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Vol. 44 • No. 44 • October 30-November 5, 2014
E. Bay sees surge in out candidates by Matthew S. Bajko
by Liz Highleyman
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he San Francisco Board of Super visors Tuesday approved a supplemental budget request to help people access pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for prevention of Rick Gerharter HIV infection. The measure, Supervisor introduced by gay David Campos District 9 Supervisor David Campos in September, allocates $301,600 to hire “navigators,” counselors who will help people obtain PrEP through existing channels such as private insurance, Medi-Cal, or Gilead Science’s patient assistance programs. The funds will not directly pay for PrEP medications. “PrEP has the potential to save hundreds or thousands of lives,” said Campos. “San Francisco must continue to take a leadership role in See page 17 >>
Zombies stalk the Castro!
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t might have been a small turnout for the annual Zombie Walk Saturday, October 25 that left from Jane Warner Plaza and traversed the Castro, but those
B.A.R. election endorsements SAN FRANCISCO RACES State Assembly Dist. 17: David Chiu Dist. 19: Phil Ting Board of Supervisors Dist. 2: Mark Farrell Dist. 4: Katy Tang Dist. 6: Jane Kim Dist. 8: Scott Wiener Dist. 10: Malia Cohen SF School Board Mark Murphy Jamie Rafaela Wolfe Emily Murase SF Community College Board Two-Year Term William Walker BART Board, Dist. 8: James Fang Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu Public Defender Jeff Adachi Judges SF Superior Court Office 20: Daniel Flores
OTHER BAY AREA RACES Oakland Mayor: Jean Quan Oakland City Council, Dist. 2: Abel Guillen Berkeley City Council, Dist. 7: Kriss Worthington Berkeley City Council, Dist. 8: Lori Droste Emeryville City Council: John Bauters El Cerrito City Council: Gabriel Quinto Peralta Community College, Area 7: Richard Fuentes East Bay Municipal Utility Dist., Ward 3: Marguerite Young East Bay Municipal Utility Dist., Ward 4: Andy Katz Richmond City Council: Jovanka Beckles San Mateo County Harbor Commission: Robert Bernardo CALIFORNIA GENERAL ELECTION Governor: Jerry Brown Lt. Governor: Gavin Newsom Attorney General: Kamala Harris Secretary of State: Alex Padilla Treasurer: John Chiang
Controller: Betty Yee Insurance Commissioner: Dave Jones Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Torlakson Board of Equalization District 2: Fiona Ma State Assembly (Bay Area) Dist. 15: Elizabeth Echols Dist. 18: Rob Bonta Dist. 24: Rich Gordon Dist. 28: Evan Low Congress (Bay Area) Dist. 2: Jared Huffman Dist. 3: John Garamendi Dist. 5: Mike Thompson Dist. 10: Michael Eggman Dist. 11: Mark DeSaulnier Dist. 12: Nancy Pelosi Dist. 13: Barbara Lee Dist. 14: Jackie Speier Dist. 15: Eric Swalwell Dist. 17: Mike Honda Dist. 18: Anna Eshoo Dist. 19: Zoe Lofgren CALIFORNIA PROPS Yes on Props 1, 2, 45, 46, 47, 48 SAN FRANCISCO PROPS Yes on Props A, C, D, E, F, I, J K, No on Props B, G, H, L
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or the first time in recent memory there are more out candidates running for political office in Alameda County in next week’s election than there are in San Francisco, which is both a city and a county. Based on interviews with leaders of LGBT political clubs, and more candidates self-disclosing their sexual orientation, there are 11 out candidates running for local offices in Alameda County in the November 4 election compared to the 10 out candidates seeking public office in San Francisco. The East Bay county, which includes the cities of Oakland and Berkeley, may be ahead of San Francisco by only one candidate. Nonetheless, it is reflective of the Bay Area’s changing LGBT demographics and a widening of the LGBT community’s electoral strength. “I think we are seeing what is going to become the new normal. We are going to see more out LGBT candidates running in the East Bay,” said gay Oakland resident Sean Sullivan, who lost his 2008 bid for a city council seat and this See page 7 >>
Patrons surprised at lesbian bar’s closure by Yael Chanoff
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he Lexington Club, known simply as the Lex, is more than just a bar catering to lesbians. At the moment, for instance, it’s also an art gallery. Work from multiple artists hangs on the cherry red walls. The exhibition, called Baggage, was curated by Queer Cultural Center artistic director Pamela Peniston. “Little did we know as we assembled the art for Baggage – which partially addresses the changes happening in San Francisco and the shifting of the neighborhoods – that this would be our last show,” Peniston said. Nobody knew. Lexington Club owner Lila Thirkield announced October 23 via Facebook that after 18 years, the bar will shut down. “I always felt like maybe we were exempt from what was happening in the neighborhood,” said Lex employee Dean Bonilla. “I could have been lying to myself. I didn’t want to ever think that this place that I love so much would ever be taken away from me. Even though I’ve been evicted from this neighborhood a couple years ago, losing a bar almost feels a little worse than just being evicted from my home. Because it’s a community space, it’s a staple for our community,” Bonilla said. The week before the announcement, Professor
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Lebian bar the Lexington Club will close after the holidays.
Nan Alamilla Boyd was teaching her San Francisco State students about the Lexington Club. They were discussing “Boys of the Lex,” an essay about gender identity by Gayle M. Salamon. “That’s what’s really so wonderful and vital about the Lex, say, as opposed to Wild Side West or other spaces. You see that kind of resistance, gender transgression as part of the See page 18 >>
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