Erotic superstars, up-close & personal

Is anybody the least bit nostalgic for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?" Even if the surprise breakout cable series about five superqueers performing reparative therapy on the images of less-than-fabulous hetero mortals wasn't your idea of must-see TV, it did, during a five-year run on the cable channel Bravo, pique our curiosity about what might be gained by inverting cliches and stereotypes about queer icons.

by Michael Wood | Dec 6, 2008

Cabaret AIDS benefit 'One Night Only'

As if it weren't enough to headline a show with performances by members of the touring cast of "The Phantom of the Opera", Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation's holiday-themed benefit at Pier 39 includes performances by Broadway/pop star Deborah Gibson, "StarSearch" find Spencer Day, and cabaret/jazz favorite Terese Genecco

by Michael Wood | Dec 5, 2008

Rhino's Panto, Kung Pao's Kosher & more

Spirits are decidedly mixed as we plunge into this holiday season. The incoming presidency is a gift that, hopefully, will keep on giving, but Prop 8 lingers in our stockings like a lump of coal.

by Michael Wood | Dec 4, 2008

Gay history museum opens in Castro

A spot of LGBT history can now be found in the heart of the Castro, giving visitors to the small exhibit a taste of what could be on display should dreams of seeing a full-fledged museum built in the gay neighborhood come to fruition.

by Michael Wood | Dec 9, 2008

Building renamed in honor of Milk

A building on Treasure Island housing a federal program that trains at-risk youth now bares the name of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to win elective office in a major U.S. city who was assassinated 30 years ago.

by Michael Wood | Dec 8, 2008

San Francisco man injured in alleged hate crime

A gay San Francisco man was allegedly punched in the face after he and his friends were called "stupid faggots" near Union Square around midnight Sunday, November 23.

by Michael Wood | Dec 7, 2008

LGBTs asked to 'call in gay' for a day

In spite of the dreary economy, LGBT people are being encouraged to raise awareness of their rights and impact in the country by calling in "gay" to work next week, closing down their businesses, refraining from shopping, and instead doing volunteer work.

by Michael Wood | Dec 8, 2008

Economic woes greet lawmakers

State lawmakers sworn in Monday for the new legislative session were quickly greeted with their first tasks in Sacramento: fix the state's faltering economy and cratering budget.

by Michael Wood | Dec 5, 2008

Milk march attracts huge crowd

Gyl Rosenblum vividly remembers meeting Harvey Milk as a teenager in the mid-1970s when she lived on Castro Street in the heart of the city's then burgeoning gayborhood. Living mere doors down from Milk's Castro Camera store, Rosenblum would frequent the business.

by Michael Wood | Dec 4, 2008

Shorts illustrated

Early 20th-century artist-illustrator "J.C. Leyendecker" created a world of sophistication and male beauty in his drawings for magazines and commercial advertising.

by Michael Wood | Nov 26, 2008


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