Opinion

Editorial: Small businesses need a shot at PPP

Editorial: Small businesses need a shot at PPP

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 22, 2020

The good news is that Congress is poised to approve another federal stimulus package to help small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Guest Opinion: LGBTQ leaders stand in solidarity

Guest Opinion: LGBTQ leaders stand in solidarity

We, the undersigned, are members or allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community in the city of San Francisco.

Guest Opinion: Out of anger, Gay Teachers forms

Guest Opinion: Out of anger, Gay Teachers forms

An exclusive excerpt from Tom Ammiano's memoir, "Kiss My Gay Ass: My trip down the Yellow Brick Road through activism, stand-up, and politics."

Editorial: Help needed for ailing CA newspapers

Editorial: Help needed for ailing CA newspapers

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 15, 2020

In the attempt to "bend the curve," as Governor Gavin Newsom has repeatedly stated, stay-at-home orders may be working.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

Guest Opinion: Easter 2020: Now more than ever

Guest Opinion: Easter 2020: Now more than ever

This Sunday is Easter, typically the most joyous day of the church year for Christians.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial: Small step for gay, bi blood donors

Editorial: Small step for gay, bi blood donors

It was long overdue and not enough when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it had issued new guidance for gay and bi men donating blood.

Guest Opinion: Why the words social distancing are wrong

Guest Opinion: Why the words social distancing are wrong

From the first time I heard the words social distancing I felt a headache. I knew something was not right. But the words kept flowing down the river, and people kept accepting those 16 letters as the bible of reality.

Editorial: Another big blow

Editorial: Another big blow

The announcement was not surprising, but the decision to move AIDS 2020 to a virtual online conference is an economic and cultural disappointment for the Bay Area.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Tough decisions, uncertainty ahead

Editorial: Tough decisions, uncertainty ahead

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Mar 25, 2020

The Bay Area Reporter, like many other alt weeklies, faces challenges in the wake of COVID-19.

Guest Opinion: Rent in the time of COVID-19

Guest Opinion: Rent in the time of COVID-19

With rising rents, lack of affordable housing, and fear of eviction notices, it was already a challenge for many San Franciscans to afford to live here.