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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have slipped from the headlines, but that doesnât mean we shouldnât 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.
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Editorial: CDC merry-go-round is dizzying
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have slipped from the headlines, but that doesnât mean we shouldnât still be concerned about the damage caused to the agency by President Donald Trum...
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ELECTION RETURNS đłď¸: 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.
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Political Notes: Gay Minneapolis mayoral candidate loses; other LGBTQ candidates notch historic wins
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 acro...
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ELECTION RETURNS đłď¸: 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.
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Political Notes: Gay Minneapolis mayoral candidate loses; other LGBTQ candidates notch historic wins
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 acro...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159961
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Gingerâs â the San Francisco financial districtâs only LGBTQ bar â is closing again, at least for now.
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Downtown SF LGBTQ bar Gingerâs has closed, again
Gingerâs â the San Francisco financial districtâs only LGBTQ bar â is closing again, at least for now.
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ELECTION RETURNS đłď¸: In a rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump, California voters overwhelmingly passed a statewide ballot measure Tuesday to redraw the Golden Stateâs 52 House seats so five more should be easy wins for Democratic candidates in 2026.
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CA voters redraw House maps to favor Dems
In a rebuke to Republican President Donald Trump, California voters overwhelmingly passed a statewide ballot measure Tuesday to redraw the Golden Stateâs 52 House seats.
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The national tour of âStereophonic,â 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).
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âStereophonicâ at the Curran â Tony-winner goes behind the music and inside the mind
The national tour of âStereophonic,â 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).
https://www.ebar.com/story/159906
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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:
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News Briefs: Event marks Mattachine Societyâs 75th year
On Veterans Day in 1950, a small group of homosexual men met on a hillside in what was then known as Eden Dale, Los Angeles.
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Many queer people may know of Sniffies primarily as a geolocation-based hookup app. Whatâs less commonly known is that the company is also involved in producing an award-winning podcast â a recent episode of which discussed how artificial intelligence is changing sex.
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LGBTQ Agenda: Sniffies podcast reports how AI may change cruising
Many queer people may know of Sniffies primarily as a geolocation-based hookup app.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159907
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Thomas R. Dunn, a gay man, is the author of âThe Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights,â from which our latest guest opinion is excerpted.
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Guest Opinion: Mattachine Society was started to organize gays
The Nazi persecution of homosexuals lurked in the memories of five American men as they gathered in Harry Hayâs Los Angeles home on November 11, 1950.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159914
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Even though itâs been 10 years between Andy Bell solo albums (if you donât count Bellâs âTorstenâ side projects), the gay music icon hasnât exactly been sitting idly by.
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Bell of the ball: An interview with Andy Bell
Even though itâs been 10 years between Andy Bell solo albums (if you donât count Bellâs âTorstenâ side projects), the gay music icon hasnât exactly been sitting idly by.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159899
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Glen Powell is the latest incarnation of a Hollywood star in the tradition of Gary Cooper.
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âChad Powersâ tries to figure itself out
Glen Powell is the latest incarnation of a Hollywood star in the tradition of Gary Cooper.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159901
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âSurvival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde,â by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is a biography of the life and legacy of the iconic Black feminist poet.
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Book looks at life of Audre Lorde
âSurvival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde,â by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is a biography of the life and legacy of the iconic Black feminist poet.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159902
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The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival will be at the Roxie Theater from Nov. 13-15.
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SF film festival elevates trans voices
The fact that transgender rights are under attack from a hostile federal administration has not silenced those artistic voices.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159900
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As the sun set in San Franciscoâs Castro neighborhood on Oct. 31, 18th Street filled with goblins, aliens, beasts, witches, glow-rific attire, ghoulishly painted faces â and those wearing little to nothing at all.
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Castro Halloween edition of night market draws costumed crowd
As the sun set in San Franciscoâs Castro LGBTQ neighborhood on Halloween, 18th Street filled with goblins, aliens, beasts, witches, glow-rific attire, ghoulishly painted faces â and those wearing litt...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159828
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Gwen Smith wrote the latest Transmissions column.
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Transmissions: The wrong body
It feels somehow apropos to discuss this topic so close to the spooky season.
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President Trump and his administration would rather see low-income Americans suffer, our editorial board writes.
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Editorial: GOP needs to SNAP to it
If the federal government shutdown isnât resolved soon, millions of Americans will experience significant hardship, in addition to the thousands of federal employees who are working without pay or fur...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159704
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California voters are likely to redraw the stateâs U.S. House districts for the 2026 midterms.
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Political Notes: Redistricting win could usher in a new LGBTQ CA congressmember
With even Republicans acquiescing to the fact that California voters are set to redraw the stateâs U.S. House districts for the 2026 midterms, the passage of Proposition 50 in Tuesdayâs special electi...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159778
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Madison Eker, founder and CEO of Altogether Agency, sought to refresh and rebrand her firm, which works with companies to enhance their workplace culture.
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Entrepreneurs find support via SF LGBTQ center program
Madison Eker, founder and CEO of Altogether Agency, sought to refresh and rebrand her firm, which works with companies to enhance their workplace culture.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159776
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HALLOWEEN đ: Tonight in the Castro a special edition of the Castro Night Market will celebrate the day.
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A San Francisco bookstore has been targeted with transphobic stickers and pamphlets, it announced.
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SF bookstore warns of transphobic stickers, pamphlets
A San Francisco bookstore has been targeted with transphobic stickers and pamphlets, it has announced via a social media post.
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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.
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LGBTQ Agenda: Gay Alabama man alleges discrimination ruined his business
A gay Alabama man is suing a small town in the Yellowhammer State in federal court.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159632
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Mary Fisher, a straight white woman, stunned thousands of Republicans when she spoke at the partyâs 1992 presidential convention in Houston about living with HIV.
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AIDS activist Mary Fisher to speak at Belmont church
Mary Fisher, a straight white woman, stunned thousands of Republicans when she spoke at the partyâs 1992 presidential convention in Houston about living with HIV.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159669
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Annie Laurie Gaylor and Tony Hoang wrote our latest guest opinion, advocating Yes on Prop 50.
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Guest Opinion: How Prop 50 fights Christian nationalism and protects LGBTQ+ Californians
Christian nationalists understand something too many of us forget: Control the map, and you control the laws.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159668
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Among those at the forefront of New York Cityâs gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s was the late activist Bob Kohler.
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LGBTQ History Month: SF filmmaker plans doc on late gay activist Kohler
Among those at the forefront of New York Cityâs gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s was the late activist Bob Kohler.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159662
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs is launching a new LGBTQ+ cultural series with a special election night event featuring drag horror icon Peaches Christ.
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News Briefs: Commonwealth Club launches LGBTQ series
Commonwealth Club World Affairs is launching a new LGBTQ+ cultural series with a special election night event featuring drag horror icon Peaches Christ.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159666
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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 Stateâs congressional delegation.
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Political Notebook: Gay attorney Dixit wages history-making House bid
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 Stateâs congressional de...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159706
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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.
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Classic pop and rock reissues: LPs and box sets from Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Pretenders, The Cranberries
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 reis...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159544
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Written, produced and directed by Julian Glander, making his feature debut, âBoys Go to Jupiterâ is a surreal, animated coming of age film that has a lot of great moments, though not all of it makes sense.
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âBoys Go to Jupiterâ â Strange but fun animated film doesn't always make sense
Written, produced and directed by Julian Glander, making his feature debut, âBoys Go to Jupiterâ is a surreal, animated coming of age film that has a lot of great moments, though not all of it makes s...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159618
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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 Limâs bracing traversal of âThe Seasons."
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Tchaikovsky miniatures â Daniil Trifonov and Yunchan Lim shed light on unfamiliar music
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 Limâs bracing traversal ...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159585
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In âBetter to Cry Now: Shaping the Flow of a Gay Black Man,â longtime California resident Geoffrey Newman shares his life lived at the intersection of race, sexuality, and the performing arts.
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Words: Geoffrey Newmanâs âBetter to Cry Nowâ â author discusses his memoir of race, sexuality, and the performing arts
In âBetter to Cry Now: Shaping the Flow of a Gay Black Man,â longtime California resident Geoffrey Newman shares his life lived at the intersection of race, sexuality, and the performing arts, from th...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159535
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Earlier this year, Mike Curato released his first adult graphic novel, âGaysiansâ (Algonquin Books), which tells the story of a young gay man, A.J., who comes to Seattle after getting kicked out of his home.
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Graphic novelist Mike Curato talks âGaysiansâ
Earlier this year, Mike Curato released his first adult graphic novel, âGaysiansâ (Algonquin Books), which tells the story of a young gay man, A.J., who comes to Seattle after getting kicked out of hi...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159533
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Director Richard Linklaterâs new film âBlue 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 Rodgersâ hit show.
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âBlue Moonâ â Ethan Hawke stars as the tragic gay lyricist Lorenz Hart
Director Richard Linklaterâs new film âBlue 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 ...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159534
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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 Defenderâs office â whether he likes it or not.
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Judge appoints SF Public Defenderâs office to represent Rickleffs
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 Defenderâs offic...
https://www.ebar.com/story/159747
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Itâs not the old Halloween in the Castro, but residents and visitors of San Franciscoâs LGBTQ neighborhood are nonetheless donning costumes and getting ready for a treat with this yearâs final Castro Night Market Friday.
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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 cityâs second drag laureate.
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Story Hour co-founder named SFâs 2nd drag laureate
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 cityâs second drag laureate.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159708l
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Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) greeted young pumpkin carvers at his 12th annual Halloween contest in Noe Valley on Oct. 25.
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US House candidate Wiener hosts pumpkin carving contest
Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) greeted young pumpkin carvers at his 12th annual Halloween contest in Noe Valley Saturday, October 25.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159634
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LGBTQ political groups are going all in on ensuring Californiaâs redistricting ballot measure is adopted by voters next month.
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Political Notes: LGBTQ groups all in on CA redistricting measure
LGBTQ political groups are going all in on ensuring Californiaâs redistricting ballot measure is adopted by voters next month.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159536
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A Mountain View barber extradited from Guatemala stands accused of sexually assaulting dozens of men and exposing them to HIV.
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Extradited Mountain View barber accused of dozens of sexual assaults
A Mountain View barber extradited from Guatemala stands accused of sexually assaulting dozens of men and exposing them to HIV.
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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told LGBTQ leaders and others that the city has seen improvement regarding some quality of life matters.
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SF DA keeping eye on Castro beat
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told LGBTQ leaders and others that the city has seen improvement regarding some quality of life matters.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159514
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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.
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SF supervisors forward trans Latina immigrant activistâs nomination to full board
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.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159613
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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.
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DA Jenkins warns feds to follow SF laws, as operation is called off
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday morning that an expected federal immigration action has been called off.
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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.
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Gay SF cannabis and nightlife advocate Terrance Alan dies
Terrance Alan, a gay man, longtime cannabis activist, nightlife advocate, and entrepreneur, died Friday, October 17, after difficulty recovering from surgery, according to his longtime personal assist...
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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.
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Editorial: Newsom vetoes threaten LGBTQ health
While Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed numerous pro-LGBTQ bills, two vetoes stand out.
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 10-0 Tuesday to have the cityâs Historic Preservation Commission review the landmark requests.
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SF supervisors move forward set of LGBTQ sites to landmark
One is where a pioneering LGBTQ synagogue first opened in San Francisco. Another was once home to a popular lesbian bar not far from the famous Haight Ashbury intersection.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159439
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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:
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News Briefs: Queer-owned hair care company opens SF store
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Preliminary work has begun for a Rainbow Honor Walk plaque honoring the late Bob Ross, founding publisher of the Bay Area Reporter.
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Preparing for B.A.R. founding publisherâs plaque
Preliminary work has begun for a Rainbow Honor Walk plaque honoring the late Bob Ross, founding publisher of the Bay Area Reporter.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159435
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State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) officially launched his 2026 bid for Nancy Pelosiâs congressional seat today. The gay lawmaker said representing the district would be the "honor of a lifetime."
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Political Notebook: Wiener launches bid for Pelosiâs SF House seat
Thirty-eight years ago, Congressmember Nancy Pelosi first won election to her House seat by narrowly defeating the late gay progressive San Francisco supervisor Harry Britt.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159440
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"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:
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Our prolific music reviewer shares three albums by new artists, including one San Franciscan. Listen up and expand your horizons, auditorily speaking.
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Looking over the overlooked: new music from Rachel Yamagata, Shasta Sheen, and Keren Ann
Our prolific music reviewer shares three albums by new artists, including one San Franciscan. Listen up and expand your horizons, auditorily speaking.
https://www.ebar.com/story/159313
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In an expansive Q&A, prolific award-winning author Julie Marie Wade discusses her newest book, the interconnected autobiographical essays collection, âOther Peopleâs Mothers.â
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Julie Marie Wade discusses her new book, âOther Peopleâs Mothersâ
In an expansive Q&A, prolific award-winning author Julie Marie Wade discusses her newest book, the interconnected autobiographical essays collection, âOther Peopleâs Mothers.â
https://www.ebar.com/story/159345
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