Bay Area Reporter
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.
Obituaries News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBOBITUARIES. by Cynthia Laird. Aug 14, 2024. Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.
News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBEditorial: Yes on 3, and other recommendations. NEWS. by BAR Editorial Board. Sep 4, 2024. The Bay Area Reporter begins rolling out endorsements for the November 5 election. First up, the editorial board's recommendations on the 10 state propositions.
Editorial: Retain California justices :: Bay Area Reporter
WEBOct 26, 2022 · Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Largely flying under the radar on the November 8 ballot are the retention elections for California Supreme Court and appellate court justices. It’s important that voters retain all of them.
Stewart becomes 1st lesbian presiding CA appellate court justice
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Justice Therese Stewart of San Francisco has broken through another pink judicial ceiling with her confirmation as the first lesbian presiding justice on a California appellate court. She doubles the number of out justices presiding over a division of one of the state's six appellate courts. A judicial review body confirmed Stewart as presiding ...
Opinion News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBEditorial: Stop hiding same-sex couples. EDITORIAL. by BAR Editorial Board. Aug 28, 2024. The B.A.R. editorial board was surprised to see a heterosexual couple featured as the lead image on the Yes on 3 campaign site. The state proposition aims to remove the anti-same-sex language from the old Prop 8 that remains in the constitution.
Political Notebook: Lesbian CA assemblywoman gives birth to …
WEBDec 16, 2019 · Call Matthew S. Bajko at (415) 829-8836 or e-mail [email protected]. A lesbian assemblywoman in California has made history by becoming the first legislator in the state to give birth to triplets while serving in office and the first out member of the Legislature to give birth while in office.
Obituaries: Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless :: Bay Area Reporter
WEBJul 11, 2024 · by BAR staff. Wednesday August 7, 2024. Edgar Earl "Ed" McCanless. August 6, 1956 - July 11, 2024. Ed was a devoted son, loyal brother, and steadfast friend to many. An accomplished engineer, he spent his entire 25-plus year career at IBM San Jose, earning numerous awards. He was also a pioneering LGBT …
Folsom Street Fair 2022 - Bay Area Reporter
WEBMonday September 26, 2022. Share this Post: Kink in all its glory hit the South of Market streets for the annual Folsom Street Fair on Sept. 25. Attendees dressed in leather, rubber, fetish gear, drag —and for some not dressed in much at all— enjoyed strutting their kinky garb. www.folsomstreet.org.
Classifieds News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBNEWS. by BAR Editorial Board. May 9, 2018. The Bay Area Reporter recommends re-electing San Francisco Superior Court Judges Andrew Cheng, Curtis Karnow, Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee, and Jeffrey Ross, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara …