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Future murky after St. James announces closure

Future murky after St. James announces closure

  • 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

  • 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

  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 30, 2023

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

Guest Opinion: Why CBD works

Guest Opinion: Why CBD works

  • 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.

ALRP's Hirsh honored by SFAF

ALRP's Hirsh honored by SFAF

  • 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.

Obituaries: Aldo Arias

Obituaries: Aldo Arias

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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'

  • 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

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 25, 2023

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.

Prelim hearing date set in gay Oakland murder case after discovery woes resolved

Prelim hearing date set in gay Oakland murder case after discovery woes resolved

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Aug 25, 2023

The attorney defending the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland earlier this year said his problems receiving evidence from prosecutors are getting resolved.

Expert panel recommends all types of PrEP

Expert panel recommends all types of PrEP

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Aug 25, 2023

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a recommendation this week calling on health care providers to prescribe all approved PrEP options for people at increased risk for HIV.

First GOP debate sees trans youth attacked

First GOP debate sees trans youth attacked

  • by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
  • Aug 24, 2023

Among the non-economic issues discussed by the eight candidates who appeared on stage for the first Republican Party 2024 presidential primary debate, several spoke against allowing trans students to play on sports teams that match their gender identity.

Gay San Jose Councilmember Torres ready for Pride

Gay San Jose Councilmember Torres ready for Pride

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 23, 2023

Tuesday night gay San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres raised the Progress Pride flag in the plaza in front of San Jose City Hall.