Salute: Bay Area Reporter is 50

“The B.A.R. remains an important institution for the LGBTQ community here, and with our sister publications in other cities, we are part of an important fabric,” said owner and Publisher Michael Yamashita, pictured, quoted in “Once a bar rag, paper now bestrides LGBTQ news.”

Last week’s special issue of the weekly Bay Area Reporter carried more than a dozen features about the weekly’s first five decades.