Gay man to be named to top White House post
The days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama have brought a virtual cascade of LGBT-related political developments: nine new appointments were revealed to be in the works, a gesture was made, and an unexpected skeleton emerged from a completely overlooked archival closet.
Prop 8 backers want to hide donors' info
Backers of Proposition 8 have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to avoid disclosing information about their donors, charging that people who contributed to the Yes on 8 campaign have been subjected to harassment, intimidation, and even death threats.
Group calling for D.C. march has connection with Yes on Prop 8
A new group that's proposing to have a marriage equality march on Washington, D.C., includes two men whose firms were paid a total of at least $365,000 last year in connection with a voter guide that featured a paid endorsement from Yes on 8, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.
Happy nude queer, plus 7 days!
We hope your 2009 kicked off with a New Year's Eve as festive as Out There's. Ours got off to a glamorous start at a private party high atop Nob Hill, where our gracious hosts poured Veuve Clicquot while the cock still crowed 1 p.m.
Filmmaker Debra Chasnoff on making 'Straightlaced'
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Debra Chasnoff has made a career of controversial documentaries exploring gay issues and homophobia. For her most recent effort, <slug>Straightlaced - How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up</slug>, Chasnoff and producer Sue Chen interviewed 50 remarkably forthcoming teenagers on-camera (hundreds more didn't make it into the film), gay, straight, lesbian and transgender, about their coming to terms with sexual identity, gender stereotypes, harassment, conformity, concerns for their own safety and body image.
What's up on January stages?
Even if theaters operated seven days a week, there are not enough days in January to see all the shows that are beginning performances in the first month of this new year.
Baubles, bangles & beads
Long-term relationships take a lot of work. Long-term working relationships take a special talent, which is where costume designer Bob Mackie and his glamorous creations truly sparkle.
Past presence
More than a century ago, British writer and activist Edward Carpenter envisioned a world free of class struggles, pollution, animal abuses and homophobia. Now a new, expansive biography and a local exhibit commemorate Carpenter's legacy.
Equality Summit taking shape
More details are coming forward about the January 24 Equality Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center, though it's expected that media access will be limited.
Catholic Church in Castro vandalized
Most Holy Redeemer Church, a Catholic congregation in the largely gay Castro District, was vandalized last weekend. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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