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A podcast about queer mental health and self-love is celebrating its first anniversary this week.

The Rainbow Honor Walk, which installs sidewalk plaques of deceased LGBTQ luminaries, is looking for volunteers for its annual spring-cleaning project. www.ebar.com/story/164957

San Francisco would join a host of California cities and counties that have banned smoking in bar patios should an ordinance being introduced by District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar be adopted by city leaders this spring. www.ebar.com/story/164959

San Francisco is rolling out the pink, purple, and orange carpet for Lesbian Visibility Week later this month. www.ebar.com/story/164960

James Aguilar, a gay man, was sworn into office as the District 2 member of the San Leandro City Council. www.ebar.com/story/164945

A celebration of life for lesbian political strategist has been announced. www.ebar.com/story/164946

Fifty-five years after Bob Ross launched the Bay Area Reporter, the house he once called home in San Francisco’s Castro district is closer to becoming a local landmark.

The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted in favor at its April 1 meeting to amend the historic designation of the site where the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots took place almost 60 years ago. www.ebar.com/story/164837

Marilyn Pittman, a lesbian who was one of the first out comics, died March 28, her longtime partner posted on social media. www.ebar.com/story/164836

Castro Merchants Association President Nate Bourg was reelected to a second term in his position, alongside the organization’s current board members and two new ones, at its monthly membership meeting April 2. www.ebar.com/story/164835

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie proclaimed April 2 as Bay Area Reporter Day in the city as the LGBTQ paper marked 55 years. www.ebar.com/story/164834

As he gears up to officially launch his reelection bid on the fall ballot, gay San Francisco District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey is once again stumping as a candidate for the coveted “Pound Cake” award from the city’s leather community. www.ebar.com/story/164851

Queer District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder has asked for a leave of absence through June 30, following an acute personal health crisis and hospital visit, a San Francisco Board of Supervisor clerk’s official stated to the Bay Area Reporter. www.ebar.com/story/164955

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's annual Easter in the Park party did not disappoint. www.ebar.com/story/164961

Legislation to lengthen the statute of limitations for victims of so-called conversion therapy to seek compensation passed a committee of the California State Senate on Tuesday. www.ebar.com/story/164962

The Bay Area Reporter is celebrating 55 years this week. Take a look back with us as we remember the tenures of the paper's three publishers. www.ebar.com/story/164777

Teacher Sue Granzella wrote our latest guest opinion. www.ebar.com/story/164763

When he first won election back in 2022 to Redwood City’s District 2 City Council seat, gay City Councilmember Chris Sturken did so by 50 votes. www.ebar.com/story/164782

Spring has sprung and the Bay Area Reporter’s readers’ poll results are here. www.ebar.com/story/164757/

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Besties Best of the Bay 2026: The Bay Area is home to one of the country’s most vibrant museum, gallery and performing arts scenes. AI will never match the scintillating spark of art in person, and support of our institutions is more important than ever. www.ebar.com/story/164612

Schools continue to be a major concern as queer students sometimes navigate unfriendly policies amid pushback from conservative school boards and lawmakers. www.ebar.com/story/164707

When Edward Mycue and Richard Steger met 55 years ago at an old Italian restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, they didn’t realize they’d be starting not just a romantic relationship, but would become an artistic duo as well. www.ebar.com/story/164566

After the matter kept getting kicked down the road, a San Francisco judge has finally appointed an attorney and two mental health evaluators for the man who stands accused of vandalizing a local church, and who once allegedly threatened a mass shooting of San Francisco gays and Jews.

Mental health evaluators have been appointed to determine the competency of a man previously convicted of killing a gay San Francisco stylist. www.ebar.com/story/164647

For decades, gay Revolutionary War General Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a largely obscure figure despite the important role he played in America’s fight for independence from Great Britain. www.ebar.com/story/164607

Last weekend served as an opportunity to honor today's International Transgender Day of Visibility. www.ebar.com/story/164708

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nun philanthropic group will bring their annual Easter celebration to Mission Dolores Park Sunday, April 5. www.ebar.com/story/164726

Queer San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder is expected to take a leave of absence from the board amid a mental health condition. www.ebar.com/story/164714

Besties Best of the Bay 2026: Our readers share which LGBTQ community institutions are their favorites. www.ebar.com/story/164724

The U.S. Supreme Court used Transgender Day of Visibility Tuesday to issue its ruling against a Colorado law that bans so-called conversion therapy for minors. www.ebar.com/story/164740

Besties Best of the Bay 2026: Read about travel, jewelry and weddings. www.ebar.com/story/164725

Besties Best of the Bay 2026: It’s always exciting to see who has captured the hearts of the Bay Area nightlife community. www.ebar.com/story/164613

Besties Best of the Bay 2026: See which clubs and venues were the favorites of you, our readers.

The popular Castro Night Market is back for its second season, starting March 20.

San Francisco's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade featured Per Sia, the city's drag laureate.

"Look, I know you don't need me to tell you to be upset, as everything in this world right now is surely pushing us all to our personal breaking points," Gwen Smith writes in Transmissions. www.ebar.com/story/164287...

Another fight over same-sex marriage is brewing. www.ebar.com/story/164246

A San Francisco supervisors committee is supportive of renaming a portion of Oak Street not far from City Hall in honor of retired New Conservatory Theatre Center founder Ed Decker. www.ebar.com/story/164245

New details in a high-profile homicide case were made public for the first time Tuesday during the preliminary hearing for the accused killer of Eduardo Xol, a gay man, reality TV star, and former San Francisco resident. www.ebar.com/story/164288

One benefit that will come from an affordable housing project aimed at LGBTQ seniors to be built in San Francisco’s Castro district is funding for a number of public transportation improvements across the city. www.ebar.com/story/164290

The Bay Area Reporter, America’s longest continuously published LGBTQ newspaper, today announced that advertising space reservations are now open for its special 55th Anniversary Edition, publishing April 2, 2026. www.ebar.com/story/164124

Unlike previous election cycles when there were multiple chances to see the number of LGBTQ Bay Area state legislators expand, the 2026 ballot will feature only two races in the nine-county region with high-profile bisexual candidates in the running. www.ebar.com/story/164313

A sweeping new report released last week suggests Project 2025 is no longer theoretical. Its ideas are already shaping governments – not only in the United States, but around the world. www.ebar.com/story/164238

The decision by conservative Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) to retire rather than seek reelection this year in a redrawn district that favors Democrats has further opened the door for seeing an LGBTQ candidate succeed him on Capitol Hill. www.ebar.com/story/164170

Hoping for a rebound year, San Francisco Pride has stopped the loss of more corporate sponsors who left in 2025 and is seeking new ways to increase its revenue stream, its executive director told the Bay Area Reporter in an interview.

When the going gets tough for President Donald Trump, he creates a distraction, our editorial board writes.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie will soon have the opportunity to put his stamp on the city’s department that addresses unhoused people. www.ebar.com/story/164289

As San Francisco leaders implement Prop E, which established a task force to recommend changes to advisory bodies and commissions, members of the Board of Supervisors warned they are unlikely to approve all of the panel’s recommendations.