doctors of trans patients

Newsom vetoes bill to speed up CA licenses for doctors of trans patients

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 28, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to expedite the licensing of doctors who treat transgender patients.

Political Notes: Community celebrates site for new SF LGBTQ history museum

Political Notes: Community celebrates site for new SF LGBTQ history museum

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 27, 2024

While enrolled in the UC Berkeley School of Law in the early 1990s, Roger Doughty spent countless hours studying at Cafe Flore, a beloved restaurant and gathering space at the corner of Noe and Market streets in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district.