Giant AIDS quilt display set for April in SF's Golden Gate Park
As part of the activities for Golden Gate Park's 150th anniversary, portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed in San Francisco for three days in April. Read More »
Big Glass Half-full - LGBT life in the Fillmore of the 1950s and '60s
"We used to go to jazz clubs after 2am and drink liquor out of coffee cups. Relations between blacks and whites were excellent. They were glad to have us out in the Fillmore. ... Read More »
Vets kicked out for being gay can upgrade their discharges
Carl Tebell finally received word in December that he had been granted an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy nearly 70 years after he was drummed out for being gay. Read More »
Under the sea, over the proscenium
"The SpongeBob Musical" briefly graced the Golden Gate Theatre last week, touring after its hit Broadway run, then just as quickly swam away. Bubbles trailed in its wake. Read More »
Election 2020: Slates battle for SF Dem Party seats in AD 19
Twenty-one people are competing for the 10 seats on the committee that oversees the San Francisco Democratic Party allocated to residents of the state's 19th Assembly District... Read More »
News
A San Francisco man is the subject of a temporary restraining order issued in Santa Clara County last week, preventing him from coming into contact with gay Apple CEO Tim Cook.
The appointment may last only a few weeks, but President Donald Trump on Wednesday named longtime gay Republican activist Richard Grenell to be his new acting director of national intelligence.
A project that would see the first tribute to an LGBT individual installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park outside of the National AIDS Memorial Grove has hit a hiccup in the city's approval process.
"Horse-faced lesbians." That was one of the first barbs tossed at the Democratic presidential field's newcomer, billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, Wednesday night, in the party's most combative debate yet.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco in Congress, will almost certainly be reelected
Next month, voters in San Joaquin County and the surrounding area, and those in Santa Cruz County and the neighboring regions have an opportunity to send two experienced out lawmakers to Sacramento.
The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee is the governing body of the local Democratic Party as defined in California's Government Code and Elections Code.
Since becoming chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party in the summer of 2017, gay former District 9 Supervisor David Campos has worked to funnel the passions of local party members into achieving tangible electoral results.
Over the last year gay Sacramento City Councilman Steve Hansen has found himself responding to several controversies that sparked ire within the state capital's LGBT community.
Arts & Culture
See some incredible art, creative theatricals, impressive musical performances and other events this week.
San Francisco Ballet was back in the Opera House for a two-week run continuing through Sunday, with a pair of great mixed bills. Each was like a three-course meal, each piece a world unto itself, but linked like islands in an archipelago.
Just three months before his death, Paul Taylor, who for years refused to name a successor, surprised the dance world by naming Michael Novak, a company dancer for just eight years, as Artistic Director-Designate.
"Dawoud Bey: An American Project," co-curated by Corey Keller, opened at SFMOMA last week, and it's a winner.
The San Francisco Symphony's February concerts cover the orchestra's full dynamic range, from Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt's mastery of tradition to Music Director Designate Esa-Pekka Salonen's contemporary flair.
The 1966 film "The Oscar," released on DVD and BluRay to coincide with the just-passed Oscar season, was panned upon its initial release.
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Since Hedwig and the Angry Inch debuted as an edgy Off-Broadway musical in 1998, John Cameron Mitchell has steadily worked on other projects, including a new podcast musical, Anthem: Homonculus, one of two projects he'll attend in the Bay Area.
Members of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District and bar patrons enjoyed a South of Market bar crawl on February 6. The entourage visited the Powerhouse, the Hole in the Wall Saloon, the Stud, and the SF Eagle.
Jenn Colella is best known for her portrayal of Beverley Bass, the first female captain at American Airlines, in the Tony-winning musical Come From Away, about travelers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland in the wake of 9/11.
Lists checked, dates made, crawl pubs, meet ups, cruise pups; whatever, have fun. Then vote for your favorites places, people, businesses and nightlife stuff in our annual Besties Readers Survey!
'INSIDE PRIDE', the official magazine of San Francisco Pride is now accepting space reservations.
The Ms. San Francisco Leather 2020 contest and the SoMa Bar Crawl are among the events covered by our Leather columnist.