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Bay Area Reporter is San Francisco’s oldest and largest local newspaper serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, and the premier LGBT weekly newspaper of Northern California. Founded in 1971, the B.A.R. has grown over the past 35 years to become one of the most influential newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area’s diverse cosmopolitan community.

Readers are loyal, passionate and supportive because they rely on the B.A.R. for consistent, quality reporting that can be found nowhere else. As the leading weekly LGBT publication, only the B.A.R. offers fresh, timely coverage of events. It is must-reading for local residents and anyone interested in San Francisco.

The B.A.R. is regarded for its original writing of news, commentary, and arts and entertainment coverage that is relevant to our lives. The B.A.R. was awarded “Best Community Newspaper of 2006” by the San Francisco Bay Area Publicity Club. News editor Cynthia Laird received the “2008 Excellence in Journalism Award” by the Northern California Chapter of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association. Assistant news editor Matthew Bajko was honored in 2008 by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club for his reporting and political columns.