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In through the out door with David Bowie - Sexuality and sexual culture from "Hunky Dory" to "Let's Dance"

December 30, 2024 | by Michael Flanagan

David Bowie exploded on the scene in 1972 and it caught the world off guard. But his glam rock influences can be traced to multiple artists including Jayne County, Tony Zanetta, Leee Black Childers and Cherry Vanilla. His 'gay' affairs soonmade headlines.

Playgirl's pages - 'Official History of a Cult Magazine' bares (almost) all

by Jim Provenzano
Dec 16, 2024

For gay and bisexual men of a certain age, Playgirl provided the first in-hand periodical that featured full-frontal male nudity. This 50th anniversary book celebrates the magazine's revolutionary eras since the 1970s.

How to Find the A-Spot

by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
Dec 11, 2024

If there's one thing I love, it's finding new ways to feel pleasure! You may have learned the best ways to have a clitoral orgasm, or how to locate the infamous G-spot, but what else is out there? Well, today you're going to learn how to find the A-spot!

LGBTQ Agenda: Castro is No. 4 gayborhood of the year, Grindr states in year-end report

by John Ferrannini
Dec 10, 2024

San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro neighborhood is the fourth "gayest gayborhood of the year," according to "Grindr Unwrapped," the queer dating and meet-up app's year-end report.

Connecting with Confidence: Flure, The Dating App Revolutionizing LGBTQA+ Romance

by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
Oct 30, 2024

Tired of endless, boring swiping that leads nowhere? Ready for a dating app that truly gets you? Meet Flure, the revolutionary LGBTQA+ dating app made to embrace and highlight your identity.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

The Legend of Mickey Squires - '80s porn star returns, as himself

by Jim Provenzano
Sep 24, 2024

As one of the iconic gay porn actors of the 1980s, Mickey Squires cornered the butch erotic aesthetic. Now, as himself, Richard Bernstein is the subject of a film by the directors of "Raw! Uncut! Video!"

Kink ink: Folsom books threeway

by Jim Piechota
Sep 21, 2024

Welcome to Folsom Week here in beautiful, diverse, and, yes, kinky, San Francisco! Here are three books of interest that have published in the past month guaranteed to appeal to your kinkier side of alternative sexual proclivities.

US led world in daddies, Grindr states in year-end report

by John Ferrannini
Dec 19, 2023

The United States led the world in the percentage of Grindr users who describe themselves as daddies this year, according to "Grindr Unwrapped,"

B.A.R.'s Bestie balloting begins

by Cynthia Laird
Sep 25, 2023

It's time for Bay Area Reporter readers to cast their ballots for the LGBTQ newspaper's annual Best of the Bay contest.

To 'Sur' with love: lost gay porn classic resurrected

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Aug 15, 2023

"Sur" was a 1970s gay porn film shot by Tom DeSimone at the lush and beautiful beaches of Big Sur, California. A new short documentary tells the tale of its production.

Jamie Stewart's 'Anything That Moves'

by Jim Piechota
Aug 15, 2023

Jamie Stewart's "Anything That Moves," an erotic catalog of collected memories of the non-binary performer's sexual experiences shifts from the awkward to the depraved to the hilarious.

'Daddy Lover God' — Don Shewey's sensual sexual memoir

by Brian Bromberger
Jul 18, 2023

Don Shewey's book "Daddy Lover God" bills itself as a memoir and instruction manual, but it primarily chronicles Shewey's psycho-sexual-spiritual adventures.

Fate of gay bathhouse chain Steamworks hangs in balance amid ongoing legal fight

by John Ferrannini
Jun 21, 2023

The fate of the Steamworks Baths chain hangs in the balance, as two companies with ownership stakes duke it out in a court battle that includes allegations of impersonation, attempted poisoning, and requested drug delivery.

Russian River's recovery & revelry

by Enrique Asis
May 30, 2023

As summer events in Guerneville and Monte Rio return, it's worth looking back to see how Russian River venues have recovered from the pandemic and a series of floods and fires.

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