Women gear up for Dinah
Once a simple gathering of women who love golf coupled with a host of house parties, Dinah Shore weekend has grown into the biggest lesbian party on the planet, according to promoters.
Slain In The Spirit - Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' & more
It can't have escaped notice that Tennessee Williams' gay fiction is extremely weak, while his heterosexual tragedies The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire are arguably the greatest things ever written by an American playwright, and rank with the works of Euripides. Stick with me a minute. Many balletomanes would agree that Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free (a dance about three WWII sailors on shore leave and the two girls they meet) is the finest ballet on American themes ever made
Jesus has risen! - Producer/Director Nic Arnzen on "Corpus Christi"
It's been 12 years since Corpus Christi created a theatrical firestorm - even before anyone had seen it - which included threats of violence by religious forces against the theater that was producing it, and threats of boycotts by theater notables against the theater when it cancelled the production. When the Manhattan Theater Club restored the production, the critics seemed disappointed that it was not the sensationalist screed anticipated.
Whatever Happened to Susan Jane?
"The past is a foreign country: we do things differently there." - This quote, courtesy of the late English author L.P. Hartley, can certainly be applied to Whatever Happened to Susan Jane?, the delightful early Marc Huestis film that takes us back to the Golden Age of the Castro.
Proposal for sports event nixes Gay Games name
An announcement last weekend aimed at ending the longstanding rivalry between two global quadrennial sports and cultural festivals had some clubs applauding, but left many longtime supporters of the Gay Games wondering if their brand and legacy were being unceremoniously dumped.
Gay groups reach out to Ashburn
Gay rights groups this week reached out to state Senator Roy Ashburn, after the conservative lawmaker acknowledged he is gay following his arrest last week on drunken driving charges.
LGBT Oaklanders flex their political muscle
Five minutes shy of midnight at the January 5 Oakland City Council meeting, resident Sean Sullivan approached the microphone to speak out against a mayoral appointee to the board of a local theater because of the man's contributions in 2008 to Proposition 8, the campaign to pass a ban against same-sex marriage.
SF marriages in '04 a boon to researchers
Six years ago today (Thursday, March 11) the California Supreme Court halted the marrying of same-sex couples at San Francisco City Hall. The weddings during what became known as the city's "Winter of Love" stunned the nation and built momentum for the fight for marriage equality.
Merchants oppose Castro plaza benches
A plan to install benches along a wall at Harvey Milk Plaza above the Castro Muni station is facing strong opposition from the area's merchants. The project is being pushed by the Castro's Community Benefits District to meet demands from the public that there be more outdoor seating located in the city's gayborhood.
Academy of Friends salutes Hollywood fashion at Oscar gala
Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy gown in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Marilyn Monroe's billowing white dress in The Seven Year Itch. James Dean's jeans. Some Hollywood looks are so iconic that they set fashion trends for years to come. And that's just what the Academy of Friends will honor at their annual Oscar gala, Behind the Seams: A Salute to Fashion in Film, on Sun., March 7 at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
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