Bay Area Reporter
Queer Spring Non-Fiction
After a brutal winter, made even more difficult by the pandemic and killer storms, the Spring Equinox has arrived and warmer weather days are in sight. The following new non-fiction books are a good way to welcome the new season.
Man On Man: Roddy Bottum and Joey Holman
Gay modern rock icon Roddy Bottum's teamed up with his boyfriend Joey Holman to form Man on Man, a duo dedicated to openly gay music that aims for your heart, ears, and groin.
She Kissed a Girl: 'F*ck7thGrade's Innovative Entertainment
Jill Sobule's fabulous and fierce "F*ck7thGrade," a musical presented as a rock concert by City Theatre Company, shares a tuneful quilt constructed of songs from eight of Sobule's studio albums.
Wins and Losses: The Lavender Tube on 'Pose,' Page, 'Mare,' 'Crip Camp,' and More
MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle eviscerates West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's inept anti-trans remarks, "Pose"'s third and final season, "Mare of Easttown" stars Kate Winslet, Elliot Page's Oprah interview, and "Crip Camp's Oscar loss are covered in our TV column.
50 Years in 50 Weeks; 1975 - Empress and an Elephant
1975 was a great year for B.A.R. covers, but the most legendary image of the year is assuredly that of Empress Doris riding an elephant down Polk Street for the annual Gay Freedom Day Parade. How did it happen? And why?
Together Together: Trans Actress Patti Harrison Shines in Lead Role
Though Ed Helms is top billed, its transgender comedian Patti Harrison who walks away with the top acting honors in "Together Together," Nikole Beckwith's charming new comedy/drama about the relationship between a prospective single dad and his surrogate.
Back in Business: SF Opera, Symphony Return with Live and Drive-in Concerts
After more than a year of waiting and worry, the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Symphony are back to live, in-person performances of 'The Barber of Seville' and Adler Fellows drive-in concerts in Marin, and symphony indoor concerts.
'The Normal Heart' Online Reading to Benefit One Archives Foundation
The late playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart' presented a scathing critique of complacency and concern in the early years of the AIDS pandemic. An online staged reading on May 8 will benefit The One Archives in Los Angeles.
B.A.R. Talks Series Kicks Off with Photojournalist Rick Gerharter
Continuing the Bay Area Reporter's 50th anniversary celebrations, May 6 kicks off our B.A.R. Talks series, with veteran photojournalist Rick Gerharter, who will discuss his career and new project, curating the GLBT History Museum's B.A.R. online exhibit.
50 in 50 April 1974: Undies at The EndUp
As advertised in the April 17, 1974 Bay Area Reporter, the EndUp's Jockey Short Contest, immortalized by Armistead Maupin in his best-selling "Tales of the City" series, took place frequently at the South of Market nightclub.
'God of Vengeance' - Yiddish Play Features Theater's First Lesbian Kiss
The 1906 play 'God of Vengeance' caused a sensation. When performed on Broadway in 1923, the cast was arrested on obscenity charges due to its lesbian kiss.Yiddish Theatre Ensemble's new online adaptation begins May 2.
Festive Films from Afar: OUTshine Film Festival Highlights
South Florida's OUTshine Film Festival streams a variety of LGBT-themed feature films though May 2. From dance history to coming of age in Switzerland, variety is the new queer cinema.
Sam Rush's 'Swallow' - Poet Shatters the Mold of Identity
In the new poetry collection "Swallow," by Sam Rush (Sibling Rivalry Press), we're given a lot of content that wakes up the reader into identity, forms, breaking forms, and into freedoms that are part of our constant becoming.
Q-Music: Women Still Work It
Juliana Hatfield, Lana Del Ray, Merry Clayton and Mary Karlzen's new music will stir your soul and please your ears.
Pining for Curtain Time: 'Feel the Spirit,' 'A Letter to Harvey Milk'
The ever-adventurous Shotgun Players offers up an agonizingly of-the-moment, tailored-for-teleconferencing commission by playwright Noelle Viñas, while the online adaptation of the musical 'A Letter to Harvey Milk' also works online.
Filmfests Offer a Queer Eye: Frameline presales, OUTshine, CAAMfest Host Online, Drive-in Screenings
Four fabulous film festivals are rolling out their ticketing plans, with online screening schedules and even some fun drive-in shows. Get the reel deal info on Frameline, OUTshine, Livable Planet and CAAMfest movie events with LGBT content.
Review: 'Mike Nichols: A Life,' Celebrated in New Biography
Written by Mark Harris, the husband of gay playwright Tony Kushner, the new Mike Nichols biography profiles a prickly genius who was a virtuoso observer of others, yet a stranger to himself.
Allen Ginsberg's First Recorded "Howl"
It was the poem that defined a generation. "Howl," Allen Ginsberg's defiantly gay manifesto, and other poems, will be released on audio by Omnivore Recordings on CD, LP, and in multiple streaming and download formats.
Dreamin' is Free: Sean Dorsey Dance Presents New Online Works
Taking his art outdoors and on video, the always-innovative Sean Dorsey discussed his new dance works as part of the company's 2021 At-Home Season (April 16-18), and the new series "The Lost Art of Dreaming."
Andra Day in 'The United States v. Billie Holiday'
The queer, Black classic that everyone in the LGBTQ community deserves is here. "The United States v. Billie Holiday," as a film, is an indictment, instructional guide and spiritual love letter rolled into one.