
Beckles Seeks Assembly Seat
Should she win, Beckles would be the first out African-American state legislator and the first LGBT member of the state Legislature from the East Bay.
The Encounter
Most of "The Encounter" takes place in the throbbing Amazon jungle, where the sonic theatrical opportunities are endless.
Cinderella Stories
Two big dance spectacles opened last week on opposite sides of the Bay.
Born to Kvetch
The veteran New Yorker magazine cartoonist Roz Chast is now the subject of "Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs," a large, thoroughly entertaining exhibition that opened last week at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
They Sure Sang a Mouthful :: Roomful of Teeth
Roomful of Teeth, the self-described "Grammy-winning vocal project," finally made it to San Francisco last week with a short but satisfying one-afternoon-only performance at the new Taube Atrium Theater.
BARchive :: Purple Reign
In a few short years North Beach was ground zero for a host of talented musicians, comics and poets not associated with the Beats. The Purple Onion was central to that world.
On the Tab :: May 4 - 11
Food, flames, frolics and fey fun fill out a festive week of nightlife events.
Tech Sector Hostile to LGBT Workers, Says Study
People who identify as LGBT are more likely than other underrepresented groups to leave jobs in technology because they experienced bullying and hostility.
Pride Center Reaches Out to Stockton Area Youth
On a recent Friday afternoon, a group of teenagers sat around a table at the San Joaquin Pride Center in downtown Stockton discussing where they were going to college, ideas for social activities at the center, and drag.
Queer Comics Leave the Closet Behind
Just as LGBT movies and literature have largely left behind the trope of a main character struggling to accept being homosexual, so too have today's queer comics creators moved beyond coming out storylines to tackle a far wider array of subject matter.
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