Pioneering SF HRC staffer retiring
The openly gay man who has been a staff member of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission for more than two decades and a pioneer in LGBT rights is retiring.
Plenty to do in gay-friendly Palm Springs
I was bundled up as I walked through the snow in a pristine forest earlier this month. Kids and adults were cross-country skiing, sledding, and playing in the snow. Just an hour later, I was at a patio restaurant in a T-shirt in the warm sun looking for a table with shade.
Fierstein on the roof - Harvey Fierstein plays Tevye in the classic musical
When Israeli actor Topol injured himself on the current tour of Fiddler on the Roof, Harvey Fierstein (who played Tevye in the recent Broadway revival opposite Rosie O'Donnell) came to the rescue and took over. While the show was headed to San Francisco recently, Fierstein spoke of taking over the role, what he brings to it and why Fiddler is a great musical.
Muses of the museum - SFMOMA's 75th anniversary brings four new shows
Ardent followers of modern art and even those who have only ducked into SFMOMA to escape the cold and rain can probably name their favorite exhibitions: the remarkable Eva Hesse show in 2000; the transformative, mind-blowing Anselm Kiefer retrospective; the Chagall blockbuster; or Olafur Eliasson's environmental installations (in a memorable one, he stored a BMW roadster in a meat locker), which saved visitors the bother of standing on a glacier to experience the iridescent light of the aurora borealis.
San Francisco Opera's season to come
San Francisco Opera's just-announced 2010-2011 season demonstrates determination in the face of challenges. Reflecting the economic downturn, which forced the cancellation of Britten's Peter Grimes this season and lowered the number of annual performances from 80 in 2008/09 to 63 this year, next season's 10 productions maintain the bar at 66 performances.
Dark forecast - Noir City plays the Castro Theatre
January is the month for resolutions, so make one to attend Eddie Muller's acclaimed annual Noir City film festival, which plays the Castro Theatre Jan. 22-31. Most of this year's titles are not on DVD.
LGBTs act locally to help people in Haiti
Since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti last week, LGBTs in San Francisco have been working to raise thousands of dollars to help.
Prop 8 trial turns its focus toward religious views
The anti-gay beliefs held by religious leaders and their followers came under scrutiny Wednesday during the federal Prop 8 trial with emotional testimony from a gay Denver man whose family forced him into ex-gay therapy as a child.
Supreme Court's second move alarms gay advocates
In its second surprise move in a week, the United States Supreme Court on Friday, January 15, announced it would review another narrow dispute involving anti-gay activists' alleged fear of harassment over their public opposition to legal recognition for same-sex relationships.
Dems lose critical Senate seat in Mass.
It's a double victory for Republicans: Scott Brown has won the Senate seat from Massachusetts and taken away from the Democratic supermajority in Congress its critical 60th vote in the Senate.
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