Bay Area Reporter
Mostly British Gets It All Right
Since its inception a decade ago, the Mostly British Film Festival has carved out an unusual niche, distinguishing itself among a crowded field of local festivals as a reliable source for classic and first-run English-language movies from abroad.
Mary Wilson :: The Supreme Singer Performs at Feinstein's
The incomparable Mary Wilson, a founding member of Diana Ross and The Supremes, makes her debut at Feinstein's at the Nikko on February 16. The chanteuse will be singing familiar Supremes classics and tunes from the Great American Songbook.
Bananarama's Back
If you listened to pop radio or watched MTV during the 1980s, it was pretty much impossible to avoid the London-based trio, which plays the Warfield on February 21.
API Wellness Announces Name Change
A San Francisco-based nonprofit known for providing health services to the city's Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT community and residents of the Tenderloin neighborhood has changed its name.
CA Bill Would Extend Caps on Drug Costs for PWAs, Others
Gay state Senator Scott Wiener introduced a bill this week that would permanently extend drug-pricing protections for people who are living with HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Fresno Man Charged in '15 Killing of Trans Woman
A man was charged this week in the 2015 killing of a transgender Fresno woman.
Queer Artists Visualize Chosen Ancestors
For many queer and trans people, learning about LGBTQ history was not a part of their growing up.
CA Bill, SF Report Aim to Support LGBTQ Students
California Assemblyman Tony Thurmond has introduced legislation that would provide for training educators to support LGBTQ students.
California Dream Design Landscape
Californians believe that most of the great new ideas, innovations and trends are generated and nurtured in our free-thinking, unconventional state, then emanate outward to the rest of the world, which has to catch up.
Transgender Heroism
"A Fantastic Woman," the 2018 Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee from Chile, opens in the shadows, within a poorly lit Santiago nightclub.
Lorraine Hansberry Lives!
Arguably the original promulgator of Black Lives Matter, the African-American lesbian playwright Lorraine Hansberry, though dead 53 years, hasn't been forgotten.
Savoyard Affair
Lamplighters Music Theatre entered the 2018 side of their 65th season last weekend with an exuberant production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Gondoliers, or, The King of Barataria" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Parsing Nerds :: Will Roland on 'Dear Evan Hansen' and His One-Man Show
"If I was 6' 3" and muscular, I'd have to make peace with playing romantic leads," wisecracks toothy-grinned, Cyranosed actor/singer Will Roland. "We are all stuck within our types a little bit."
Magic Mascara Wand :: Powerblouse to Make Over Rafael Mandelman
I got the chance to sit down with District 8 Supervisor candidate Rafael Mandelman and talk about some of the big issues that have been plaguing District 8, specifically the Castro area.
Gay SF Man Who'd Been Missing Found Dead
A gay San Francisco man whose friends had reported him missing has been found dead.
Show Business Thrives on Geary Street
Big news arrived cheek-by-jowl from the side-by-side theaters on Geary Street.
Watch Your Back! 'Noir City' Fest Wraps
This year's Noir City film festival at the Castro Theatre finishes with some rarely seen examples of the genre.
Breed Pivots Back to Being Board Prez
Two days after being jettisoned as acting mayor of San Francisco by a majority of her colleagues on the Board of Supervisors, District 5 Supervisor London Breed showed no signs that the political upheaval at City Hall had diminished her spirit.
Medical Pot Pioneer Dennis Peron Dies
Dennis Peron, a gay man who spearheaded the fight for medical cannabis, died after a long battle with lung cancer Saturday, January 27, soon after the implementation of a law allowing recreational marijuana use in California. He was 71.
Besties Balloting Begins
Balloting for the Bay Area Reporter's eighth readers' poll, the Besties, begins Thursday (February 1).