The Bay Area Reporter is a free weekly newspaper serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) communities in the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the oldest-continuously published, and one of the largest LGBT newspapers in the United States.
Co-founded by Bob Ross and Paul Bentley on April 1, 1971, the Bay Area Reporter -- known by locals for most of its history by the initials B.A.R. that were included in its nameplate until April 2...
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The Bay Area Reporter is a free weekly newspaper serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) communities in the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the oldest-continuously published, and one of the largest LGBT newspapers in the United States.
Co-founded by Bob Ross and Paul Bentley on April 1, 1971, the Bay Area Reporter -- known by locals for most of its history by the initials B.A.R. that were included in its nameplate until April 2011 -- was originally distributed to gay bars in the South of Market, Castro District, and Polk Gulch areas of San Francisco. Today, the paper is distributed throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
The Bay Area Reporter has evolved from its early years of uneven editorial and news quality to become the oldest, largest, and most respected LGBT community newspapers in the United States. Its annual Gay Pride issue in June is the largest and most-read edition of the year. It also features its reader's choice awards on its anniversary in the first week...
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