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12 April 2020

News

Online Extra: Political Notes: CA census count nears half of state's households

LATEST NEWS | By Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 10

California has seen nearly half of its households complete the 2020 census, despite the coronavirus outbreak.

Online Extra: CA, Nevada LGBT statewide groups endorse Biden

LATEST NEWS | By Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 10

Equality California and its Nevada affiliate, Silver State Equality, announced Friday that they've endorsed presumptive Democratic Party nominee former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. for president.

Online Extra: LGBTQ Agenda: State, city criticized for not counting sexual orientation of COVID-19 patients

LATEST NEWS | By John Ferrannini | Apr 10

LGBT leaders and medical professionals are worried that a lack of data on the LGBT identities among novel coronavirus patients means that they won't know the particular ways in which the community is being affected.

Bay Area Reporter launches fundraising campaign

BESTIES | By Michael Yamashita | Apr 10

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

Online Extra: LGBT nightlife, business figures ask for SF Pride public celebrations to be postponed, not canceled

NEWS | By John Ferrannini | Apr 9

A group of LGBT nightlife and business figures issued an open letter to San Francisco Pride officials and city leaders April 9, asking that the event be postponed to the fall in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak, instead of occurring entirely online

Online Extra: SF to host virtual town halls about coronavirus for disability community

LATEST NEWS | By Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 9

Although San Francisco's disability council has had to cancel its April 17 meeting, two virtual town halls will be held next week to update the disabled community about the city's response to the new coronavirus pandemic.

Online Extra: Lesbian pioneer Phyllis Lyon dies

LATEST NEWS | By Cynthia Laird | Apr 9

Fearless lesbian activist icon Phyllis Lyon died peacefully at her home in San Francisco on April 9 of natural causes. She was 95.

Political Notebook: Gay trailblazer Ammiano pens humorous tell-all

NEWS | By Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 8

Seated at his kitchen table, gay political leader and comedian Tom Ammiano began to recount his life story in July 2018 to journalist Tim Redmond and Jon Golinger, a political consultant and author.

Guest Opinion: Easter 2020: Now more than ever

NEWS | By Jim Mitulski | Apr 8

This Sunday is Easter, typically the most joyous day of the church year for Christians.


Arts & Culture

Nightlife, Arts and Community Events Continue Online During Shutdown

NIGHTLIFE EVENTS | By David-Elijah Nahmod | Apr 10

Nightlife and community gatherings are a big part of queer culture, but all that has gone away. Undaunted, many of the Bay Area's most beloved performers, party promoters and events producers have found a new way to bring their magic to the masses.

Mayhem and Madness: The Lavender Tube on Tiger King, Dispatches, and more

TELEVISION | By Victoria A. Brownworth | Apr 7

Netflix's 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,' is the hottest show in America right now. But many other hit shows with LGBT characters (minus the murder, mayhem and well, a bit of madness) are either free online or available on subscription.

Tenderloin theatrics: William T. Vollmann's 'The Lucky Star'

BOOKS | By Jim Piechota | Apr 7

As an accidental byproduct to an impossible situation, books are seeing an enormous resurgence as a necessary staple. San Francisco's dispossessed Tenderloin District culture gets its own 655-page homage with the new novel from William T. Vollmann.

Scores to keep: San Francisco Symphony series, Copland soars

MUSIC | By Philip Campbell | Apr 7

San Francisco Symphony's 'Keeping Score' series goes free online; Their performance of Aaron Copland's monumental Third Symphony's online at many music outlets.

Epidemic cinematic: classic AIDS stories still ring true

DVD | By David Lamble | Apr 7

This isn't our first pandemic. Herein we review the cream of the pandemic film crop, many of which can be found on various cable channels or streaming services.

Urban ensemble amours: 'Almost Love'

MOVIES | By Gregg Shapiro | Apr 7

When gay actor turned writer/director Mike Doyle's feature-length debut played the festival circuit it went by the terrible title 'Sell By.' Opening this spring, the movie is now called 'Almost Love' is so much better than either of its names.


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Keeping nightlife alive: Event producers adjust, go virtual

BARS | By David-Elijah Nahmod | Apr 7

The arts and nightlife communities have been hit particularly hard, with venues including Oasis and Manny's in San Francisco and The Alice Collective in Oakland seeing their revenue streams disappear overnight.

Going solosexual: Keeping an erotic spark alive

SEX | By Race Bannon | Apr 7

How to handle sexual urges in social distancing? Let technology give you a helping hand, as it were. But even solo-sex online needs precaution.

Bestie Eats: adjusting, closing and to-go

BESTIES | By Jim Gladstone | Apr 2

When the lockdown finally ends and we're able to get out and about to socialize over our vittles once again, this year's Restaurant Besties will be here to help.

Bestie sexies: Hope For future fun

BESTIES | By Cornelius Washington | Apr 2

Even though we, as a nation, are going through some very trying times, the winners in these categories, voted for by Bay Area Reporter readers, should inspire you to get your freak on once social distancing becomes a thing of the past.

Bestie events: Days and nights of future, past

BESTIES | By Michael Flanagan | Apr 2

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Celebrating the past year and with an eye toward the future, let's bring on this year's Bestie-winning events.

We miss the nightlife: Bestie talented people

BESTIES | By Jim Gladstone | Apr 2

What would queer San Francisco be without our nocturnal animals, the revelers and entertainers and service stars? Let's raise a glass (make it a double), to this year's Nightlife People Bestie winners.