President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to oversee the federal government's massive Health and Human Services apparatus is akin to the fox guarding the hen house.

He was raising money to fight HIV at a Christmas show by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus when longtime gay activist Cleve Jones said something that has stuck in my mind ever since.

Between now and January 3, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has one job: to convene the Senate to confirm President Joe Biden's judicial nominees that have already cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee.

We are extraordinarily fortunate in San Francisco to be making strides in ending the HIV epidemic that has ravaged our communities for over four decades.

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

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

We endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after she entered the race back in July — and don't regret it for a minute.

San Francisco voters will be electing the treasurer-tax collector, city attorney, and sheriff on the November ballot. We recommend all three incumbents.

A reader urges voters to reject San Francisco Proposition K, which would close the Upper Great Highway to vehicle traffic, while several elected officials make the case for the road closure.

The Bay Ares Reporter's endorsements for the November 5 general election.

We made endorsements in Oakland and Berkeley city council races last month, but there are other out candidates and straight allies seeking elected office in the East Bay. Below are our recommendations.

There are several LGBTQ and straight ally candidates running for municipal seats on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. Significantly, there is also a rare open congressional seat that straddles San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

There are 15 San Francisco propositions on the November 5 ballot covering everything from infrastructure to city commissions to retirement changes for first responders. Below are our recommendations.

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.