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Dalida — European Superstar Singer; the First Gay Icon?
With over 170 million records sold worldwide, Dalida was a pop music sensation in the 1980s. Yet, she remains almost unheard of in the English-speaking world.
Winter's Tales: New and Upcoming LGBTQ Books, Part 1
Book lovers have so many reasons to be excited, as it is already promising to be another stellar year for queer literature. Presented here are just a few examples of the amazing literary delights at — or coming soon to — a bookstore near you.
Happy Fates: Spain's 'Smiley's a Fun Gay Rom-com Series
The new gay rom-com from Spain, "Smiley," debuted on Netflix last month and is so uplifting you will feel sad when you've finished binge-watching. It's the must-watch television you didn't know you needed.
SF Ballet's 'next @ 90' Festival: Former Principal Dancer Nicolas Blanc Returns as Choreographer
In celebration of San Francisco Ballet's 90th anniversary, the company kicks off its spring season this month with the 'next@90 festival,' featuring nine world premiere ballets by nine choreographers from around the world, including Nicolas Blanc.
Jason Gotay Goes Cabaret: 'Gossip Girl' and 'Spider-Man' Star Gets Musically Vulnerable
Broadway and TV actor-singer Jason Gotay makes his San Francisco debut at Feinstein's at the Nikko this weekend on January 13 and 14. His new concert shares some intimate moments from his life.
Witches, B*tches, and Switches: The Lavender Tube on Gay Reality Dish, a New Anne Rice Series, and the Congressional Sh*tshow
Can lightning strike twice by bringing Anne Rice to the small screen? AMC hopes so. Also, a gay reality show's already controversial before it premieres, plus Congressional chaos.
Review: 'Living', with Queer Resonance, is about Embracing Life to Its Fullest
With 'Living,' gay director Oliver Hermanus and screenwriter Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro have met the challenge of creating an English version of Akira Kurosawa's "Ikiru."
Because of a Song: Holly Near Celebrates Oakland's Women's Music Scene with New Online Archive
Women's music legend Holly Near called the music made by women musicians in the 1970s a lifeline. A new website documents the contributions of hundreds of women artists.
FDA Approves Twice-yearly HIV Treatment
There is a new long-acting drug for people with highly resistant HIV who have, until now, had limited medication options.
Best LGBTQ+ Films of 2022
2022 will be remembered as the year LGBTQ films went mainstream, meaning Hollywood Studios were willing to make and market them at cineplexes. Unfortunately they were box office failures, especially "Bros," despite massive publicity and good press.
Presents and Presence: The Lavender Tube on Holiday Treats and 2022's Best in Shows
We love the holidays, so in addition to eight days of Chanukah, we have 12 days of Christmas, which means there's plenty of time left to watch some queer Christmas movies and make the Yuletide gay, right?
Michael J. Lato's 'Refugee Handbook' - a Real-life International Love Story
Michael J. Lato's first book shares the remarkable love story of a male couple and offers us a window into a world few of us will ever get to see for ourselves.
'As You Like It' - SF Playhouse's Gender-fluid Frolic
Shaina Taub, whose similarly contemporized '12th Night' delighted on this same stage last year, exhibits a topiarist's care in trimming and reshaping Shakespeare's original script.
'Beetlejuice the Musical' — National Tour's a Pulpy, Goofy, Juicy Good Time
As played with ghoulish gusto by Justin Collette in the musical's first-ever national tour, which launched at the Golden Gate Theatre last week, this 'Beetlejuice' is a comparable Mama Rose from the Dead.
Ty Hunter: Fashion Guru Pens Autobiography
The fashion and lifestyle book of the season has emerged. Mr. Ty Hunter has decided to grace the planet with "The Makeover From Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance, and Self-Discovery," an autobiography that's also about style and aesthetics.
'Cumming Home for Christmas' — Cade Maddox in Falcon Studios' Holiday Hump-fest
Cable networks like Hallmark and Lifetime abound with holiday movies designed for the whole family. Now, legendary gay adult studio Falcon is tossing its hat into the ring with an X-rated Xmas feature.
Review: Starr-gazing — 'Remember Me, Vicki Starr: The Visual History of a Trans Renegade' Uncovers an Unknown History
The 2021 photography book "Remember Me, Vicki Starr: The Visual History of a Trans Renegade" by Albert Tanquero and Lewis Rawlinson definitively answers the question of whether LGBT performers worked in historic North Beach nightclubs.
'White Lotus,' White Lies: The Lavender Tube on Hit Series and a Serial Liar
'The White Lotus' is everyone's favorite guilty and super-gay pleasure. 'Kindred' jumps time, dramatically. And 'Grey's Anatomy' writer Elisabeth Finch lied about, well, everything.
'The Whale' - Brendan Fraser's Brilliant Queer Comeback
Brendan Fraser's Charlie in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale" may not only be the year's best performance by a male actor, but may later be judged as one of the decade's top master classes in acting.
Meredith Monk's 'The Recordings'- 13-CD Set Documents Four Decades
One of the quiet revelations of "Meredith Monk: The Recordings" (ECM New Series) is that Monk herself confides that it was Janis Joplin who set her — and her voice — free. The 13-CD set chronicles the thrust of her expansive career.