The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have slipped from the headlines, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still be concerned about the damage caused to the agency by President Donald Trump and health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., our editorial board writes.

ELECTION RETURNS 🗳️: A religious leader aiming to be one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ elected officials in the Midwest came up short Tuesday, while other LGBTQ candidates notched historic wins in their off-year races across the U.S.

ELECTION RETURNS 🗳️: A religious leader aiming to be one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ elected officials in the Midwest came up short Tuesday, while other LGBTQ candidates notched historic wins in their off-year races across the U.S.

Ginger’s – the San Francisco financial district’s only LGBTQ bar – is closing again, at least for now.

ELECTION RETURNS 🗳️: In a rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump, California voters overwhelmingly passed a statewide ballot measure Tuesday to redraw the Golden State’s 52 House seats so five more should be easy wins for Democratic candidates in 2026. www.ebar.com/story/159930...

The national tour of “Stereophonic,” now playing at the Curran Theatre, arrives boasting a mantleful of five 2024 Tony Awards, including best play (David Adjmi) and best direction (Daniel Aukin). www.ebar.com/story/159906

On Nov. 13, historians and others will gather at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Mattachine Society. Read about that and more events in our latest news briefs: www.ebar.com/story/159913

Many queer people may know of Sniffies primarily as a geolocation-based hookup app. What’s less commonly known is that the company is also involved in producing an award-winning podcast — a recent episode of which discussed how artificial intelligence is changing sex.

Thomas R. Dunn, a gay man, is the author of “The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights,” from which our latest guest opinion is excerpted.

Even though it’s been 10 years between Andy Bell solo albums (if you don’t count Bell’s “Torsten” side projects), the gay music icon hasn’t exactly been sitting idly by.

Glen Powell is the latest incarnation of a Hollywood star in the tradition of Gary Cooper.

“Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde,” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is a biography of the life and legacy of the iconic Black feminist poet.

The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival will be at the Roxie Theater from Nov. 13-15.

As the sun set in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood on Oct. 31, 18th Street filled with goblins, aliens, beasts, witches, glow-rific attire, ghoulishly painted faces – and those wearing little to nothing at all.

Gwen Smith wrote the latest Transmissions column.

President Trump and his administration would rather see low-income Americans suffer, our editorial board writes.

California voters are likely to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts for the 2026 midterms.

Madison Eker, founder and CEO of Altogether Agency, sought to refresh and rebrand her firm, which works with companies to enhance their workplace culture. www.ebar.com/story/159776

HALLOWEEN 🎃: Tonight in the Castro a special edition of the Castro Night Market will celebrate the day. www.ebar.com/story/159658

A San Francisco bookstore has been targeted with transphobic stickers and pamphlets, it announced. www.ebar.com/story/159693

A gay Alabama man is suing a small town in the Yellowhammer State in federal court, alleging it discriminated against his business due to his sexual orientation.

Mary Fisher, a straight white woman, stunned thousands of Republicans when she spoke at the party’s 1992 presidential convention in Houston about living with HIV.

Annie Laurie Gaylor and Tony Hoang wrote our latest guest opinion, advocating Yes on Prop 50.

Among those at the forefront of New York City’s gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s was the late activist Bob Kohler.

Commonwealth Club World Affairs is launching a new LGBTQ+ cultural series with a special election night event featuring drag horror icon Peaches Christ.

Should gay attorney Anuj Dixit win election next November to a Southern California U.S. House seat, he would bring to at least three the number of out members among the Golden State’s congressional delegation.

The winter holidays are just a few short months away. What follows are essential gift-giving suggestions for almost every music lover in your life, especially those who appreciate new and special reissues by their favorite artists.

Written, produced and directed by Julian Glander, making his feature debut, “Boys Go to Jupiter” is a surreal, animated coming of age film that has a lot of great moments, though not all of it makes sense.

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a gay icon in music, is the subject of two new recordings, an involving set of seldom-heard miniatures played by Daniil Trifonov and Yunchan Lim’s bracing traversal of “The Seasons."

In “Better to Cry Now: Shaping the Flow of a Gay Black Man,” longtime California resident Geoffrey Newman shares his life lived at the intersection of race, sexuality, and the performing arts.

Earlier this year, Mike Curato released his first adult graphic novel, “Gaysians” (Algonquin Books), which tells the story of a young gay man, A.J., who comes to Seattle after getting kicked out of his home.

Director Richard Linklater’s new film “Blue Moon," named after the song, tells the sad tragic story of lyricist Lorenz Hart as his professional life unravels at the opening night party for his former partner Richard Rodgers’ hit show.

A man previously convicted of killing a gay hair stylist whose homicide and robbery convictions were overturned more than two years ago will be represented by the San Francisco Public Defender’s office – whether he likes it or not.

It’s not the old Halloween in the Castro, but residents and visitors of San Francisco’s LGBTQ neighborhood are nonetheless donning costumes and getting ready for a treat with this year’s final Castro Night Market Friday. www.ebar.com/story/159658

Per Sia, a Latina trans drag performer who is one of the founders of Drag Story Hour in San Francisco, has been selected by Mayor Daniel Lurie as the city’s second drag laureate.

Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) greeted young pumpkin carvers at his 12th annual Halloween contest in Noe Valley on Oct. 25.

LGBTQ political groups are going all in on ensuring California’s redistricting ballot measure is adopted by voters next month.

A Mountain View barber extradited from Guatemala stands accused of sexually assaulting dozens of men and exposing them to HIV.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told LGBTQ leaders and others that the city has seen improvement regarding some quality of life matters.

A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to forward the nomination of a transgender Latina activist to continue serving on the Immigrant Rights Commission. www.ebar.com/story/159613

BREAKING: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said that after a call with President Trump, an expected immigration enforcement action in the city had been called off. Earlier, District Attorney Jenkins said what would happen if agents broke local laws. www.ebar.com/story/159503

Terrance Alan, a gay man, longtime cannabis activist, nightlife advocate, and entrepreneur, died Oct. 17 after difficulty recovering from surgery, according to his longtime personal assistant Gary Driscoll. He was 73.

Access to health care, including medications, is such a key component of daily living that we are stunned the governor does not get that, the B.A.R. editorial board writes.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 10-0 Tuesday to have the city’s Historic Preservation Commission review the landmark requests.

The Barb Shop SF, which is geared toward providing short haircuts for women and gender-nonconforming people, is opening its first brick and mortar store in San Francisco. That and more in our latest news briefs: www.ebar.com/story/159438/

Preliminary work has begun for a Rainbow Honor Walk plaque honoring the late Bob Ross, founding publisher of the Bay Area Reporter.

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) officially launched his 2026 bid for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat today. The gay lawmaker said representing the district would be the "honor of a lifetime."

"It is up to us to be the leaders we need to save our country and our democracy," longtime gay activist and community leader Cleve Jones said at this past weekend's No Kings rally in San Francisco. Read the rest of his remarks: www.ebar.com/story/159424

Our prolific music reviewer shares three albums by new artists, including one San Franciscan. Listen up and expand your horizons, auditorily speaking.

In an expansive Q&A, prolific award-winning author Julie Marie Wade discusses her newest book, the interconnected autobiographical essays collection, “Other People’s Mothers.”