Opinion

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader opines on the Political Notebook column about the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk's trip to Disneyland.

Guest Opinion: Helping foster youth

Guest Opinion: Helping foster youth

Standing at the center of New York City's Grand Central Terminal's main concourse bedraggled and rank in filthy clothes, I watched as the commuters ignored my pleas begging for "just a dollar, sir."

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 17, 2023

SF DA Brooke Jenkins did release the Walgreens video of the shooting death of unarmed Black trans man Banko Brown this week, but it has led to more questions about why she has declined to file charges against the store security guard who shot him.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

A reader writes about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding California's Proposition 12.

Requiem for a Drag Queen

Requiem for a Drag Queen

  • EDITORIAL
  • by Michael Yamashita | NewsIsOut.com
  • May 12, 2023

The New York Times obituary for Barry Humphries extolled the life and career of a beloved actor of stage, screen, and television. You could be forgiven if you didn't recognize his name, but surely not if you did not recognize his alter ego.

Guest Opinion: It's time for CA to take LGBTQ health seriously

Guest Opinion: It's time for CA to take LGBTQ health seriously

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I told my team to pause everything we were working on to focus on providing whatever direct services we could to our community.

Editorial: Jenkins must release Brown video

Editorial: Jenkins must release Brown video

When you've got two gay elected leaders who were among your staunchest supporters calling for the release of video in the Banko Brown shooting, as San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has, it's time to disclose the footage.

Editorial: CA DPH's woes must be addressed

Editorial: CA DPH's woes must be addressed

State Auditor Grant Parks released the long-awaited report on the California Department of Public Health's abysmal effort collecting, reporting, and using sexual orientation and gender identity data and it's as bad as we'd feared.

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre can thrive again — but it must adapt

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre can thrive again — but it must adapt

In January 2022, Another Planet Entertainment announced an agreement with the Nasser family, which owns the century-old Castro Theatre.

Editorial: Republicans behaving badly

Editorial: Republicans behaving badly

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 26, 2023

Last week's House passage of an anti-trans sports bill is an example of how Congress has changed since Republicans took control in January.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor opine on the Castro Theatre and tobacco use among LGBTQ youth.

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre belongs to the community

Guest Opinion: The Castro Theatre belongs to the community

  • GUEST OPINION
  • by Tom Ammiano and Michela Alioto-Pier
  • Apr 24, 2023

For over 100 years, the Castro Theatre has been an architectural and cultural jewel in our city's crown and has evolved as an icon of the LGBTQ community and culture.

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.