Das Rheingold
The California Gold Rush was one of the biggest turning points in history, and depicting the gods as early robber barons proves a surprisingly easy graft for the morality tale of the Ring. When the big boss Wotan begins the journey from Valhalla to oblivion by not paying his builders their contracted price, he makes Zambello's metaphor particularly resonant.
Baldwin hails marriage ruling
Representative Tammy Baldwin, the only out lesbian in Congress, was in her element Saturday, May 31, surrounded by hundreds of women - and some men - at the National Center for Lesbian Rights' annual gala at the Metreon. Earlier in the evening, she had addressed the organization's sold-out dinner for corporate donors and others, but the party in downtown San Francisco was for everyone else, and everyone was happy.
Leno takes Senate seat
Assemblyman Mark Leno is all but assured a seat in the state Senate after decisively defeating former Marin Assemblyman Joe Nation and state Senator Carole Migden, who has held the seat for the last four years, in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Leno is set to become the first openly gay man to serve in the Legislature's upper house.
Activists describe horrific conditions for gays in Egypt
Egyptian human rights activists gathered at the LGBT Community Center Monday, June 2 to describe the horrific conditions faced by gays and lesbians in their country.
Marriage amendment on ballot
The fight at the ballot box over same-sex marriage is a go now that a constitutional amendment banning gay nuptials has been certified for the November election and the state Supreme Court has denied a request that it not allow the gay marriages to begin until after the election, clearing the way for weddings to start June 17.
Pink triangle needs volunteers
For the last 12 years, people who glanced up at Twin Peaks during Pride weekend may have noticed a large pink triangle installation on the hillside. The triangle is the work of Patrick Carney and the Friends of the Pink Triangle, and it's more than just decoration.
The accidental activist
"Both!" is Diahann Carroll's response when asked if she finds the continual focus on race as an interview subject tiring or necessary. Yet, while enviable for any performer, the r?sum? of this award-winning singer and actress, who makes her debut at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko next Tuesday, is all the more notable precisely because she is a black woman who began her career in the nascent Civil Rights era of the 1950s.
Lesbian at the helm of a major museum
When the Contemporary Jewish Museum opens in San Francisco, it will mark the first major such institution to be headed by an openly lesbian executive.
Angel in the organ loft
Bonfire Madigan Shive doesn't like labels, though she has found a few she can accommodate. Like her reputation as "the broke folk-punk diva singing cellist." That makes her laugh. And adopting the word "queer" to succinctly describe a fluid, polyamorous sexuality.
Punch-drunk love
Out There's paternal grandfather was a middleweight prizefighter pulled from the mean streets of the Lower East Side, NYC. He was happy to be there because he'd barely escaped persecution and pogroms back in Mother Russia. It's a gritty, up-by-his-bootstraps, star-spangled tale. So you'd think OT would feel a natural pull towards boxing movies, especially ones pitched to the gays. Oh, but let's back up a bit.
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