Opinion

Editorial: APE has only itself to blame

Editorial: APE has only itself to blame

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 19, 2023

Another Planet Entertainment has only itself to blame after a Board of Supervisors committee gave initial approval to an amendment that would require the Castro Theatre's orchestra seating to be fixed.

Guest Opinion: Harvey, the merchants, and the theater

Guest Opinion: Harvey, the merchants, and the theater

The Castro Merchants Association was founded by Castro Camera business owner Harvey Milk in 1974 in response to the anti-gay Eureka Valley Merchants Association.

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

By nearly all accounts, Stefan Grygelko didn't really know what he was doing back when he created his now-legendary drag persona Heklina, on a whim in the early 1990s.

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 12, 2023

The White House's rollout last week of the Department of Education's proposed Title IX rule regarding trans student-athletes was clunky, to say the least.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers write to us about the Castro Theatre and a recent essay about the closure of gay bars.

Editorial: Amend, don't repeal, CA travel ban

Editorial: Amend, don't repeal, CA travel ban

Lesbian state Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) surprised many last week — including us — when she introduced legislation that would repeal California's law prohibiting publicly funded travel to states that have anti-LGBTQ laws.

Guest Opinion: Reclaiming the Resurrection

Guest Opinion: Reclaiming the Resurrection

There is nothing like spending two winters in Duluth, Minnesota to make one appreciate the San Francisco Bay Area and all that it has to offer.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week, a reader takes issue with the paper's television columnist.

Editorial: Ugandan LGBTQs on edge over harsh bill

Editorial: Ugandan LGBTQs on edge over harsh bill

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 29, 2023

Ugandan lawmakers have passed a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill that President Yoweri Museveni has indicated he supports, and LGBTQ residents in the country are on edge.

Guest Opinion: Time for trans people to stand up

Guest Opinion: Time for trans people to stand up

This is the worst year in history for anti-trans and anti-drag legislation. Full stop.

Editorial: Oakland leaders need to step up

Editorial: Oakland leaders need to step up

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

Two gay Black men were killed in Oakland in the span of about nine days, and the East Bay city's LGBTQ community is on edge.

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.