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New trans district EDs excited to build community power

New trans district EDs excited to build community power

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2023

The new co-executive directors of San Francisco's Transgender District said the conditions in the neighborhood, and in the country at large, are the biggest challenges the world's only cultural district of its kind faces.

Queer orgs grateful for Stop the Hate state funding

Queer orgs grateful for Stop the Hate state funding

A number of nonprofits representing minority groups, including the LGBTQ community, are grateful for grants from the state aimed at fighting prejudice.

News Briefs: 2 LGBTQ SF groups seek funds for Maui fire victims

News Briefs: 2 LGBTQ SF groups seek funds for Maui fire victims

  • NEWS
  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 30, 2023

Two San Francisco LGBTQ organizations are seeking funds to help victims of the recent wildfires in Maui, Hawaii.

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

Editorial: Bonta has more school districts to sue

  • NEWS
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Aug 30, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week filed a lawsuit against the Chino Valley Unified School District because its board voted last month to adopt a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy.

Future murky after St. James announces closure

Future murky after St. James announces closure

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2023

Two weeks after San Francisco's only medical and social service organization built by and for sex workers quietly announced that it's shutting its doors, questions about how this hole in the city's safety net will be filled are still unanswered.

Trans identity of Wikimedia awardee steers their work

Trans identity of Wikimedia awardee steers their work

  • NEWS
  • by J.L. Odom
  • Aug 30, 2023

It's been the go-to hub of information for many since the early aughts, serving as an online, easily accessible encyclopedia.

Dancing through South Bay Pride

Dancing through South Bay Pride

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 30, 2023

Silicon Valley Pride held its annual parade August 27 in San Jose.

ALRP's Hirsh honored by SFAF

ALRP's Hirsh honored by SFAF

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 30, 2023

Bill Hirsh, right, the outgoing executive director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, was presented with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's HIV Advocacy Network's Catalyst of Change Award.

Guest Opinion: Why CBD works

Guest Opinion: Why CBD works

  • NEWS
  • by Ali Stoddard
  • Aug 30, 2023

There are many, many reasons why CBD, or cannabidiol, works, and a few reasons why CBD might not work for you.

Obituaries: Aldo Arias

Obituaries: Aldo Arias

  • NEWS
  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 30, 2023

The obituary for Aldo Arias, who worked as a hair stylist/beautician for most of his professional career and lived in San Francisco for many years.

San Jose LGBTQ nightclub vandalized just days after Pride

San Jose LGBTQ nightclub vandalized just days after Pride

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 30, 2023

An LGBTQ nightclub in San Jose's Qmunity District was vandalized just days after Pride festivities in the South Bay city — leading to the bar being closed all day Tuesday, the owner said.

LGBTQ Agenda: Lara responds to report finding insurers making PrEP access more difficult

LGBTQ Agenda: Lara responds to report finding insurers making PrEP access more difficult

  • NEWS
  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 29, 2023

Gay California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's office is responding to a report showing how insurers prevent patients from using preventative care mandated under federal law, including PrEP.

Political Notes: Report details attacks on pro-LGBTQ school policies cloaked as 'parental rights'

Political Notes: Report details attacks on pro-LGBTQ school policies cloaked as 'parental rights'

  • NATIONAL
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 28, 2023

A new report has documented in stark detail how efforts to restrict what students learn and read about in schools have been sweeping across the country over the last two years.

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

Man charged with hate crime in Emeryville senior housing incident

The Alameda County District Attorney's office has charged a 64-year-old man with hate crime vandalism alleged to have happened in the lobby of a senior housing facility.