Opinion

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.

Guest Opinion: Creating Change makes me sick

Guest Opinion: Creating Change makes me sick

On February 17, the National LGBTQ Task Force will gather thousands of activists in San Francisco for Creating Change, a national conference for queer movement building.

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.

Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

Editorial: FDA misses with blood ban revisions

The news that the federal Food and Drug Administration would ease guidelines on blood donations by gay and bisexual men at first blush seems like a positive development — and in a small way it is.

Guest Opinion: SF drag artists should apply for inaugural laureate position

Guest Opinion: SF drag artists should apply for inaugural laureate position

The art of drag has never been more celebrated and simultaneously more under attack than it is today.

Editorial: Movement on SF consumption sites

Editorial: Movement on SF consumption sites

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jan 25, 2023

At long last, there is movement among city leaders to establish privately-run safe consumption sites in San Francisco.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Another Planet Entertainment's spokesperson writes about why the Castro Theatre is the economic engine of the LGBTQ neighborhood.