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Transmissions: We remain

Transmissions: We remain

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 24, 2024

If you are not a transgender or nonbinary person, I want you to take a moment to consider the following: in all of my life, there has never been a time when being transgender has been seen as acceptable, and yet I am — and remain — a trans woman.

Political Notebook: LGBTQ Californians to represent US at Paris Olympics

Political Notebook: LGBTQ Californians to represent US at Paris Olympics

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 23, 2024

Two LGBTQ congressional caucus members from California and a gay Bay Area Olympian will be part of the presidential delegations for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Out in the World: Stern gives rare inside look at Biden administration's LGBTQ rights work in foreign policy

Out in the World: Stern gives rare inside look at Biden administration's LGBTQ rights work in foreign policy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 22, 2024

In a rare high-level event at the State Department, Jessica Stern, special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, gave a glimpse into the work she and her office are doing to carry out President Joe Biden's foreign policy mandate in 2021.

Political Notes: Supes panel to vote on gay San Francisco transit board nominee

Political Notes: Supes panel to vote on gay San Francisco transit board nominee

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 19, 2024

A San Francisco supervisors panel is set to vote Monday on the mayoral nomination of a gay Democratic Party official to the oversight body for the city's transportation agency.

News Briefs: B.A.R. writers win CNPA journalism awards

News Briefs: B.A.R. writers win CNPA journalism awards

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 17, 2024

The Bay Area Reporter's assistant editors and arts freelancers were recognized for their work at the California News Publishers Association's awards event that took place July 13 in Southern California.

Political Notebook: Staff support naming SF park after leatherwoman

Political Notebook: Staff support naming SF park after leatherwoman

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 16, 2024

Staff for the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department are recommending that a new park in the city's South of Market neighborhood be the first named after a leader in the local leather community.

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP proposes no funding for HIV program once touted by Trump

LGBTQ Agenda: House GOP proposes no funding for HIV program once touted by Trump

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jul 16, 2024

Steep cuts proposed by House Republicans to federal HIV/AIDS dollars are in addition to reductions that will already happen this year — including a proposal to gut an HIV prevention program former President Donald Trump had once supported.

Political Notes: Following assassination attempt, Trump heads to Republican convention

Political Notes: Following assassination attempt, Trump heads to Republican convention

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 14, 2024

The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has upended the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee.

Business Briefing: Biden administration promotes programs for LGBTQ small biz owners

Business Briefing: Biden administration promotes programs for LGBTQ small biz owners

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 10, 2024

Throughout Pride Month, Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman visited LGBTQ-owned businesses to promote the various programs her federal agency has to support proprietors of small-sized companies.

Political Notebook: CA budget funds LGBTQ college support, archives, and trans immigrant programs

Political Notebook: CA budget funds LGBTQ college support, archives, and trans immigrant programs

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 10, 2024

Amid a dreary fiscal year in California, LGBTQ archival groups and Bay Area service providers who work with transgender immigrants saw state legislators include funding to address their fiscal needs in the budget signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

News Briefs: Marriage initiative is Prop 3 on Nov ballot

News Briefs: Marriage initiative is Prop 3 on Nov ballot

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jul 10, 2024

The Freedom to Marry initiative on California's November 5 ballot has a number.

Transmissions: Standing up against being pushed down

Transmissions: Standing up against being pushed down

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 10, 2024

I wish I could say this will be the last time I need to write about the threats transgender people are facing in 2024.

Out in the World: Israel-Hamas conflict missing as SF Pride holds summit on human rights

Out in the World: Israel-Hamas conflict missing as SF Pride holds summit on human rights

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 9, 2024

Perhaps the biggest global issue of concern to LGBTQs — the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the plight of Palestinians — was missing in action from San Francisco Pride's recent Human Rights Summit.

Political Notebook: SF Democrats aid lesbian Nevada Senator Harris

Political Notebook: SF Democrats aid lesbian Nevada Senator Harris

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jul 2, 2024

As she seeks reelection this year in a redrawn district, Nevada state Senator Dallas Harris is receiving a boost from her fellow Democrats in San Francisco.