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SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

SF Pride will allow some police to wear uniforms, extending last year's policy

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 12, 2023

The organization that puts on the San Francisco Pride parade and celebration will allow some uniformed police to march at the event this year, under the same conditions as last year, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

Business Briefing: For 25 years, AsiaSF choreographer has kept the beat

  • BUSINESS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

Growing up in San Francisco's Little Hollywood neighborhood Ronnie Reddick began modeling at the age of 17.

Bill that would have outed trans students dies in CA Assembly

Bill that would have outed trans students dies in CA Assembly

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 12, 2023

A bill that would have forced the outing of trans students introduced by two California Republican legislators is dead for the year after the chair of the Assembly's education committee opted not to schedule it for a hearing.

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

Guest Opinion: Not the Mother we wanted, but the one we needed

  • NEWS
  • by Adriana Roberts
  • Apr 12, 2023

By nearly all accounts, Stefan Grygelko didn't really know what he was doing back when he created his now-legendary drag persona Heklina, on a whim in the early 1990s.

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

News Briefs: SF's Bearrison Street Fair set to return this fall

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 12, 2023

The Bears of San Francisco and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will hold the third annual Bearrison Street Fair Saturday, October 14, in the city's Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

Editorial: Cautious optimism on Title IX rule

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 12, 2023

The White House's rollout last week of the Department of Education's proposed Title IX rule regarding trans student-athletes was clunky, to say the least.

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

Political Notebook: Advocates want SF City Hall to rethink lifting of travel ban policy

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

As lawmakers in other states continue to pass anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates in San Francisco are calling on city leaders to rethink their push to repeal the ban on using taxpayer money to travel to those states.

Completion of Castro elevator now slated for 2026

Completion of Castro elevator now slated for 2026

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 12, 2023

San Francisco transit officials now say the opening of a new elevator at the Castro Muni station in the city's LGBTQ district won't happen until "early 2026," a year longer than was predicted in January.

Out in the World: Ugandan prez rejects promoting homosexuality

Out in the World: Ugandan prez rejects promoting homosexuality

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 12, 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni used a recent two-day conference to call on African countries to save Africa from homosexuality.

Hunky Jesus is in the haus

Hunky Jesus is in the haus

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

The ensemble group Haus of Jesus won the Hunky Jesus contest at the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's annual Easter party in Mission Dolores Park Sunday, April 9.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

Readers write to us about the Castro Theatre and a recent essay about the closure of gay bars.

Obituaries: Tomas H. Ramirez

Obituaries: Tomas H. Ramirez

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 12, 2023

The obituary for Tomas H. Ramirez, who held a number of positions in the hospitality industry and was involved with his union.

Drag march draws thousands in SF

Drag march draws thousands in SF

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 11, 2023

Kye Timmons, 33, a queer transgender therapist who works with transgender youth, said they were marching because, "I want young people to grow up into adults."

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

Heklina to be inducted on LGBTQ Wall of Honor

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 11, 2023

The late drag artist Heklina will be inducted onto the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in June, according to Nicole Murray Ramirez, a Latino drag queen and community leader.