B.A.R. ballot measure endorsements, Props A-C & 13

B.A.R. ballot measure endorsements, Props A-C & 13

The Bay Area Reporter recommends YES votes for city Propositions A, B, C and state Proposition 13 on the March 3 ballot.

Write for America's highest circulation LGBTQ weekly!

Write for America's highest circulation LGBTQ weekly!

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  • by Bay Area Reporter
  • Mar 8, 2019

Write for America's highest circulation LGBTQ weekly!

Adult contemporary charlatan onstage

Adult contemporary charlatan onstage

  • NEWS
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Oct 30, 2018

In 1981, "Fly Away" flapped its way to a middling #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. The record was Aussie singer-songwriter Peter Allen's biggest American hit.

Editorial: SF judges deserve re-election

Editorial: SF judges deserve re-election

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  • by BAR Editorial Board
  • May 9, 2018

The Bay Area Reporter recommends re-electing San Francisco Superior Court Judges Andrew Cheng, Curtis Karnow, Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee, and Jeffrey Ross, and Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Flanagan.

Bay Area Cannasseur: For collective, legal pot could put wrinkle in free program

Bay Area Cannasseur: For collective, legal pot could put wrinkle in free program

  • NEWS
  • by Sari Staver
  • Jan 4, 2018

For collective, legal pot could put wrinkle in free program

Healey brings Trump resistance to SF

Healey brings Trump resistance to SF

  • NEWS
  • by Sari Staver
  • Oct 18, 2017

When Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued the Trump administration for the seventh time this month, pundits speculated that the state's top law enforcement official might be eying a run for governor.

Drag King Rappers Get Real

Drag King Rappers Get Real

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  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Mar 13, 2016

Drag kings may not yet be as well known as drag queens, but Alex U. Inn and the Momma's Boyz are doing their part to change that with their new monthly showcase, Kingdom!

Making (New) Waves At 'Boy Division'

Making (New) Waves At 'Boy Division'

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  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Mar 13, 2016

The lack of a dance night dedicated to "rather queer" 1980s hits inspired DJ Alex Westhoff (aka Xander) to create Boy Division, the new monthly LGBTQ night at CodeWord.

The Gangway: The Historic Bar's Not Gone Yet

The Gangway: The Historic Bar's Not Gone Yet

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  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 27, 2016

Don't say your goodbyes to The Gangway just yet. The historic gay dive in the Tenderloin may not be closing right away, as has been previously reported.

No Love Lost Between Castro Merchants and Super Bowl

No Love Lost Between Castro Merchants and Super Bowl

  • NEWS
  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Feb 13, 2016

There was little for many merchants in San Francisco's gay Castro district to love about the city playing host to the annual football championship game.

Out There : New Year, Still Queer

Out There : New Year, Still Queer

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  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 9, 2016

Yes indeed, Brava's 4th Annual New Year's Eve Comedy Fiesta: Latino Power Edition! was everything we wanted from our NYE: hilarity, festivity, and sexual innuendo.

Pam Ann :: Fly Her Friendly Skies!

Pam Ann :: Fly Her Friendly Skies!

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  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 7, 2016

Pam Ann gets her name from the legendary (if long defunct) Pan American Airways. The naughty stewardess will be serving up politically incorrect laughs at Beatbox this coming weekend.

'Gayming' Confab Reaches Trans Players Too

'Gayming' Confab Reaches Trans Players Too

  • NEWS
  • by Blake Montgomery
  • Dec 19, 2015

Greta Gustava Martela knew her name 15 years before she transitioned. It was the namesake of one of her characters in Icewind Dale, a Dungeons and Dragons-based role-playing game.