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Friends rally around NCLR's Minter after tornado damages Texas home

Friends rally around NCLR's Minter after tornado damages Texas home

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 3, 2023

Friends and colleagues of the National Center for Lesbian Rights' longtime legal director are rallying around him and his family after a tornado severely damaged their Texas home Thursday.

Castro Merchants back lesbian tech confab — with conditions

Castro Merchants back lesbian tech confab — with conditions

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 2, 2023

After bitterly criticizing last year's Lesbians Who Tech and Allies' confab in the Castro, the merchants association decided Thursday to back the group's return to the LGBTQ neighborhood this fall — with conditions.

Trans former bishop sues Lutheran church, alleging harassment

Trans former bishop sues Lutheran church, alleging harassment

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 2, 2023

The first openly transgender bishop in a major Christian denomination in the United States has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was demeaned, harassed, defamed, and eventually pushed out of the Lutheran Church's Sierra Pacific Synod.

Jimmy Carter's nephew had tragic connection with Oakland gay couple

Jimmy Carter's nephew had tragic connection with Oakland gay couple

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Mar 2, 2023

Former President Jimmy Carter's closest connection to the San Francisco Bay Area may have been his nephew, William Carter Spann, who called himself the "Bad Peanut."

Political Notes: Majority of CA trial courts lack LGBTQ judges

Political Notes: Majority of CA trial courts lack LGBTQ judges

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 2, 2023

For more than a decade California's courts have been required to release sexual orientation and gender identity demographic data on judges in an effort to help diversify the bench.

Out in the World: LGBTQ, ally immigration advocates protest Biden's proposed asylum policy

Out in the World: LGBTQ, ally immigration advocates protest Biden's proposed asylum policy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 1, 2023

LGBTQ immigration advocates joined Democratic congressmembers in expressing disappointment in the Biden administration's decision to abandon its proposed immigration changes and instead pivot to Trump-style asylum rules in the face of legal challenges.

New study documents over 600 early LGBTQ protests in US

New study documents over 600 early LGBTQ protests in US

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 1, 2023

A new study released Wednesday shines a light on the hundreds of protests led by LGBTQ people in the United States from 1965 to 1973.

UPDATED: San Francisco supervisors move to end travel and contract bans covering conservative states

UPDATED: San Francisco supervisors move to end travel and contract bans covering conservative states

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 28, 2023

San Francisco supervisors have pushed back a vote to ax San Francisco's ban on city agencies doing business with companies headquartered in states that have adopted anti-LGBTQ laws, abortion bans, or restricted voting access in recent years.

Trans photographer Loren Rex Cameron dies

Trans photographer Loren Rex Cameron dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Feb 28, 2023

Loren Rex Cameron, a trans man whose seminal book of portraits and self-portraits of trans male bodies resonated deeply with many, died November 18, 2022 in Berkeley.

New SF royalty crowned

New SF royalty crowned

  • by BAR staff
  • Feb 28, 2023

A new empress and emperor for the San Francisco Imperial Council were crowned last weekend during Coronation 58.

LGBTQ Agenda: Survey says bisexuals make up most of the rainbow umbrella

LGBTQ Agenda: Survey says bisexuals make up most of the rainbow umbrella

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 28, 2023

The percentage of American adults self-reporting as non-heterosexuals remained steady last year — and almost three-fifths of those are bisexual, a Gallup survey found.

Political Notes: CA GOP ex-legislator with best LGBTQ rating seeks return to Sacto

Political Notes: CA GOP ex-legislator with best LGBTQ rating seeks return to Sacto

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 27, 2023

A former Republican member of the California Assembly who had the best voting record in 2022 on LGBTQ bills among her GOP colleagues is vying to return to Sacramento next year.

Hilton addresses SF Creating Change complaints

Hilton addresses SF Creating Change complaints

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 24, 2023

The Hilton Hotels of San Francisco Union Square responded to Creating Change conference attendees' allegations that some staff allegedly discriminated against and harassed some attendees and others in a statement to the Bay Area Reporter.

SF leaders have run-ins with youth near Market Street

SF leaders have run-ins with youth near Market Street

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 23, 2023

Two LGBTQ San Francisco leaders have recently experienced separate run-ins with groups of youth near Market Street — with one incident resulting in injuries.