Obama may be in SF during DC march
When gay and allied supporters converge on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. next month for the National Equality March, President Barack Obama, whom they are focusing on in their call for equal rights, might very well be in San Francisco.
Anderson Davis makes a name for himself
Broadway newbie Andrew Davis landed the coveted role of Lt. Joe Cable in the national tour of South Pacific that recently arrived in Los Angeles. He's rare amongst young performers - he doesn't even have a website. Recently he spoke shortly before a rehearsal of the Tony-winning revival where he spoke of his lack of interest in self-promotion, musicals, touring and his YouTube fame.
Kathy Garver's charmed life
Ever wonder what happened to Kathy Garver after playing Cissy on classic sitcom 'Family Affair'? She's alive and happily living in the San Francisco area where she's a working actress and the author of cook books.
Out There :: Meet the Chairman
A new chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts ponders on why the American public doesn't warm to artists... could they be a little gay? And a Bye Bye musical (no, not Birdie).
Theater :: Fringe benefits
e term "fringe festival" didn't find colloquial friction until 1948, when Scottish playwright Robert Kemp made an offhand comment about the changing nature of the Edinburgh International Festival. The phenomenon has been happening in San Francisco for 26 years, as again artists of indescribable theatrical diversity gather for 12 days of performances in San Francisco.
Oakland's Fairyland set for lavender facelift
Oakland's quaint Children's Fairyland at Lake Merritt is about to get spruced up.
DeFrank center lays off staff
San Jose's Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, still reeling from a financial crisis after it lost its government funding this summer, is laying off several staff members this month and moving toward a volunteer-run management structure.
Supervisor Campos has busy freshman year
Supervisor David Campos, the board's openly gay freshman member, has proven to be a wild card among the political body's six-member progressive majority since his swearing-in 10 months ago.
Dallas group's push for equality
Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week with health care reform on their minds. While that debate has overshadowed efforts to pass a number of gay-related bills, a group that formed four months ago to develop a blueprint for the community continues to push its broad agenda for full civil rights for LGBT individuals.
LGBT bills poised to advance in Congress
It's show time in Washington, D.C. Time to put the pedal to the metal and the rubber to the road. Congress is back for the last three months of the Obama administration's first year in the White House, and suddenly, every bill is on fire - eight of 12 appropriations bills in the Senate, bills to steady a still-wobbly economy facing an almost 10 percent unemployment rate, and bills to address climate change, renew estate tax provisions, and decide whether a government, or public, health insurance option should be part of health care insurance reform.
Displaying 579 out of 612 pages
