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In several weeks gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will know if he will wield the gavel at Board of Supervisors meetings during his remaining two years representing the city's LGBTQ Castro district and adjacent neighborhoods at City Hall.
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Activists fighting the Kids Online Safety Act — which passed the United States Senate earlier this year — have found an unlikely ally in House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who said he, too, has free speech concerns with the bipartisan legislation.
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Dec 5, 2024 · The SF Board of Supervisors this week voted to settle one of two lawsuits against Mayor London Breed and other city leaders brought by a conservative group due to a now-lapsed program that sought to provide guaranteed income to some transgender people.
Castro's QBar to reopen Friday :: Bay Area Reporter
Nov 5, 2024 · These parties of yore included Booty Call Wednesdays, "a staple of San Francisco nightlife hosted by local drag celebrity Juanita MORE!," the release stated, as well as "the longest running Tuesday night party for queer women, femmes, trans-masc and a wide variety of gender expressions, weekly hip-hop celebration BUMP, Latino Sunday fiesta Gigante, and rotating weekend events celebrating pop ...
News Briefs: B.A.R. wins overall excellence from SF press club
Dec 11, 2024 · The Bay Area Reporter took first place for overall excellence from the San Francisco Press Club's Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards. Writers for the LGBTQ newspaper also took home honors, which were announced December 4 at the press club's gala held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco.
Political Notes: Contra Costa County changes pronoun usage in …
2 days ago · Contra Costa County will be updating its main governing document to do away with using gender-specific pronouns throughout it. Leaders of the East Bay jurisdiction also plan to implement a similar update to various documents used by the countywide government. The moves come after the county's five ...
SF voters pass sweeping bond measure :: Bay Area Reporter
Nov 6, 2024 · San Francisco voters are on the cusp of passing the $390 Proposition B infrastructure bond. The measure would give City Clinic a new home and allocate $25 million toward the revitalization of Harvey Milk Plaza.
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Latest_news News. There is no doubt that when any marginalized person becomes the first of their community to do something notable, they must navigate the difficult terrain of representing the part of themselves that is making headlines along with the rest of themselves.
Breed leaves office on an LGBTQ high note :: Bay Area Reporter
1 day ago · From housing transgender individuals and addressing LGBTQ health concerns to paving the way for a return of gay bathhouses and finding a permanent home for an LGBTQ history museum, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is leaving office with a long list of LGBTQ achievements. Her mayoral legacy is likely ...
Guest Opinion: AIDS orgs may not survive to see the end of the …
Nov 13, 2024 · We're also seeing decreased benefits from the federal 340B pharmacy program, which has resulted in nationwide losses for safety-net clinics, estimated at $100 million in HIV prevention funds since 2022 — primarily in the U.S. South. (The program allows certain health care organizations to purchase drugs at a discount.)