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Editorial: Communities should lead fight against HIV/AIDS

Editorial: Communities should lead fight against HIV/AIDS

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 21, 2023

The theme for the 35th annual World AIDS Day coming up on December 1 is "Let Communities Lead."

For 1st time, SF public library circulates LGBTQ center books

For 1st time, SF public library circulates LGBTQ center books

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Nov 21, 2023

When the city debuted the New Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library in 1996, it also christened the opening of the reading room for what was then known as the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center.

Editorial: Biden needs to nominate LGBTQ judges

Editorial: Biden needs to nominate LGBTQ judges

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 15, 2023

If LGBTQ voters need another reason to reelect President Joe Biden next year, we've got two words for you: federal judges.

Editorial: Standing up to hate

Editorial: Standing up to hate

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 8, 2023

California will soon observe United Against Hate Week — November 12-18 — and it's needed now more than ever.

Editorial: Lesbian tech confab has outgrown Castro

Editorial: Lesbian tech confab has outgrown Castro

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Nov 1, 2023

The Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit has come and gone, and organizers have only themselves to blame for the bitter feelings they've left with many Castro business owners.

Editorial: B.A.R. endorses 2 in special school elections

Editorial: B.A.R. endorses 2 in special school elections

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 25, 2023

Voters in the Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland and downtown San Jose will have an opportunity to elect members of the public school board and community college board, respectively.

Editorial: Breed's ballot measure isn't about public safety

Editorial: Breed's ballot measure isn't about public safety

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 18, 2023

There are problems with Mayor London Breed's public safety ballot measure — namely around loosening policies for police pursuits and "reforming" the police commission.

Editorial: Newsom's health vetoes send wrong message

Editorial: Newsom's health vetoes send wrong message

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 11, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom's vetoes over the weekend of two health-related bills send the wrong message to LGBTQs and straights alike.

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

Editorial: Butler should seek full Senate term

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom's selection of Black lesbian Laphonza Butler to replace the late senator Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate fulfilled his promise to pick a Black woman should he need to appoint someone.

Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

Editorial: Feinstein was a trailblazer

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Oct 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), who died last week at the age of 90, will be remembered for a lot of things, but to many older LGBTQ people, she is recalled as the steadfast leader who worked to heal San Francisco following a tragedy.

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

Editorial: Newsom exhibits hypocrisy with trans veto

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 27, 2023

There was no reason for Governor Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would have urged state judges to take into account parental support for their transgender kids.

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

Editorial: Newsom's risky move on guns

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 20, 2023

It's too early to tell whether Governor Gavin Newsom's "from the bottom up" call for a constitutional convention on gun safety will actually happen.

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

Editorial: Oakland NAACP should cut ties with Scott

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Sep 13, 2023

The Oakland branch of the NAACP should sever its relationship with Seneca Scott, a failed mayoral candidate whose forays into homophobia and transphobia have only escalated in recent weeks.

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