Bay Area Reporter
Transmissions: We're Right Here
Many years ago, when I was early in my own transition, I was listening to a drive-time talk show on KFI in Los Angeles. The topic at hand was a teacher who had just come out as a trans woman.
Breaking: San Jose Gay Bathhouse Watergarden Closes for Good
After 43 years in business, gay bathhouse The Watergarden in San Jose has closed for good due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Welcome to Chechnya: Searing Documentary Exposes Violent Homophobia
David France's searing new, brutal chilling exposé documentary, 'Welcome to Chechnya' is the harrowing saga of the purging war, via torture, beatings, and executions of LGBTQ people in Chechnya spearheaded by its Putin puppet leader, Ramzan Kadyrov.
UN LGBTQ Expert Calls for Global Ban of Conversion Therapy
The United Nations' LGBTQ expert called for a global ban on so-called conversion therapy in Geneva last week.
Rufus Rules: An Interview with Rufus Wainwright
For those who have been counting (and patiently waiting), it's been 12 years since Rufus Wainwright has released an album of original pop music. Rest assured that with 'Unfollow the Rules,' Wainwright doesn't disappoint.
Researchers Report Long-Acting Injectable PrEP More Effective than Truvada
Long-acting injections of cabotegravir administered every two months were more effective at preventing HIV than daily Truvada for gay and bisexual men and transgender women, researchers reported last week at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.
SF Queer-Owned Bar Jolene's Faces Lawsuit, Demands for Change
Jolene's Bar and Restaurant in the Mission district is embroiled in twin controversies — a lawsuit from one former owner, and anonymous allegations of employee mistreatment, manipulation, racism, and cover-ups of alleged sexual assaults.
Hearing Their Stories: Queercore Podcasts Share LGBT History
The QueerCore Podcast, hosted by August Bernadicou, elucidates radical, LGBTQ activists' dark histories. It is a spotlight on the catalysts who fought in the front-lines, in the back-lines and in the trenches of civil rights.
SF Supervisors to Take Up Gay Bathhouse Policy Changes
San Francisco supervisors Thursday will take up proposed changes to how the city governs adult sex venues.
AIDS Quilt Goes Virtual As New Pandemic Brings Back Memories
The National AIDS Memorial grove has launched a virtual version of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to coincide with the 23rd International AIDS Conference being held July 6-10.
Twin Peaks Tavern Documentary's Benefit Screening July 10
A Castro district institution for decades, the historic Twin Peaks Tavern is the subject of a 2019 documentary, to be screened as an online fundraiser July 10.
Researchers Report Long-Term HIV Remission in Brazilian Man
A man in Brazil man who was treated with an intensive experimental regimen has no evidence of remaining HIV after more than 15 months off antiretroviral therapy, researchers reported Tuesday at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.
Meet Brian Falduto: Gay Life Coach Is Also A Little Bit Country
Fame came early for Brian Falduto, a child actor in 'School of Rock.' Falduto is now back in the limelight, albeit in a very different way. He's an LGBTQ life coach and Country music singer-songwriter.
SF Opera Summer Season Online
Missing SF Opera's summer performances? Tune in on Friday, July 10 at 7:30pm for a 90-minute free digital broadcast showcasing the many musicians, performers, and luminaries who would have shaped our summer season.
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Walter Mercado will make you laugh, make you surprised, make you raise an eyebrow or two. And he will bring you to tears with his sincerest wish that you have love, the "Mucho mucho amor" part of the title of the new Netflix documentary about his life.
Q-Music: Iggy Pop's 'Lust For Life,' 'The Idiot' Re-released
When it comes to Iggy Pop's solo work, he has yet to top the two he released in 1977: 'The Idiot' and 'Lust For Life,' each one newly reissued in expanded, double disc, deluxe editions, both produced by David Bowie.
Women Bending Genres: 'Good Kisser,' 'A Good Woman is Hard to Find' Reviewed
Lesbian filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton seems to have a thing for intimate, almost stagey movies. Her latest, 'Good Kisser,' also fits into that mold. Abner Pastoll's thriller 'A Good Woman is Hard to Find' is also reviewed.
Homecoming Queen: Carter Sickels' 'The Prettiest Star'
The premise of Carter Sickels' novel 'The Prettiest Star' is one that is very much based on the kind of real circumstances many gay men grappled with in the AIDS years of the 1980s.
Take Out Some 'Hot Trash' with Oasis TV
Along with their weekly cavalcade of online entertainments, host D'Arcy Drollinger takes on current events in a dishy blend of 'Talk Soup' and 'Drag Race.'
Sylvester's 'Step II' Rereleased, Short Documentary Airs
Disco icon Sylvester's 'Step II' album has been reissued, and a short online documentary tells the story of his fabulous yet too-brief career and life.