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Theater group to hold drag camp for kids

Theater group to hold drag camp for kids

  • NEWS
  • by Marijke Rowland
  • Feb 15, 2023

As drag events across the country are targeted for harassment, a youth theater group in Santa Cruz is planning its first-ever weekend camp focused entirely on the art form.

New SF medical examiner ED seeks to restore faith in office

New SF medical examiner ED seeks to restore faith in office

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 15, 2023

The new executive director of the city's medical examiner's office said the department has cracked down on the loose handling of drug evidence.

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

  • NEWS
  • by Adam Allen
  • Feb 15, 2023

My name is Adam Allen. I came out the first time as a lesbian when I was 19, and transitioned in my 20s. In the 1990s when I was first coming up, the fight for non-discrimination laws and marriage equality was front and center.

MCC-SF congregation sees major changes

MCC-SF congregation sees major changes

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 15, 2023

Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco has seen changes over the past few months with the departure of its pastor and a new location for its services.

News Briefs: Oakland LGBTQ center offers Black History Month films

News Briefs: Oakland LGBTQ center offers Black History Month films

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 15, 2023

The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center is presenting its Black History Month film series that continues through February.

Obituaries: Andrew Martin Galleni

Obituaries: Andrew Martin Galleni

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 15, 2023

The obituary for Andrew Martin Galleni, a Sundance Saloon dancing fixture and former SF Movie Bears coordinator.

Obituaries: Donald Michael

Obituaries: Donald Michael

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 15, 2023

The obituary for Donald Michael, who worked at the old Mary's Help Hospital (now Seton Medical Center) and was resident manager of the Pierce Building.

Gay psychiatrist David R. Kessler dies

Gay psychiatrist David R. Kessler dies

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 14, 2023

A memorial will be held next month for Dr. David Rudolph Kessler, who became the first openly gay psychiatrist at UCSF's Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital back in the 1970s.

Feinstein, former SF mayor, won't run again for US Senate

Feinstein, former SF mayor, won't run again for US Senate

  • NATIONAL
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein — who took office as San Francisco mayor in 1978 the day the late mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated — announced Tuesday she doesn't intend to seek another term in the Senate next year.

Wiener, Low introduce Prop 8 repeal amendment

Wiener, Low introduce Prop 8 repeal amendment

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 14, 2023

After months of discussions, two gay California lawmakers on Valentine's Day introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8, the state's same-sex marriage ban that remains on the books despite being ruled unconstitutional years ago.

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 14, 2023

Some LGBTQ and civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm about bipartisan federal legislation intended to protect minors online, which they say will empower Republican-led state governments to clamp down on freedom of speech.

San Francisco supervisors eye ending contract ban covering states with anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans

San Francisco supervisors eye ending contract ban covering states with anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 13, 2023

A controversial proposal that San Francisco end its contracting ban with companies headquartered in states that have adopted anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans, or restricted voting access in recent years will soon be taken up by the Board of Supervisors.

Out in the World: Japan's PM apologizes for anti-same-sex marriage comments, fires top aide

Out in the World: Japan's PM apologizes for anti-same-sex marriage comments, fires top aide

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2023

Rather than roses and chocolates to start the month that celebrates love, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and one of his top aides faced criticism within parliament and from the public for comments seen as being anti-same-sex marriage.

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 10, 2023

The female namesake of an LGBTQ health clinic in the nation's capital and a lesbian poet and activist are among the latest American women chosen to be featured on U.S. quarters.