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Tribute to Heklina to highlight Giants' Pride Night

Tribute to Heklina to highlight Giants' Pride Night

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 23, 2023

After the LS Dodgers Pride Night fiasco, Drag queens will be part of the festivities for the San Francisco Giants Pride Night on June 10.

LGBTQ Agenda: New LGBTQ alliance to hold day of prayer for queer youth to end Pride Month

LGBTQ Agenda: New LGBTQ alliance to hold day of prayer for queer youth to end Pride Month

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 23, 2023

Two religious queer youth have been selected as the leaders of a new alliance for LGBTQIA+ young people.

Marching on Harvey Milk's birthday

Marching on Harvey Milk's birthday

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • May 22, 2023

Students at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy marched in the Castro on Harvey Milk Day.

Political Notes: Gay Oregonian Easton revives US House bid in new district

Political Notes: Gay Oregonian Easton revives US House bid in new district

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 19, 2023

Former San Francisco resident Kevin Easton is running for an Oregon congressional seat after having briefly ran for a different seat in 2022.

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad launches Welcome Corps program

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad launches Welcome Corps program

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • May 18, 2023

Samuel arrived in the United States on March 15, 2022. His two-year journey from Kenya to the U.S. was long and treacherous.

Nightclub owner Drollinger is 1st San Francisco drag laureate

Nightclub owner Drollinger is 1st San Francisco drag laureate

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 18, 2023

Oasis nightclub owner D'Arcy Drollinger will serve as San Francisco's inaugural drag laureate.

Shanti Project transitioning to new CEO

Shanti Project transitioning to new CEO

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 17, 2023

The Shanti Project is in the midst of transitioning to a new CEO.

SF still reeling from Brown killing

SF still reeling from Brown killing

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 17, 2023

The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club helad an emotional meeting on the recent killing of Banko Brown and the Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on a resolution asking the federal and state justice departments to investigate the case.

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

Editorial: Release of Brown video raises questions

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 17, 2023

SF DA Brooke Jenkins did release the Walgreens video of the shooting death of unarmed Black trans man Banko Brown this week, but it has led to more questions about why she has declined to file charges against the store security guard who shot him.

Political Notebook: At Disneyland, Harvey Milk saw inspiration for urban design

Political Notebook: At Disneyland, Harvey Milk saw inspiration for urban design

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 17, 2023

A youth of the 1930s and 1940s, Harvey Milk grew up with the Walt Disney Company being a dominant player in the pop culture offerings of his day.

Transmissions: The trans body

Transmissions: The trans body

  • NEWS
  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • May 17, 2023

As overplayed a term as it is, we are living in what amounts to a modern day witch-hunt, with transgender people replacing women in pointy hats.

News Briefs: Task force announces Wall of Honor inductees

News Briefs: Task force announces Wall of Honor inductees

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • May 17, 2023

Gay actor Leslie Jordan and Black lesbian Achebe Betty Powell are among this year's posthumous inductees for the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City.

SF's Castro readies for Heklina memorial

SF's Castro readies for Heklina memorial

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 17, 2023

San Francisco's Castro LGBTQ neighborhood is coming together to remember the groundbreaking drag queen Heklina at a celebration of life event Tuesday, May 23.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • May 17, 2023

A reader writes about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding California's Proposition 12.