Opinion

Guest Opinion: Support the Castro cultural district — and local businesses

Guest Opinion: Support the Castro cultural district — and local businesses

The Castro district has been a safe space and hotspot for the queer community, expression, and tourism for many decades.

Editorial: Biden's FCC pick deserves quick confirmation

Editorial: Biden's FCC pick deserves quick confirmation

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 27, 2021

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that he intends to nominate Gigi Sohn to fill a vacant seat at the Federal Communications Commission.

Guest Opinion: Beauty, complexity shape Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ experiences

Guest Opinion: Beauty, complexity shape Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ experiences

The joy of LGBTQ History Month is the opportunity to share the unique and diverse hxstories and experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ individuals and communities.

Editorial: GOP's targeting of trans kids continues

Editorial: GOP's targeting of trans kids continues

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 20, 2021

Transgender people across the country, especially kids, find themselves in a dire, existential situation in 2021.

Guest Opinion: Our history won't be silenced

Guest Opinion: Our history won't be silenced

While often diminished and constantly overlooked, our LGBTQ history is rich with significant events, especially throughout the 20th century.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

School board recall proponents respond to a recent op-ed by Faauuga Moliga and a reader has doubts about a new STD and hep C bill.

Guest Opinion: Discovering 50 years of queer history in Silicon Valley

Guest Opinion: Discovering 50 years of queer history in Silicon Valley

To visitors of all ages, sexualities, and identities, the one comment I hear the most when I'm a docent at the new South Bay queer museum exhibit is, "I didn't know any of this."

Guest Opinion: Fighting for our community

Guest Opinion: Fighting for our community

Gay state Senator Scott Wiener writes about the highs and lows for LGBTQs of the just-completed legislative session.

Editorial: Overall, a good legislative year

Editorial: Overall, a good legislative year

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 13, 2021

Overall, it was a good legislative year for LGBTQs in California.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader weighs in on last week's letter about Harvey Milk Plaza.

Editorial: Newsom should sign press protest bill

Editorial: Newsom should sign press protest bill

Of the many pieces of legislation awaiting action by Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate Bill 98 should be signed without hesitation.

Guest Opinion: Democratic leadership is good for San Francisco

Guest Opinion: Democratic leadership is good for San Francisco

In San Francisco those of us who are Democrats dominate politics in the city.

Editorial: National Dems miss an opportunity

Editorial: National Dems miss an opportunity

The Democratic National Committee's decision to scrap a Black trans woman as an at-large member of the DNC was disheartening and confusing to many, more so because it was tone deaf to calls for diversity and equitable representation.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor discuss Harvey Milk Plaza.