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LGBTQ Agenda: Parents of trans kids object to internet regulation bill

LGBTQ Agenda: Parents of trans kids object to internet regulation bill

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 19, 2023

Over 100 parents of transgender kids have signed an open letter asking Congress to kill the proposed Kids Online Safety Act, which they claim is a threat to freedom of speech on the internet.

Out in the World: Kenya court ruling in favor of LGBTQ group sparks anti-queer demonstrations

Out in the World: Kenya court ruling in favor of LGBTQ group sparks anti-queer demonstrations

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 15, 2023

Religious leaders and members of parliament are protesting a ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court that dismissed a challenge to its earlier decision this year upholding LGBTQ organizations' right to register with the government.

SFFD trial: Lawyers tussle about wildland strike team allegation

SFFD trial: Lawyers tussle about wildland strike team allegation

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 15, 2023

Attorneys for the city and the lesbian assistant fire chief suing for discrimination and retaliation presented different explanations in court Friday for why she was repeatedly denied the opportunity to work as a strike team leader trainee.

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ youth, health data bills hit Newsom's desk

Political Notes: CA LGBTQ youth, health data bills hit Newsom's desk

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 15, 2023

An additional batch of LGBTQ-related bills have survived this year's legislative session and now await a decision by Governor Gavin Newsom on if they will be enacted.

SFFD trial: Former fire chief says plaintiff a 'role model,' not a 'victim'

SFFD trial: Former fire chief says plaintiff a 'role model,' not a 'victim'

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 14, 2023

The former chief of the San Francisco Fire Department came out of retirement to testify Thursday that the lesbian assistant fire chief suing the city for discrimination and retaliation is not a victim.

Mixed fate for two CA LGBTQ workers rights bills

Mixed fate for two CA LGBTQ workers rights bills

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 14, 2023

One of two bills aimed at providing support for LGBTQ employees and other workers who need to take time off to care for a chosen family member passed out of the California Legislature.

CA lawmakers send governor HIV prevention bill

CA lawmakers send governor HIV prevention bill

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 14, 2023

A week after one HIV prevention bill stalled in the California Legislature, a second bill focused on ending transmission of the disease and other sexually transmitted infections in the Golden State now awaits a decision by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Newsom ends California's pro-LGBTQ travel ban

Newsom ends California's pro-LGBTQ travel ban

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

Within 24 hours of being sent a bill to repeal it, Governor Gavin Newsom ended California's ban on publicly funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 13, 2023

The Oakland branch of the NAACP should sever its relationship with Seneca Scott, a failed mayoral candidate whose forays into homophobia and transphobia have only escalated in recent weeks.

Business Briefing: Queer owner's garage fermentation trials produce thriving cider business

Business Briefing: Queer owner's garage fermentation trials produce thriving cider business

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

While working at various San Francisco restaurants in the late 1990s and 2000s, Bex Pezzullo was studying to earn her certification as a sommelier.

Oakland Pride breakfast highlights queer youth

Oakland Pride breakfast highlights queer youth

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 13, 2023

Charley, a 15-year-old high school student in Hayward, doesn't think highly of the attacks on trans and nonbinary students that have been sweeping the country, even in liberal states like California.

Political Notebook: CA US Senate candidate Reese makes her pitch to LGBTQ voters

Political Notebook: CA US Senate candidate Reese makes her pitch to LGBTQ voters

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 13, 2023

During her 20s in the late 1990s while briefly living in San Francisco before enrolling in graduate school, Lexi Reese thought she had found the man she would spend the rest of her life with and marry.

News Briefs: SF Leather Week kickoff starts with walk

News Briefs: SF Leather Week kickoff starts with walk

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 13, 2023

LeatherWalk, which kicks off Leather Week in San Francisco ahead of the Folsom Street Fair, will take place Sunday, September 17, beginning at 11 a.m. outside City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.

Lesbians bring 'Overlooked Latinas' to SF stage

Lesbians bring 'Overlooked Latinas' to SF stage

  • by J.L. Odom
  • Sep 13, 2023

It all started 18 years ago, when director Mary Guzmán took in one of Tina D'Elia's onstage performances and decided she wanted to work with her.