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Online Extra: Dekkoo Queer Short Film Competition
Dekkoo, the streaming website for independent LGBT films, is launching a one-week short film challenge, with up to $10,000.00 in prizes.
Hollywood Could, Should: Ryan Murphy's New Series, Gay Bakers, Lesbian Cops and More
We have come to expect the unexpected from Ryan Murphy, one of the most prolific gay show runners in all of television. Hollywood is stylish, soignée and a beautiful, sexy, wildly uneven mess.
Advanced and Enchanting - Jeanne-Baptiste Lully's 'Isis' on CD
The curtain had barely come down on the final performance of his tour of the Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera, 'Isis,' when Vienna's Theater an der Wien was forced to lock its doors indefinitely. The CD recording captures its audible beauty.
Taylor-made - Holland Taylor in Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood'
According to Ryan Murphy, "Casting a television show is like casting a dinner party. It's like, 'Well, who do I want to sit next to for the next six months of my life?'" In the case of his new Netflix series 'Hollywood,' Murphy has set an amazing table.
Clinical Trial Shows Remdesivir Speeds COVID-19 Recovery
Remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug from Gilead Sciences, led to faster recovery of patients with advanced COVID-19, according to data from a randomized clinical trial released April 29 by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Schiff Talks Federal Coronavirus Response, Draws Parallels to Impeachment
Congressman Adam Schiff, who made headlines as the lead House impeachment manager during the trial of President Donald Trump earlier this year, participated in an April 29 virtual town hall with the Commonwealth Club.
SF Gay Couple Weds Amid Virus Lockdown
A gay San Francisco couple tied the knot amid the city's shelter-in-place order.
Award-Winning Gay Photojournalist Dies of COVID-19
Award-winning Iranian-born gay photojournalist Shahin Shahablou died in a London hospital April 15 of complications from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. He was 56.
Online Extra: Frameline's Screenings, Fundraiser and New Distribution Director
Amid the pandemic crisis, Frameline wraps up its fundraiser, screens films and documentaries, and announced the hiring of its new Director of Distribution and Educational Programming.
Hit and Mrs. America - Cate Blanchett's Masterful, Superlative Performance As Phyllis Schlafly
When Cate Blanchett told her mother she was going to portray Phyllis Schlafly, she replied, 'Why would you want to play someone like that?' And Cate said, 'Because you just asked me that question. I want to find out who she is.'"
Online Extra: Folsom Street Fair, Up Your Alley, Will Be Virtual in 2020
Folsom Street Events — producers of the Folsom Street and Up Your Alley fairs in San Francisco's South of Market district — announced April 27 that both events will be held virtually this year in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Clayton Vote Kicks Off Campaign to See East Bay Cities Fly Pride Flag Come June
With Clayton voting to fly the rainbow flag for the first time this year during Pride month, LGBT leaders are hopeful all 19 cities in Contra Costa County will do the same this June.
Some Evidence That HIV Drug Could Aid in COVID-19 Fight
Samantha Mottet knew she was dying of COVID-19. She feared her death was near but she didn't want to die on April 2. It was her brother's birthday. She didn't want her family to have to think of her passing on that day.
SF Mayor Taps Gay Man to Lead Housing, Community Development office
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Tuesday named Eric D. Shaw as the new director of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development.
Gay Asylum Seeker in ICE Custody Released Upon Bond Payment
A gay San Francisco man in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has been released following the payment of $10,000 bond.
2020 SF Dyke March Canceled
The annual Dyke March, which has occurred annually the day before San Francisco's LGBT Pride parade since 1993, is one of the latest in a long line of Pride-related events canceled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
SF AIDS Walk Will Move to Virtual Format for 2020
This year's San Francisco AIDS Walk is one of the latest outdoor events to move to a virtual-only format due to the physical distancing required to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak.
SF Mayor Names Trans Woman to Transportation Board
Mayor London Breed on Thursday appointed Jane Natoli to a seat on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors, making her the first out trans person to serve in that capacity.
Bedazzlers: The Cockettes in Print: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy 1969-1972
Half a century ago, a bedazzled assortment of psychedelically-influenced, collective-living, sexually experimental, and inherently theatrical gay men and straight women forever transformed the Bay Area's cultural landscape. They were The Cockettes.
B.A.R., Other LGBT Media, Fundraise to Stay Afloat
As the economy reels from the effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak, LGBT news organizations aren't just covering other companies facing closure — they are trying to stay in business themselves.