Bay Area Reporter
Jeremy Jordan :: Broadway & TV Star at The Herbst
Jeremy Jordan, the multi-talented singer-actor who's shared the screen and stage with newsboys, superheroes and bank robbers, will sing and talk with accompanist and erudite interviewer Seth Rudetsky on March 18 at the Herbst Theatre.
Santa Clara Hires Trans Manager
The Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs announced this week that Anthony Ross will be the manager of its new transgender program.
Record Number of LGBT Judges on CA Bench
There were 53 LGBT judges serving on the California bench as of December 31 last year, according to the latest demographic data released by the state's judicial council.
Farrell Taps Gay Man to Head DPA
San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell has nominated a gay African-American man to permanently lead the city's Department of Police Accountability
Political Notebook: Leno Secures LGBT Backing in SF Mayor's Race
In his bid to become San Francisco's first gay mayor, Mark Leno has picked up the support of two groups aimed at electing LGBT people to office, as well as two out former Democratic speakers of the state Assembly.
Business Briefs: LGBT Chambers to Talk Policy at SF Summit
LGBT business owners set to gather in San Francisco for conference.
Mopping Maupin
I was well into Joseph Cassara's "The House of Impossible Beauties" (Ecco/Harper Collins) before I could identify what reading it reminded me of: Armistead Maupin's early "Tales of the City."
Snapshots of Exciting New Operas
Innovative and aptly named West Edge Opera presented a second year of the company's ambitious programming venture "Snapshot" in the East Bay and San Francisco recently.
Hedy Brew
Even before she left her Nazi-threatened Austrian childhood home, it was clear that Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) was not just another pretty face.
Curtain Calls for Queer Space?
Polk Gulch was the place to be. It was the place where the community first celebrated its holiest of high holidays, Halloween, and where parades, marches, and protests took place.
Volunteering - It's Good for You!
The organized elements of the leather and kink world run mostly on the energy of volunteers. Whether it's a play party, social event, education class, or whatever, most of them are produced and run by volunteers.
Political Notebook: Out Alameda Judge, Education Official Receive Support
A lesbian judge on the Alameda County Superior Court and a gay man on the county's board of education have the backing of an East Bay LGBT political group for their re-election bids this year.
Health Issues, Youth Focus of CA LGBT Bills
The needs of youth and health issues within the LGBT community are the main focus of a bill package California lawmakers and advocacy groups are pushing during the 2018 legislative session.
Gay SF Parks Alliance CEO Marks First Year
Since moving to San Francisco nearly three years ago, San Francisco Parks Alliance CEO Drew Becher has noticed that its residents have a relationship to the city's parks and open spaces unlike anything he has witnessed in the other metro areas he has live
Castro CBD Accepts $20K from Natali
A $20,000 donation to the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District for the purpose of a local vacancy reduction study in the Castro came from an unlikely source: controversial local landlord Les Natali.
SF DA Wants Auto Break-In Task Force
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón plans to ask the city's Board of Supervisors and mayor for about $1 million to establish a task force to address automobile break-ins.
Music Legend with Changing Parts
At 81, American composer Philip Glass deserves to be called a living legend. For five decades the prolific writer has been at the forefront of music.
Her Cup & Basement Runneth Over
American performance artist Laurie Anderson is one of those rare geniuses whose talents span diverse fields - music, painting, sculpture, film, storytelling, even the invention of musical instruments.
1 + 1 = t.w.five
Swedish figurative painter Pernilla Andersson and Brazilian photographer and screen printer Paula Pereira were working independently and had already claimed their respective aliases when they joined forces - and their pseudonyms - in 2009 to form t.w.five
John Fisher Plays His Trump Card
Like most Americans who voted, John Fisher expected the safe and sane candidate to triumph over the one who had so deliciously torn apart his fellow Republicans during the primaries.