Opinion

Guest Opinion: Queer history brings new future to downtown SF

Guest Opinion: Queer history brings new future to downtown SF

The San Francisco that we all know and love is undergoing quite an evolution.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Readers weigh in on the SF Board of Supervisors trans sanctuary resolution and city officials in Clayton.

Editorial: Holding Newsom to his pledge

Editorial: Holding Newsom to his pledge

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 12, 2024

We were pleased that Governor Gavin Newsom came to San Francisco last week to help launch the Northern California kick-off of the Freedom to Marry ballot initiative.

Guest Opinion: Advice for queer women — run for office

Guest Opinion: Advice for queer women — run for office

In the 1990s, queer women were having their moment in San Francisco. Mary Ellen Cunha and Peggy Forster had proudly opened the windows of Twin Peaks Tavern for all the world to see.

Editorial: SF supervisors should confirm Debra Walker to police panel

Editorial: SF supervisors should confirm Debra Walker to police panel

As Mayor London Breed was raising the Pride flag, her lesbian nominee to the police commission was facing a grueling hearing at a Board of Supervisors committee.

Guest Opinion: LGBTQI+ persons need representation in official statistics

Guest Opinion: LGBTQI+ persons need representation in official statistics

It's no secret that our community is regularly marginalized, stigmatized, and victimized.

Guest Opinion: Butch bodies are beautiful

Guest Opinion: Butch bodies are beautiful

A couple of weeks ago, we watched Congressmembers Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) verbally attack each other during a public meeting of the House Oversight Committee.

Editorial: Target's the definition of 'performative'

Editorial: Target's the definition of 'performative'

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 29, 2024

We have allies and haters. Generally, the LGBTQ community is quick to spot the difference.

Editorial: EQCA must 'be bold' on ballot measure

Editorial: EQCA must 'be bold' on ballot measure

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 22, 2024

Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ rights organization, recently announced that it has selected its theme for Pride 2024: "Be Proud. Be Loud. Be Bold."

Guest Opinion: QTAPIs and SF Democrats must unite

Guest Opinion: QTAPIs and SF Democrats must unite

At a time when LGBTQ+ Americans continue to be persecuted for who they are and who they love, with 515 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation being introduced across the country, there's power in being at the right place at the right time, even in the darkness.

Editorial: Why Give OUT Day matters

Editorial: Why Give OUT Day matters

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 15, 2024

By now, many readers have probably received a few — or a lot — of emails and messages on social media from LGBTQ nonprofits seeking donations through Give OUT Day.

Guest Opinion: Let's preserve LGBTQ culture

Guest Opinion: Let's preserve LGBTQ culture

We must preserve LGBTQ content while we can.

Guest Opinion: Running for our lives: The urgency of LGBTQ+ representation in American politics

Guest Opinion: Running for our lives: The urgency of LGBTQ+ representation in American politics

In the world of American politics, one truth remains constant: the influence of our voices has the power to shape the future.

Editorial: It's on to November for Low

Editorial: It's on to November for Low

After a historic March primary, and an even more unusual recount, gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) has advanced to the November general election for the open 16th Congressional District seat in the South Bay.