Premieres Aplenty at NCTC

This will be NCTC's 35th anniversary season for what was widely perceived as simply a gay theater in its early years, a designation that was consistent with the times but can no longer box in the work being produced.

by Richard Dodds | Apr 3, 2016

Trash Trilogy Screens

Three notorious, noxious and beloved 1970s comedies - "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," and "Desperate Living" - will be screened at an upcoming John Waters retrospective at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St. in San Francisco, April 4-10.

by Sari Staver | Apr 2, 2016

Out There :: What's the Buzz Up on the Roof?

Last week found Out There reeling rooftop as we attended the press unveiling of a new Rooftop Bee Sanctuary and Cocktail Herb Garden at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco.

by Roberto Friedman | Apr 2, 2016

Queens of Cabaret to Hold Court at Great American Music Hall

Two cabaret talents light up the Great American Music Hall next Saturday: Andrea Marcovicci and Shawn Ryan.

by David-Elijah Nahmod | Apr 3, 2016

Miss Hope Springs' Cabaret Cool at Oasis

While some hilarious camp moments and a saucy wit are part of the show, Jeffries' more subtle approach offers a different take on the usual drag show.

by Jim Provenzano | Apr 3, 2016

Anti-Gay State Laws Aid Push for CA Travel Ban Bill

The nationwide backlash against anti-gay laws recently passed in Georgia and North Carolina is aiding efforts to enact legislation in California that would ban taxpayer-funded travel to such states, LGBT advocates say.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 2, 2016

Lawmakers Protest Treatment of LGBT Detainees

Congressman Mike Honda (D-San Jose) and other lawmakers recently told the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that efforts to improve treatment of LGBT detainees "fall short" of their goal.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Apr 3, 2016

New SF Historical Society ED Sets Out to Save LGBT Sites

"I am very interested in preserving sites," said Beswick, adding that he also has "a reasonable expectation some sites are going to get torn down. Then the question becomes how do we commemorate those sites? It is important that work be done."

by Matthew S. Bajko | Apr 2, 2016

Escape to New York for a Cultural Fling

My girlfriend and I were feeling the tug of New York pulling at us from 3,000 miles away, or it might have been my auntie, who lives in Manhattan, asking us to visit. You don't have to twist our arms to escape to the Big Apple.

by Heather Cassell | Apr 3, 2016

Bike Share Expansion Planned for the Castro

Castro residents are enthusiastic about the San Francisco bike share program's proposed expansion into the neighborhood.

by Sari Staver | Apr 2, 2016


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