Bay Area Reporter
Blow Buddies building up for sale
Blow Buddies, a private gay sex club that's operated in South of Market since 1988, could be in danger of closure. The owner is trying to sell the building, which is located at 933 Harrison Street.
Queering the Schmear - Jewish Halloween's a delish drag at Oasis
Costumes are encouraged on March 23, when Congregation Shaar Zahav, San Francisco's synagogue for LGBTQ Jews, families and friends, celebrates Purim, a joyous holiday which is Judaism's answer to Halloween.
SF Mayor London Breed Names City's First LGBT Fire Chief
Mayor London Breed named Deputy Chief Jeanine Nicholson as the next chief of the San Francisco Fire Department.
2 Arrested in Torture Death of Man
San Francisco police have arrested two people in connection with the torture death of George Randall-Saldivar, who was the adopted son of two gay dads.
Ann and Maxine Weldon — Allies from Before Stonewall to the AIDS Era
Ann and Maxine Weldon from Bakersfield performed in clubs beginning in the 1950s and developed relationships with their gay audiences that came to benefit both the audience and the performers.
Letters to the editor
This week's letters to the editor.
German Zeitgeist
The 23rd Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, unspooling new films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, kicks off at the Castro Theatre, March 8-10.
BREAKING: Jury Finds Rickleffs Guilty in SF gay Stylist's Death
A San Francisco jury has found defendant James Rickleffs guilty of first-degree murder in the death of gay hairstylist Steven "Eriq" Escalon, whom he had met at a gay bar in the city's Castro district in June 2012.
NYC to have Pride of a lifetime for Stonewall 50
There's no question: New York City Pride, combined with WorldPride for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, is going to be historic.
News Briefs: Rainbow flag co-creator seeks funds for Stonewall 50 project
The woman who co-created the original 1978 rainbow flags with the late Gilbert Baker and another gay man has started a crowdfunding campaign to recreate that iconic LGBT Pride symbol for schools, community centers, and other groups.
Think like a marketer
Why is it difficult for some to find erotic connections? I've talked to a lot of kinksters about this and a discussion point comes up repeatedly; the role online life has in finding play partners.
Gay man claims bias at SJ Mexican Consulate
A gay man claims he was discriminated against at the Mexican Consulate in San Jose when a clerk refused to change his passport to reflect his married name.
Trump administration's gay decriminalization strategy draws skepticism
Global LGBT experts and human rights advocates sounded alarms following the Trump administration's announcement to develop global strategy to decriminalize homosexuality.
Transmissions: 'Ducking' transgender athletes
Centuries ago, during the witch trials of the medieval era, a unique way of determining who was or wasn't a witch was created.
Ian Harvie: Trans-forming comedy
Ian Harvie, the trans comedian and actor best known for playing Dale on Transparent, is slightly abashed to share his earliest transgender inklings. He'll perform March 6-9 at SF's Punch Line Comedy Club.
Gay stylist was a partier, Rickleffs' defense says
A defense attorney painted a different picture of gay stylist Steven "Eriq" Escalon, saying he was a partier, when it began to call witnesses in the murder trial of James Rickleffs, which entered its fourth week in San Francisco Superior Court.
CA DMV rejects leather vanity plate
The leather lifestyle is apparently too sexual for officials with the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
San Francisco's 'Winter of Love' turns 15
It was 15 years ago this week that then-San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom ushered in a bold stand for same-sex couples when he ordered city officials to issue them marriage licenses.
Political Notebook: In a first, CA transit agency reports contracts with LGBT businesses
In the fiscal year 2016-2017 the California Department of Transportation awarded a construction contract worth $1,367,300 to a bisexual-owned business.
Federal suit against Philly safe injection site draws criticism
The federal government has thrown up another roadblock to supervised injection sites, filing a lawsuit against Philadelphia's Safehouse, which had hoped to open the first such facility in the United States.