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LGBTQ Agenda: Queer groups, allies react to 'devastating' Trump win

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer groups, allies react to 'devastating' Trump win

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 11, 2024

LGBTQ groups in the Bay Area and nationwide are reacting to Donald Trump's election to a second term as president of the United States.

SF Mayor-elect Lurie pledges to be 'an ally every single day' to LGBTQ community

SF Mayor-elect Lurie pledges to be 'an ally every single day' to LGBTQ community

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 8, 2024

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie had a message for the city's LGBTQ community in the wake of Tuesday's election, which saw him defeat incumbent London Breed even as Republican Donald Trump was elected to a second term as president.

Jackie Fielder wins SF District 9 supervisor race

Jackie Fielder wins SF District 9 supervisor race

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 8, 2024

Jackie Fielder declared victory November 7 in her race for the District 9 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Political Notes: Gay San Diego mayor Gloria heads to 2nd term

Political Notes: Gay San Diego mayor Gloria heads to 2nd term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 7, 2024

Gay Democratic San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria won a hard-fought race to keep his job in the November 5 election.

Castro merchants plan for December events

Castro merchants plan for December events

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 7, 2024

An event to remember the victims of the AIDS epidemic highlighted an abbreviated Castro Merchants Association meeting November 7.

Gay CA Assemblyman Low concedes House race

Gay CA Assemblyman Low concedes House race

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) will not fulfill his dream of becoming the first out congressional member from the Bay Area.

Guest Opinion: 'Rainbow is my favorite color'

Guest Opinion: 'Rainbow is my favorite color'

  • by Olga Zilberbourg
  • Nov 6, 2024

In 2016, when my son was 2 years old, my childhood friend and her partner came to visit him.

Baldwin survives US Senate reelection

Baldwin survives US Senate reelection

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 6, 2024

The U.S. Senate's first — and soon its only — LGBTQ member appears to have won reelection, but Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) will now find herself as part of the minority party.

Editorial: Rough times ahead for LGBTQs

Editorial: Rough times ahead for LGBTQs

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 6, 2024

The shock is still all too real. Americans elected a convicted felon as their next president.

El Cerrito on cusp of having 1st LGBTQ city council majority in Bay Area

El Cerrito on cusp of having 1st LGBTQ city council majority in Bay Area

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 6, 2024

El Cerrito is on the cusp of becoming the first Bay Area city with an LGBTQ majority on its City Council.

Bauters leads Alameda supervisor race; mayor, district attorney recalled

Bauters leads Alameda supervisor race; mayor, district attorney recalled

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

Gay Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters is poised to break through an East Bay political pink glass ceiling, as he's leading for a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

CA voters pass marriage equality initiative

CA voters pass marriage equality initiative

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

Californians overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to overturn Proposition 8 — striking language banning same-sex marriage from the state constitution.

SF DA Jenkins easily wins reelection

SF DA Jenkins easily wins reelection

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 6, 2024

San Francisco appears to have reelected its district attorney, city attorney, and sheriff, according to preliminary returns from the San Francisco Department of Elections.

News Briefs: Flag raising set for Oakland LGBTQ district

News Briefs: Flag raising set for Oakland LGBTQ district

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Nov 6, 2024

The Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District in Oakland will raise a Pride flag outside the LGBTQ Community Center on November 13.