Opinion

Guest Opinion: Teachers' unions on front line of equality fight

Guest Opinion: Teachers' unions on front line of equality fight

"My name is Jeff Freitas, I am an American Federation of Teachers vice president, the president of the California Federation of Teachers, and I am a gay teacher."

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Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

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Editorial: When workouts don't work out

Editorial: When workouts don't work out

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 14, 2019

Now spin classes and luxe fitness centers have joined the list of politically toxic companies.

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Guest Opinion: Domestic partnership policy turns 40

Guest Opinion: Domestic partnership policy turns 40

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the "invention" of domestic partnerships policy. On August 21, 1979, I delivered two letters to my employer, the City of Berkeley.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial: Lara's lack of transparency distracts

Editorial: Lara's lack of transparency distracts

Gay state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has been under fire in recent weeks from consumer groups who say he's too cozy with the industry he's charged with regulating

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Guest Opinion: Change takes time, but action is key

Guest Opinion: Change takes time, but action is key

What is the cost of inaction to me and the people I love? This is the question I ask myself each time I find myself with a bullhorn and a group of people marching and protesting for change.

SF Homeless Project: Editorial: LGBT homelessness at crisis level

SF Homeless Project: Editorial: LGBT homelessness at crisis level

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jul 31, 2019

The 2019 number of LGBT homeless people should be a wake-up call to the LGBT community in San Francisco.

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Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

SF Homeless Project: Guest Opinion: We have to raise the floor on housing

SF Homeless Project: Guest Opinion: We have to raise the floor on housing

Everyday, my staff and I at TGI Justice Project work tirelessly to find a safe place to call home for our transgender, gender variant, and intersex community. It keeps me up at night. It should keep us all up at night.