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Political Notes: CA LGBTQ rights group wades into 1st 2026 legislative race
NEWS |
Jul 14, 2025
| Matthew S. Bajko
Statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization Equality California has waded into its first 2026 legislative race as it eyes seeing the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus in Sacramento grow its ranks in next year’s elections for Assembly and state Senate seats.
At Castro town hall SFPD, DA discuss limits of their powers amid ICE activity
NEWS |
Jul 11, 2025
| John Ferrannini
San Francisco law enforcement officials discussed the perils and pitfalls of working on the streets as masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers try to meet Trump administration deportation quotas.
Future of Harvey’s space in limbo as Pink Swallow project felled
NEWS |
Jul 10, 2025
| John Ferrannini
San Diego Pride facing allegations of antisemitism, leadership vacuum
NEWS |
Jul 9, 2025
| John Ferrannini
AG Bonta commits to defend California in trans athlete federal lawsuit
NEWS |
Jul 9, 2025
| John Ferrannini
Transmissions: Surviving
NEWS |
Jul 9, 2025
| Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Obituaries: Frederick Luther Becker Jr.
NEWS |
Jul 9, 2025
| BAR Staff
Editorial: Trump’s ‘big, ugly brick’ will harm LGBTQs
NEWS |
Jul 9, 2025
| BAR Editorial Board
Arts & Culture
‘Luigi the Musical’ – The popular yet panned play satirizes a headline crime
ARTS & CULTURE |
Jul 13, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
SF nightclub The Independent now hosts the new staging of “Luigi the Musical,” the controversial 90-minute one-act that satirizes the fate of alleged healthcare CEO murderer Luigi Mangione, and his media-frenzied imprisonment.
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The Future of LGBTQI Representation in Online Casino Gaming
DAYTIME |
Jul 8, 2025
| Advertising Department – Sponsored Content
As global gaming sectors adopt inclusivity, online casinos can be innovative and showcase more diversity.
‘Beyond the Gates’ – new soap opera breaks ground with daytime TV’s first biracial gay couple
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 13, 2025
| David-Elijah Nahmod
‘It Was Her New York: True Stories & Snapshots’ – C.O. Moed’s memoir hits home
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 12, 2025
| Laura Moreno
‘Superman’ – David Corenswet’s fragile superhero’s in an over-the-top reboot
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 11, 2025
| Gregg Shapiro
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ – Jonathan Bailey saves the day in the latest dino diversion
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 10, 2025
| Gregg Shapiro
Going Out, July 10-18, 2025 arts & nightlife events
THEATER | Jul 9, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
Mapping queer America in Damron Guides: Publisher Gina Gatta in a talk at the Bob Mizer Foundation
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 8, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
‘& Juliet’ opens a can of earworms: Bangers and mashups at the Orpheum
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 8, 2025
| Jim Gladstone
‘Theater Kid’ – Jeffrey Seller’s gay Broadway success story
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 8, 2025
| Brian Bromberger
Bruce Vilanch: The comedy writer on good times and bad ideas
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 6, 2025
| Gregg Shapiro
Choreographers Molly Rose-Williams and Mia J. Chong bring personal, powerful new dances to ODC summer programs
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 5, 2025
| Myron Caringal
‘Hot Milk’ – Sapphic cinematic sensuality
ARTS & CULTURE | Jul 4, 2025
| Joshua Polanski
Going Out, July 3-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events
BARS | Jul 2, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
‘Jurassiq Parq: A Musiqal Parody’ – classic sci-fi dinosaur film gets the Oasis treatment
BARTAB | Jul 1, 2025
| David-Elijah Nahmod
When Pixels Protest: Digital Drag Shows and the Art of Virtual Defiance
DRAG | Jul 1, 2025
| Advertising Department – Sponsored Content
San Francisco Pride Party @ City Hall
NIGHTLIFE | Jun 30, 2025
| Steven Underhill
Meet the Lonely Parrots: Singing the praises of indie music and regenerative farming
LIVE MUSIC | Jun 30, 2025
| Jim Gladstone
Going Out, June 26-July 5, 2025 arts & nightlife events
BARS | Jun 25, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
Beyond the Castro: new maps reveal Pride’s forgotten history
BARS | Jun 23, 2025
| David-Elijah Nahmod
Kimmortal – Filipinx multi-hyphenate rapper gears up for Pride and beyond
LIVE MUSIC | Jun 22, 2025
| Finbar LaBelle
Going Out, June 19-28, 2025 arts & nightlife events
BARS | Jun 18, 2025
How to Sell CS2 Skins Quickly: Tips for Fast and Efficient Sales
DAYTIME | Jun 18, 2025
| Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
‘The Copacabana Supper Club’ – a sensory journey through Brazilian romance
LIVE MUSIC | Jun 15, 2025
| Stephen LeBlanc