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Guest Opinion: A more inclusive Alameda County Democratic Party is good for everyone

Guest Opinion: A more inclusive Alameda County Democratic Party is good for everyone

Over the past few years, the Alameda County Democratic Party has made significant progress on LGBTQ+ issues.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers weigh in on the Castro Theatre and a new gallery in the LGBTQ neighborhood.

Editorial: Shame on Concord City Council

Editorial: Shame on Concord City Council

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 15, 2023

In what has to be one of the most shameful outcomes by a Bay Area municipal body in recent years, the Concord City Council last week doled out $7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to nonprofits and not one dime went to an LGBTQ group.

Guest Opinion: What we lose when an LGBTQ bar closes

Guest Opinion: What we lose when an LGBTQ bar closes

Shortly after the new year, I was stunned after learning another neighborhood business was closing.

Editorial: Now the Pride flag is under assault

Editorial: Now the Pride flag is under assault

After years of reporting on Bay Area governments that have taken the right step and flown the rainbow flag in June for Pride Month, the inevitable backlash is underway in Southern California, and cities in several other states.

Guest Opinion: It's time for Chapter 12X to go

Guest Opinion: It's time for Chapter 12X to go

By the time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that the fundamental right to marriage is guaranteed to same-sex couples, many of us in San Francisco's queer community were ready to move on to the next frontier in the fight for LGBTQ equality.

Guest Opinion: Let's reauthorize PEPFAR

Guest Opinion: Let's reauthorize PEPFAR

During President Joe Biden's recent State of the Union address, he briefly touched on a program that I helped start that has benefited people living with HIV/AIDS in countries around the world — the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.

Editorial: LGBTQs needed on homeless panel

Editorial: LGBTQs needed on homeless panel

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has had a mixed record on appointments, particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ community.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

This week, letter writers comment on the recent report about Castro businesses.

Editorial: SF supes must slow down on 12X changes

Editorial: SF supes must slow down on 12X changes

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 22, 2023

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to consider removing construction agreements from the prohibition of contracting in states that have discriminatory laws that target LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, and voting rights.

Guest Opinion: SFAF leads by values centered on justice

Guest Opinion: SFAF leads by values centered on justice

For more than 40 years now, San Francisco AIDS Foundation has been there for our communities in times of crises: from the early response to AIDS to the current challenges around mpox, substance use, fatal overdose, and more.

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

Editorial: Time for a winning campaign

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 15, 2023

Last summer, we wrote an editorial urging Equality California and the LGBTQ Legislative Caucus to think carefully before proceeding with a constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8 that would need to go before voters in 2024.

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

My name is Adam Allen. I came out the first time as a lesbian when I was 19, and transitioned in my 20s. In the 1990s when I was first coming up, the fight for non-discrimination laws and marriage equality was front and center.

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

Editorial: Biden's job isn't finished yet

President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday left no doubt that he is running for reelection — and thank goodness for that.

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