Discovering "La Sonnambula"

Bellini's little-heard opera 'La Sonnambula' rejoins the waking world in new productions and recordings.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 10, 2009

Visionary composer Sofia Gubaidulina visits San Francisco

Strange and wonderful music has filled Davies Symphony Hall for the past two weeks. The first Phyllis C. Wattis Composer Residency of Sofia Gubaidulina has supplied it.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 9, 2009

Kids feel the impact of Prop 8

Children are hard-hit by Proposition 8; parents speak out.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 11, 2009

No on Prop 8 admits mistakes

An estimated 400 people gathered in San Francisco recently to talk about the work that lies ahead on marriage equality, and to vent their frustrations with officials from the No on Prop 8 campaign - a chance many local activists and others had been calling for since shortly after Prop 8 passed in November.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 10, 2009

In suit, married gays seek federal rights

The people who brought marriage equality to Massachusetts and Connecticut filed a lawsuit this past Tuesday in federal district court in Boston, seeking to challenge a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 6, 2009

Political Notebook: Penn lends star power to Harvey Milk holiday bill

Sean Penn, who recently won an Oscar for his portrayal of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk in Milk, has joined the effort to convince the Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare May 22, Milk's birthday, an unpaid holiday in the state of California.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 9, 2009

Out There :: Penndemonium

Out There on the Oscars, and Jane Fonda returns to Broadway... after 40 years.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 2, 2009

Judge Judy: Yes on Gay Marriage

Judge Judy weighs in on gay marriage & gay youth.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 3, 2009

Penny Arcade personifies 'Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!'

Penny Arcade talks about her new show "Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!," which she brings to San Francisco... finally.

by Robert Nesti | Feb 27, 2009

Two GOP gov candidates oppose same-sex marriage

Two of the declared Republican candidates for California governor told the Bay Area Reporter that they oppose same-sex marriage.

by Robert Nesti | Mar 2, 2009


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