Folsom Street ED Leaving for New Job

The longtime executive director of the nonprofit that produces the annual Folsom Street fetish fair has announced his resignation.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Oct 30, 2016

In 2016, Being an Out Candidate a Matter of Degrees

In 1961 the late drag queen Jose Sarria broke open the political closet door when he sought a San Francisco supervisor seat. It marked the first time the country had seen an out gay man run for public office.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Oct 29, 2016

On the Tab :: Oct. 20 - 17

Holiday costumery begins to weave into our nightlife favorites. And to those for whom fancy dress isn't their cuppa, plenty of regular non-Halloween-themed nightlife events await.

Oct 20, 2016

Lone Star Sold to Bartenders

The Lone Star Saloon, the popular South of Market bear bar, has been bought by two of its bartenders.

by Jim Provenzano | Oct 23, 2016

Starlight Room Cancels Juanita More's Gay Event

"Floor 21," the Wednesday happy hour hosted by Juanita More, was abruptly cancelled by new management at The Starlight Room, the penthouse club in the downtown Sir Francis Drake Hotel.

by Jim Provenzano | Oct 22, 2016

Out There :: 2016: A Space Odyssey

Some symphonygoers get up on their high horse about film screenings at the concert hall accompanied by full orchestra, calling them "orchestra karaoke." But Out There always enjoys these events

by Roberto Friedman | Oct 22, 2016

Through A Japanese Postwar Lens

"Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now," the second photography show to open at SFMOMA's Pritzker Center for Photography in the last two weeks, is a tsunami of images.

by Sura Wood | Oct 23, 2016

337-Year-Old Prima Donna Rules!

The saga of a 337-year-old prima donna seducing her way through eternity is told with Janacek's typical economy of expression. The intricate plot unfolds rapidly, even if his adaptation of Karel Capek's play is mostly conversational for the first two acts

by Philip Campbell | Oct 23, 2016

From 'Beach' to Memorial: Castro Site Evolves Over Decades

The corner of 18th and Castro streets - arguably the center of the gay universe - was known in the 1970s and 1980s as a sunny social spot for gay men who had escaped to San Francisco from other parts of the country.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Oct 23, 2016

Inclusive Tribe Adds Hotel to Casino

When Graton Rancheria Tribal Chairman Greg Sarris showed up at Guerneville's Rainbow Cattle Company this summer with a $10,000 check for the Orlando massacre survivors, it was obvious that the Graton folks are not just your every day casino owners.

by Lois Pearlman | Oct 22, 2016


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