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WEBIt's hard to believe that The Monster Show has been around for 21 years, yet on September 26 the show will throw a big birthday bash for its 21st birthday at its home bar, The Edge in the Castro district. Since 1971, the newspaper of record for the San Francisco Bay Area Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
Obituaries: Erik Butterfield - Bay Area Reporter
WEBObituaries: Erik Butterfield. April 4, 1982 — April 2, 2024. Erik Butterfield, a vibrant soul with an infectious zest for life, left this world at the age of 41 on April 2, 2024, two days before his 42nd birthday. Born on April 4, 1982, in Seattle, Erik brought light and joy to all who knew him. He attended Newport High School and then the ...
Obituaries News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBOBITUARIES. by Cynthia Laird. Aug 14, 2024. Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California.
Fate of gay bathhouse chain Steamworks hangs in balance amid …
WEBJun 21, 2023 · The fate of the Steamworks Baths chain hangs in the balance, as two companies with ownership stakes duke it out in a court battle that includes allegations of impersonation, attempted poisoning, and requested drug delivery.
Folsom Street Fair 2022 - Bay Area Reporter
WEBMonday September 26, 2022. Share this Post: Kink in all its glory hit the South of Market streets for the annual Folsom Street Fair on Sept. 25. Attendees dressed in leather, rubber, fetish gear, drag —and for some not dressed in much at all— enjoyed strutting their kinky garb. www.folsomstreet.org.
Editorial: Retain California justices :: Bay Area Reporter
WEBOct 26, 2022 · Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Largely flying under the radar on the November 8 ballot are the retention elections for California Supreme Court and appellate court justices. It’s important that voters retain all of them.
Stewart becomes 1st lesbian presiding CA appellate court justice
WEBJustice Therese Stewart of San Francisco has broken through another pink judicial ceiling with her confirmation as the first lesbian presiding justice on a California appellate court. She doubles the number of out justices presiding over a division of one of the state's six appellate courts. A judicial review body confirmed Stewart as presiding ...
Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara: alive and kicking, and on tour
WEBBut if it if we found the time, absolutely. Dead Sara opens for Demi Lovato Sept. 27 at The Masonic, 1111 California St. $20-$130. www.deadsara.com Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Hard rocking L.A.-based band Dead Sara has been at …
Online Extra: Parole denied for killer of Bay Area transgender teen
WEBSep 11, 2019 · Michael William Magidson, the last of the four murderers of trans teen Gwen Araujo who is still in prison, was denied parole this week during a hearing at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California where he is being held, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sylvia Guerrero, Araujo's mom, wrote in …
'Let the Canary Sing' - Cyndi Lauper's life and career in new ...
WEBJun 18, 2024 · The documentary "Let the Canary Sing" a nostalgic look at her life and career, is currently streaming on Paramount +, directed by Alison Ellwood, who four years ago made an excellent film about "The Go-Go's." While well-intentioned and intermittently fascinating due to its subject, Canary in comparison seems safe and staid.