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LGBTQ History Month: Press A, be gay: LGBTQ representation in video games

LGBTQ History Month: Press A, be gay: LGBTQ representation in video games

  • by Jason Villemez
  • Sep 30, 2020

In the 2014 PlayStation 4 game "Dragon Age: Inquisition," Dorian is a powerful wizard who helps the main character save the world from a demon army.

Facebook reinstates historic image of Black trans man

Facebook reinstates historic image of Black trans man

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Sep 29, 2020

Facebook has reinstated a photo it initially censored of a bare-chested transgender man for allegedly violating its "community standards on nudity" after it was called out by the GLBT Historical Society.

Exclusive: Silicon Valley LGBTQ history website goes live

Exclusive: Silicon Valley LGBTQ history website goes live

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 29, 2020

A new website documents the last five decades of Silicon Valley's LGBTQ history — and the Bay Area Reporter got a sneak peek.

B.A.R. launches memberships

B.A.R. launches memberships

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 18, 2020

In a continuing effort to receive support from readers, the Bay Area Reporter has launched its membership program.

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • May 1, 2020

Thank you very much, it has been both humbling and encouraging receiving your generous support when so many are also in need of help. So far, we have raised just over $25,000 and are just 15% away from reaching our goal of $30,000.

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

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.

10th annual readers' poll starts

10th annual readers' poll starts

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 29, 2020

This year marks the 10th annual Bay Area Reporter readers' poll, the Besties, and voting begins Thursday, January 30.

LGBTQ History Month: Tavern Guild linked SF gay bars for first time

LGBTQ History Month: Tavern Guild linked SF gay bars for first time

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Oct 30, 2019

James "Robbie" Robinson vividly remembers the first time he walked into a gay bar in San Francisco. It was the 1950s, Robinson was in the Air Force and when he asked where the "main drag" in town was, he was pointed to Market Street.

LGBTQ History Month: Politics provide trove of LGBT historical artifacts

LGBTQ History Month: Politics provide trove of LGBT historical artifacts

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 30, 2019

A black and white photo in the upper right hand corner features a smiling male candidate decked out in a conservative suit and striped tie ensemble. His intense gaze is aimed directly at the camera and, thus, anyone viewing the poster.

LGBTQ History Month: Cushman's passions were on stage and off

LGBTQ History Month: Cushman's passions were on stage and off

  • by Victoria A. Brownworth
  • Oct 30, 2019

Charlotte Cushman was the greatest American actress of her era, a theatrical superstar and a gender-nonconforming lesbian who worked on stages in the U.S., Britain, and Rome throughout the mid-19th century.

LGBTQ History Month: Artwork among items in society's archives

LGBTQ History Month: Artwork among items in society's archives

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 23, 2019

The GLBT Historical Society's museum in the heart of San Francisco's Castro district operates similarly to that of any art museum.

LGBTQ History Month: The rise of the ballroom scene through the ages

LGBTQ History Month: The rise of the ballroom scene through the ages

  • by by Laura Smythe
  • Oct 23, 2019

The first time Jacen Bowman attended a house meeting, he had no idea what LGBTQ ballroom culture was.

LGBTQ History Month: Leather vests tell a larger tale of the subculture

LGBTQ History Month: Leather vests tell a larger tale of the subculture

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 16, 2019

The cute, furry faces of teddy bears provide a whimsical detail to the back of two leather vests worn by leathermen in a daddy and son relationship.

LGBTQ History Month Celebs take off-screen journey to on-screen equality

LGBTQ History Month Celebs take off-screen journey to on-screen equality

  • by Steve Rothaus
  • Oct 9, 2019

ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez said that as a young reporter in Miami, he was inspired by the greats of television journalism: Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Barbara Walters, and Katie Couric.