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WEBSan Francisco band Sly and the Family Stone sang about "Hot Fun in the Summertime" in the 1960s, but those of us who have been here for a while we know that the real hot music comes to the Bay Area in the fall. Since 1971, the newspaper of record for the San Francisco Bay Area Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
Lawsuit challenges SF trans pilot income program
WEBThe GIFT program provides 55 low-income transgender San Franciscans with $1,200 each month, for up to 18 months, to help them improve their financial security, as the B.A.R. previously reported. The complaint alleges that "the GIFT program, as implemented, uses public funds to distribute money to recipients who are selected based on (and ...
Political Notebook: Gay SF treasurer Cisneros set to extend his ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Photo: Courtesy José Cisneros. With no one filing to run against him in November, gay San Francisco Treasurer-Tax Collector José Cisneros will cakewalk into a sixth term through 2028, giving him a historic 24-year tenure. Should he serve all four years, Cisneros will become the Bay Area's longest-serving LGBTQ elected official in the same ...
News Briefs: New LGBTQ wellness center opens in San Jose
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Santa Clara County has officially opened a new LGBTQ wellness center in San Jose. County leaders were on hand Friday, August 9, to cut the ribbon at the colleQTIve Wellness Center, located at 1870 Senter Road. The center is operated by the county's Behavioral Health Services Department. According to a news release, it houses several programs ...
SF's Castro Theatre spared after weekend bank fire
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Photo: John Ferrannini. The historic Castro Theatre was spared during a weekend fire at a bank next door in San Francisco's LGBTQ neighborhood. The San Francisco Fire Department contained a fire Saturday, August 10, at the US Bank branch at 443 Castro Street, a spokesperson told the Bay Area Reporter. "This fire is …
Queer SF street fairs partner for new coalition
WEBWednesday August 21, 2024. Folsom Street, which produces the annual Folsom Street Fair, is part of a new coalition of LGBTQ street fairs. Photo: Steven Underhill. Three of San Francisco's queer organizations that host street fairs and parties, along with an associated nonprofit, have joined forces to form a new coalition.
Emily Saliers: Singer-songwriter on Indigo Girls' success
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The Indigo Girls — Emily Saliers and Amy Ray — are having a moment. Since the release of Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie in the summer of 2023, in which the queer duo's "Closer to Fine" was heard repeatedly, to today, when they are prominently featured in Tom Gustafson's "Glitter & Doom" and Alexandria Bombach's doc "Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All," Indigo Girls are hotter than ever.
WHO declares mpox an international emergency - Bay Area Reporter
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Photo: Courtesy WHO. The World Health Organization on August 14 declared that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nearby countries is a public health emergency of international concern. Advocates say the burgeoning outbreak is worsened by neglect from wealthy countries and inequitable access to mpox vaccines.
Harris clears field for presidential bid :: Bay Area Reporter
WEBJul 21, 2024 · Harris, 59, is a Bay Area native who grew up in Oakland. She got her start in elected office as San Francisco district attorney, later successfully running for state attorney general then for U.S. senator. Her own presidential bid in 2020 started off strong, but she ended up dropping out of the race before the Iowa caucuses.
Obituaries: David Walter Martin - Bay Area Reporter
WEBOctober 18, 1961 — November 30, 2023. David Walter Martin's remarkable, shining life ended in late November 2023 in Santa Rosa, California. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on October 18, 1961, David was a bright light and force of nature. One soon learned that this very cute, handsome man held strong opinions, which he expressed with laser ...
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