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Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 27, 2023

Vallejo officials are moving to enact a tobacco retail license ordinance as the next step in its yearslong battle against the use of the addictive product that can have fatal health consequences for users.

Justice Department sues Tenn. over law banning health care for transgender youth

Justice Department sues Tenn. over law banning health care for transgender youth

  • by Washington Blade
  • Apr 27, 2023

The Justice Department on April 26 filed a complaint challenging Tennessee's Senate Bill 1, a recently enacted law that denies necessary medical care to youth based solely on who they are.

Federal officials foresee potential mpox resurgence as local health experts urge vaccination

Federal officials foresee potential mpox resurgence as local health experts urge vaccination

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 26, 2023

San Francisco's public health community continues to urge people to get vaccinated for mpox after a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report concluded that the United States may see a worse outbreak of the disease this year than in 2022.

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 26, 2023

Legal professionals in the LGBTQI+ community will take the stage at Oasis Saturday, April 29, for "Legalize Drag," a fundraiser for grassroots organizations in Tennessee.

SF trans district chief stepping down

SF trans district chief stepping down

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 26, 2023

The second official head of the Transgender District in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood has announced that she will be stepping down this fall.

Political Notebook: Queer union leader seeks East Bay state Senate seat

Political Notebook: Queer union leader seeks East Bay state Senate seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 26, 2023

Growing up, queer East Bay state Senate candidate Kathryn Lybarger lived an itinerant life.

B.A.R. planning special issues for Pride Month

B.A.R. planning special issues for Pride Month

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 26, 2023

The Bay Area Reporter will be publishing special reports throughout all five Thursdays of this year's Pride Month — including in a mammoth-sized issue days before the parade and celebration marking the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Safety project along upper Market Street wraps up

Safety project along upper Market Street wraps up

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 26, 2023

A $10 million project aimed at improving pedestrian and bicycle safety along upper Market Street will be wrapping up in early May. It has also brought new lighting for the palm trees lining the roadway's median.

Editorial: Republicans behaving badly

Editorial: Republicans behaving badly

  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Apr 26, 2023

Last week's House passage of an anti-trans sports bill is an example of how Congress has changed since Republicans took control in January.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Apr 26, 2023

Letters to the editor opine on the Castro Theatre and tobacco use among LGBTQ youth.

Obituaries: Roy Haynes Carr

Obituaries: Roy Haynes Carr

  • by BAR staff
  • Apr 26, 2023

The obituary for Roy Haynes Carr, who, with his late partner, James Meko, operated a successful printing and design company that catered to the leather community.

B.A.R. planning special issues for Pride Month

B.A.R. planning special issues for Pride Month

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 26, 2023

The Bay Area Reporter will be publishing special reports throughout all five Thursdays of this year's Pride Month — including in a mammoth-sized issue days before the parade and celebration marking the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

San Francisco supervisors repeal ban on travel to anti-LGBTQ states

San Francisco supervisors repeal ban on travel to anti-LGBTQ states

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 25, 2023

San Francisco's ban on taxpayer funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws and doing business with companies headquartered in them is coming to an end.

Gay man recovering after Union Square-area shooting, robbery

Gay man recovering after Union Square-area shooting, robbery

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 25, 2023

A gay man who was shot and robbed near his San Francisco apartment is out of the hospital and doing better.