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Political Notes: U.S. Senate delays marriage equality vote post midterms

Political Notes: U.S. Senate delays marriage equality vote post midterms

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 15, 2022

U.S. senators have punted voting to ensure same-sex couples can marry until after the midterm elections in November.

Political Notebook: Gay CA House candidate Rollins launches TV ads

Political Notebook: Gay CA House candidate Rollins launches TV ads

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 14, 2022

An increasingly confident gay candidate for a Southern California House seat launched his first TV ads this week.

LGBTQ Agenda: 9th Circuit upholds Washington state's ban on conversion therapy for minors

LGBTQ Agenda: 9th Circuit upholds Washington state's ban on conversion therapy for minors

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Sep 13, 2022

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a Washington state law prohibiting conversion therapy for minors.

Political Notes: Inside Dutch queen's convo with SF LGBTQ leaders

Political Notes: Inside Dutch queen's convo with SF LGBTQ leaders

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 12, 2022

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands engaged in a conversation with local LGBTQ leaders at the historic Twin Peaks Tavern during her recent visit to San Francisco.

Out in the World: Gay Italian consul general celebrates filmmaker Pasolini

Out in the World: Gay Italian consul general celebrates filmmaker Pasolini

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 8, 2022

A three-month celebration of gay Italian artist and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini kicks off at the Castro Theater this month.

Business Briefing: Queer herbalist aims to redefine wellness

Business Briefing: Queer herbalist aims to redefine wellness

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 7, 2022

Having kept her herbal apothecary in San Francisco's Mission district afloat since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Laura Ash has now launched a new online venture aimed at redefining how people view wellness.

Transmissions: Living

Transmissions: Living

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Sep 7, 2022

Living is a funny thing. It is something we tend to take for granted. Our lungs autonomously breathe in a steady stream of oxygen, enriching our blood.

News Briefs: Ewing to mount first cartoon show at Oakland cafe

News Briefs: Ewing to mount first cartoon show at Oakland cafe

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 7, 2022

Leslie Ewing, a longtime Bay Area community leader and AIDS advocate, will mount the first show of her cartoons at Rockridge Cafe in Oakland.

Out in the World: Dutch royalty to visit the Castro

Out in the World: Dutch royalty to visit the Castro

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 31, 2022

The Netherlands Deputy General Consul Vincent Storimans in San Francisco has been busy getting ready for a royal visit to the city.

News Briefs: B.A.R. to receive NLGJA's Legacy Award

News Briefs: B.A.R. to receive NLGJA's Legacy Award

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Aug 31, 2022

The Bay Area Reporter will be the recipient of this year's Legacy Award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists when it meets in Chicago later this month for its convention.

Political Notebook: Gay Monterey Councilman Williamson aims to be mayor

Political Notebook: Gay Monterey Councilman Williamson aims to be mayor

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 31, 2022

When Monterey City Councilman Tyller Williamson took his oath of office December 4, 2018, he became the first known LGBTQ person to help lead the global tourist destination along California's Central Coast.

LGBTQ Agenda: Use of 'grooming' slur up 400% on social media, pro-LGBTQ groups say

LGBTQ Agenda: Use of 'grooming' slur up 400% on social media, pro-LGBTQ groups say

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Aug 30, 2022

Grooming, the practice by pedophiles of prepping a child for an eventual sexual connection, has been an accusation long lobbed at LGBTQ people by those who hate them.

Transmissions: It's not all about pronouns

Transmissions: It's not all about pronouns

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Aug 24, 2022

I've long had a complicated relationship with pronouns.

Political Notebook: Alice club endorses four out SF supervisor candidates

Political Notebook: Alice club endorses four out SF supervisor candidates

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Aug 24, 2022

The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club has endorsed four of the five out candidates running for three San Francisco supervisor seats this November.