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Pot is Legal in California
As of Wednesday morning, some 20 San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries had filed applications with the city and state to obtain approval to begin selling cannabis to adults over age 21.
CA Rings in New LGBT Bills
Legislation that allows people to identify as non-binary on their birth certificates and other documents and a bill that decriminalizes HIV are among those that went into effect in California on January 1.
Oakland LGBTQ Center Takes Control of Its Lease
Oakland's LGBTQ Community Center has taken over the entire space that it had been sharing.
So Long, 2017 Bay Area Art World!
With 2018 just around the corner, it's time to pause and reflect on the year that was in art.
Tinsel Tunes 2017
The 10th anniversary edition expanded reissue of Josh Groban's "Noel" (Reprise), one of the biggest-selling Christmas album of all time, now boasts six additional songs, including four newly recorded selections.
Gay SF Man to Stand Trial in Murder Case
A gay San Francisco man accused of brutally killing an older man and stealing thousands of dollars from him has been ordered to stand trial.
MCC-SF's Brick Memorial Likely Can't Be Salvaged
If the "Miracle on Eureka Street," a sidewalk brick memorial, is to be saved when the old Metropolitan Community Church-San Francisco building is demolished, it likely won't be in the same form it is today.
10 More Winners on 2017 Screens
The second half of our top films of 2017 begins and ends with young men in love (Germany's "Center of My World," Britain's "God's Own Country.")
2017 Bay Area Theatre in Review
Here are 10 excellent productions seen in 2017 that provoke the stoutest memories.
Wiener Reflects on 1st Year in Senate
Having built a reputation as a policy wonk during his time on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, gay state Senator Scott Wiener entered his first year in the Legislature determined to pass significant bills. Now he looks back.
Transgender Nurse Eyes CA Governorship
Buoyed by the historic wins last month of transgender candidates across the country, Veronika Fimbres is aiming to become the first transgender governor of California.
SF Supe's Program to Address Sex Work
San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen has announced she's launching a pilot program to address public safety concerns around sex work in the Mission district.
Parker Settles In as Head of Victory Fund
Lesbian former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the new president and CEO of the national Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Victory Institute, is ready to get to work as the organization prepares to help LGBT candidates across the country next year.
A Tale of Two Nutcrackers
San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker, the longest-running complete production of this ballet in the country, opened its umpteenth annual run last week at the Opera House.
Nick Spangler :: Local Talent Makes Good on Broadway
"Since I've Been Gone" chronicles the time since Spangler left home to pursue a life on the stage.
SF Says Goodbye to Mayor Lee
A grieving city paid its respects to Ed Lee, San Francisco's 43rd mayor and first Chinese-American occupant of Room 200 at City Hall, at a packed memorial service Sunday under the rotunda of what Lee referred to as "the people's palace."
Gay Publisher Buys B.A.R.
The Bay Area Reporter has been sold to a gay man who has helmed the legacy LGBTQ publication in various capacities for more than 20 years.
Fighting Cancer, Concord LGBT Center ED Announces Retirement
In 2010 Ben-David Barr, Ph.D., the executive director of the Rainbow Community Center in Concord, started getting sick, but his doctors were unable to figure out why he was ill.
Resurrection of Tonya Harding
Tonya Harding is a name that lives in infamy.
Top 11 Films of 2017
Marking 2017 are 11 films that cover themes including a glorious celebration of same-sex union ("Call Me by Your Name").