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Political Notebook: At Disneyland, Harvey Milk saw inspiration for urban design

Political Notebook: At Disneyland, Harvey Milk saw inspiration for urban design

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 17, 2023

A youth of the 1930s and 1940s, Harvey Milk grew up with the Walt Disney Company being a dominant player in the pop culture offerings of his day.

News Briefs: Task force announces Wall of Honor inductees

News Briefs: Task force announces Wall of Honor inductees

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 17, 2023

Gay actor Leslie Jordan and Black lesbian Achebe Betty Powell are among this year's posthumous inductees for the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • by BAR staff
  • May 17, 2023

A reader writes about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding California's Proposition 12.

Obituaries: Michael Anthony "Tony" Alvarez

Obituaries: Michael Anthony "Tony" Alvarez

  • by BAR staff
  • May 17, 2023

The obituary for Michael Anthony "Tony" Alvarez, who was a bartender at the now-closed legendary Tenderloin bar The Gangway.

SF's Castro readies for Heklina memorial

SF's Castro readies for Heklina memorial

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 17, 2023

San Francisco's Castro LGBTQ neighborhood is coming together to remember the groundbreaking drag queen Heklina at a celebration of life event Tuesday, May 23.

Gay Palm Springs lawyer Rollins relaunches congressional bid

Gay Palm Springs lawyer Rollins relaunches congressional bid

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 16, 2023

In his race last year gay U.S. House candidate Will Rollins lost to conservative Congressmember Ken Calvert (R-Corona) by 11,100 votes in California's 41st Congressional District that includes a large part of Palm Springs.

Key Castro Theatre supervisors' vote postponed at 11th hour

Key Castro Theatre supervisors' vote postponed at 11th hour

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 16, 2023

The showdown at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors over the Castro Theatre is to be postponed to June 6 because one member can't be at Tuesday's meeting, according to gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.

LGBTQ Agenda: Ongoing suit threatens PrEP coverage as patient groups fight for copay assistance

LGBTQ Agenda: Ongoing suit threatens PrEP coverage as patient groups fight for copay assistance

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 16, 2023

Patient groups have filed a statement with a federal court supporting a lawsuit seeking to overturn copay accumulator schemes; however, this suit comes as access to life-saving preventative HIV care faces an existential threat from a separate case.

Video release in Banko Brown killing by DA Jenkins doesn't quell controversy

Video release in Banko Brown killing by DA Jenkins doesn't quell controversy

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 15, 2023

The attorney for the family of Banko Brown says the security camera video released by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins doesn't show that the killing of the unarmed 24-year-old outside a San Francisco Walgreens last month was justified.

Political Notes: New SF mayoral pick for historic panel receives support

Political Notes: New SF mayoral pick for historic panel receives support

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 15, 2023

The latest mayoral appointee to the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission is expected to win approval from the city's supervisors this month.

Families fleeing Florida, Texas amid anti-LGBTQ legislation, nonprofit head says

Families fleeing Florida, Texas amid anti-LGBTQ legislation, nonprofit head says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 12, 2023

Families fleeing states passing anti-LGBTQ legislation can get microgrants from one nonprofit, whose leader said people are "leaving everything they know and almost in a dark-of-night situation."

Out in the World: Uganda's Parliament passes slightly revised anti-homosexuality bill

Out in the World: Uganda's Parliament passes slightly revised anti-homosexuality bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • May 12, 2023

In the face of global criticism, Uganda's Parliament earlier this month passed a slightly revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023.

Reactions mixed as FDA further opens up blood donation to gay, bi men

Reactions mixed as FDA further opens up blood donation to gay, bi men

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 11, 2023

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it finalized new blood donation guidance will allow gay and bisexual men in sexually monogamous relationships to donate blood — but not if they are on PrEP.

Ahead of crucial vote, new group advocates for Castro Theatre changes

Ahead of crucial vote, new group advocates for Castro Theatre changes

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 11, 2023

A new group has formed to support Another Planet Entertainment's plans for the Castro Theatre.