Opinion

Guest Opinion: Addressing discrepancy in care: CA's TGI Inclusive Care Act

Guest Opinion: Addressing discrepancy in care: CA's TGI Inclusive Care Act

Last month, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 293, the TGI Inclusive Care Act.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor respond to a Guest Opinion piece about Harvey Milk Plaza and urge SF residents to vote for David Campos in the Assembly race.

Editorial: Campos can deliver for AD 17

Editorial: Campos can deliver for AD 17

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 23, 2022

He may be the underdog in the race for the vacant 17th Assembly District seat, but former supervisor David Campos knows what it's like to fight for causes he believes in.

Guest Opinion: Milk plaza plan has broad support

Guest Opinion: Milk plaza plan has broad support

The long-awaited reimagining of Harvey Milk Plaza and the Castro Muni Station have broad public support in the neighborhood.

Editorial: The new normal

Editorial: The new normal

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 16, 2022

On March 17, 2020, the Bay Area shut down as the coronavirus unleashed its force.

Guest Opinion: Why I'm running for Congress

Guest Opinion: Why I'm running for Congress

I didn't come out as gay until my late 20s. I feared that if I showed my true identity, I would be judged, rejected, or discriminated against.

Editorial: Storm clouds engulf Florida

Editorial: Storm clouds engulf Florida

It's likely that Florida is about to become the first state in the U.S. to have a Russian-style anti-LGBTQ propaganda law.

Guest Opinion: Why the queer community came out for the SF school board recall

Guest Opinion: Why the queer community came out for the SF school board recall

The recall of San Francisco school board President Gabriela López and Commissioners Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins united the entire city in demanding competent leaders for our children, and it would not have happened without the LGBTQIA community.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letter to the editor says that Log Cabin Republicans should be criticizing former President Donald Trump, not President Joe Biden, on Ukraine.

Editorial: SF recall proposal is undemocratic

Editorial: SF recall proposal is undemocratic

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 23, 2022

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week approved putting a charter amendment on the June ballot that would change the rules for the city recall elections.

Guest Opinion: SFUSD management seeks to fire beloved queer mentor and math teacher

Guest Opinion: SFUSD management seeks to fire beloved queer mentor and math teacher

The national teacher shortage has not spared San Francisco, which is seeing extreme difficulty filling teaching positions.

Editorial: Breed should pick queer parent for San Francisco school board

Editorial: Breed should pick queer parent for San Francisco school board

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Feb 16, 2022

Following the resounding recall of three members of the San Francisco Board of Education, Mayor London Breed gets to select their replacements.

Guest Opinion: Celebrating a name change? Protect your financial future

Guest Opinion: Celebrating a name change? Protect your financial future

If you're transitioning into your true gender identity, legally changing your name marks an important milestone in becoming your authentic self.

Editorial: SF agencies should reopen death case

Editorial: SF agencies should reopen death case

There are a lot of unanswered questions in the March 2, 2020 death of Jaxon Sales, 20, a gay Oakland resident whose body was found in a San Francisco apartment.