Bay Area Reporter :: Guest

Guest Opinion: Support Prop B: Crucial investments in the LGBTQ+ community

August 28, 2024 | by Brian Springfield, Jeffrey Kwong, Mawuli Tugbenyoh, and Olivia Parker

San Francisco stands as a beacon of diversity and inclusion, largely due to its vibrant and resilient LGBTQ+ community.

Guest Opinion: Kamala Harris for president

by Gabriel Haaland
Aug 21, 2024

For the queer and trans community living in the South outside the Blue Wall of states, like me, the past couple of years have become increasingly dangerous, especially for trans folks and drag queens.

Guest Opinion: My prostate cancer journey

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Aug 14, 2024

"We found some cancer," said the doctor. My heart skipped a beat.

Guest Opinion: What being American and gay means to me

by Delicia Niami
Jul 31, 2024

As a child of the 1970s, I grew up knowing that America was a melting pot where people come to make their dreams come true.

Guest Opinion: My vision for LGBTQ+ inclusion in SF

by Daniel Lurie
Jul 17, 2024

This year's Pride celebrations illuminated the best of our San Francisco's spirit: love, pride, and acceptance.

Guest Opinion: ALRP knows having a lawyer makes a difference

by Matt Foreman
Jul 10, 2024

I've just wrapped up my first six months as executive director at the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, which has been providing free legal service to people living with HIV/AIDS for over four decades.

Guest Opinion: Amid extremism, LGBTQs should prepare

by James Sears
Jul 2, 2024

Last month, we commemorated the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion through a kaleidoscopic set of events.

Guest Opinion: Local Prides are building strength and resilience

by Eve Keller and Ron deHarte
Jun 26, 2024

June will soon be in the rear-view mirror, but what a time it's been with the joy and celebration that accompanies Pride Month.

Guest Opinion: Queer history brings new future to downtown SF

by Robbie Silver
Jun 19, 2024

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

Guest Opinion: Advice for queer women — run for office

by Emma Heiken
Jun 12, 2024

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.

Guest Opinion: LGBTQI+ persons need representation in official statistics

by Nancy Bates
Jun 5, 2024

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

Guest Opinion: Butch bodies are beautiful

by Shaley Howard
May 29, 2024

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.

Guest Opinion: QTAPIs and SF Democrats must unite

by Michael T. Nguyen
May 22, 2024

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.