Opinion

Guest Opinion: Stonewall 51: Moving forward

Guest Opinion: Stonewall 51: Moving forward

A year on from Stonewall's 50th anniversary, we find ourselves in quite an odd time in history.

Editorial: How 'sweep' it is

Editorial: How 'sweep' it is

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 24, 2020

Congratulations to LGBTQ advocates, allies, and elected leaders in San Mateo and Contra Costa counties for achieving countywide sweeps of Pride observances for the first time this June.

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Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Guest Opinion: A chance to deepen Pride's rainbow

Guest Opinion: A chance to deepen Pride's rainbow

Celebrating Pride this June is anything but what we'd envisioned for 2020.

Editorial: A monumental victory

Editorial: A monumental victory

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 17, 2020

After decades of fighting for the elusive goal of federal employment protections for all LGBT people, Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBT workers is monumental.

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Editorial: SFPD's dress codes outdated

Editorial: SFPD's dress codes outdated

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 10, 2020

A San Francisco Police officer who identifies as nonbinary reportedly was sent home last week after he was reprimanded for wearing earrings while on-duty.

Editorial: Unseal the Prop 8 videotapes

Editorial: Unseal the Prop 8 videotapes

  • EDITORIAL
  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • Jun 10, 2020

Back in 2010, a video recording was made of the San Francisco federal trial that decided the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban approved by California voters in 2008.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

This week's letters to the editor.

Guest Opinion: Protests and lessons learned in the pursuit of justice

Guest Opinion: Protests and lessons learned in the pursuit of justice

First of all, I am talking about the peaceful protests. I live in Oakland, California and during 1967's Summer of Love it was our neighboring city of Berkeley that garnered the media attention for demonstrations and protests.

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Editorial cartoon

This week's editorial cartoon.

Editorial: Supes should OK Natoli for SFMTA board

Editorial: Supes should OK Natoli for SFMTA board

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' rules committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday, June 8, for Jane Natoli, a trans woman whom Mayor London Breed nominated to serve on the board that oversees the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.