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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 11h

In advance of Halloween, we present a quartet of intriguing books about women, dealing with witchy powers, ghosts and other supernatural creatures, including themselves.

Supernatural stories – Four fun books get sapphically gothic for October

In advance of Halloween, we present a quartet of intriguing books about women, dealing with witchy powers, ghosts and other supernatural creatures, including themselves.

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 11h

Classic tracks and new stuff include albums from Boyce Farm, Nation of Language, gay duo Levell, Naïm Amor and Kid Congo Powers, Model/Actriz and longtime favorite Cazwell’s greatest hits are featured this week to get you grooving in a retro-modern vibe.

You should be dancing – Great grooves will get you going

Classic tracks and new stuff include albums from Boyce Farm, Nation of Language, gay duo Levell, Naïm Amor and Kid Congo Powers, Model/Actriz and longtime favorite Cazwell’s greatest hits are featured...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 11h

Just a few years after Austin Butler became a household name in Baz Luhrmann’s meh “Elvis,” he’s finally been given a lead role in a movie worthy of his gifts. www.ebar.com/story/159097

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 11h

New York poet Kay Gabriel’s latest collection, “Perverts,” is peopled by smart, competent, accomplished and substance-affected trans women and gender non-conforming people in all their maribou-feathered and crotchless-pantied glory.

Kay Gabriel’s ‘Perverts’ – Whipsmart celebrity-stuffed dream poems

New York poet Kay Gabriel’s latest collection, “Perverts,” is peopled by smart, competent, accomplished and substance-affected trans women and gender non-conforming people in all their maribou-feather...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

When the Salzburg festival mounted a production of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” in 2024, it wasn’t the usual gamble. Peter Sellars, the out director with spiky hair whose ideas once seemed radical, staged the production, and it worked splendidly.

Prokofiev’s ‘The Gambler’ – director Peter Sellars makes a winning bet

When the Salzburg festival mounted a production of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” in 2024, it wasn’t the usual gamble. Peter Sellars, the out director with spiky hair whose ideas once seemed radical...

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This latest version of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman" is a goulash of political persecution, camp, queer romance, and song and dance, switching back and forth between the harsh realities of an austere, repressive world versus lush cinematic fantasy. www.ebar.com/story/159137/

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

“Don Bachardy: An Artist’s Life,” Michael Schreiber’s oral history, at length delves into the experiences of the prolific painter and decades-long partner of acclaimed author and screenwriter Christopher Isherwood. www.ebar.com/story/159125

‘Don Bachardy: An Artist’s Life’ – Michael Schreiber’s oral history shares plenty

“Don Bachardy: An Artist’s Life,” Michael Schreiber’s oral history, at length delves into the experiences of the prolific painter and decades-long partner of acclaimed author and screenwriter Christop...

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Netflix’s new eight-episode series, based on Greg Cope White’s memoir “A Pink Marine,” blends sharp humor and heartfelt storytelling to explore queerness and survival in the 1990s Marine Corps. www.ebar.com/story/159057

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California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins, the first openly gay person named to the state’s highest court, will retire at the end of October.

Gay CA Supreme Court Justice Jenkins to retire

California Supreme Court Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins, the first openly gay person named to the state’s highest court, will retire at the end of October.

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The preliminary hearing for the alleged killer of Eduardo Xol, a gay man and former reality TV star, was delayed until Dec. 16.

Attorney asks for delay in preliminary hearing in Eduardo Xol killing

The preliminary hearing for the alleged killer of Eduardo Xol, a gay man and former reality TV star, was delayed until December 16.

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Fulfilling a promise he had made in the spring, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aimed at combatting the high rates of suicide and depression in LGBTQ youth. www.ebar.com/story/159034

Newsom enacts LGBTQ youth bills into law

Fulfilling a promise he had made in the spring, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aimed at combatting the high rates of suicide and depression in LGBTQ youth.

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

San Francisco’s only queer adult homeless shelter has tripled in size.

SF’s Jazzie’s Place LGBTQ shelter triples in size

San Francisco’s only queer adult homeless shelter has tripled in size.

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The month of October is filling up with various political events, including a Yes on Prop 50 virtual town hall, and a special fundraiser for a San Francisco-based queer surfing group being held at a city park that has made political waves of late.

Political Notes: October calendar chock-a-block with political events and queer surf fundraiser

The month of October is filling up with various political events, including a Yes on Prop 50 virtual town hall, and a special fundraiser for a San Francisco-based queer surfing group being held at a c...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

Alex Wan has seen first-hand how Georgia’s largest city has grown into an economic powerhouse in a journey along with the rest of the South.

LGBTQ Agenda: Gay Atlanta councilmember discusses challenges for Southern metropolis

Alex Wan, the first gay and the first Asian American member of the Atlanta City Council, has seen first-hand how Georgia’s largest city has grown into an economic powerhouse in a journey along with th...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

Arlo Smith, a former San Francisco district attorney best known for leading the office in the aftermath of the 1978 assassinations of gay supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone, died Oct. 8, the day before his birthday.

Former SF district attorney Arlo Smith dies

Arlo Smith, a former San Francisco district attorney best known for leading the office in the aftermath of the 1978 assassinations of gay supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone, died October ...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill its author had hoped would give Californians easier access to HIV prevention medications as of Jan. 1.

Political Notebook: Newsom vetoes PrEP access bill

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill its author had hoped would give Californians easier access to HIV prevention medications as of January 1.

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

After Monday's rain, a rainbow emerged in San Francisco's Castro LGBTQ neighborhood.

A rainbow over the Castro

After Monday's rains, a rainbow emerged in San Francisco's Castro LGBTQ neighborhood.

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

A dozen cities and counties from across the United States have filed an amicus brief urging the 9th U.C. Circuit Court of Appeals uphold a lower court decision in favor of seeing nine LGBTQ and HIV organizations not lose their federal funding.

Multiple cities, counties join San Francisco City Attorney Chiu in filing amicus brief in federal LGBTQ funding lawsuit

A dozen cities and counties from across the United States have filed an amicus brief urging the 9th U.C. Circuit Court of Appeals uphold a lower court decision in favor of seeing nine LGBTQ and HIV or...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 12h

“Terror Vault,” now underway at the Mint through Nov. 1, has become one of the Bay Area’s most popular Halloween attractions. Co-producer Joshua Grannell, aka Peaches Christ, share the inspiration behind the annual scarefest.

Terror Vault’s ‘Hexed’ – journey through a maze of queer horrors

“Terror Vault,” now underway at the Mint through November 1, has become one of the Bay Area’s most popular Halloween attractions. Co-producer Joshua Grannell, aka Peaches Christ, share the inspiration...

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Transgender, nonbinary and queer Californians will see improved health care privacy and access due to a number of bills Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law. Yet, Newsom also vetoed a bill aimed at improving health care access for intersex individuals and others. www.ebar.com/story/159153

Newsom signs, vetoes transgender bills

Transgender, nonbinary and queer Californians will see improved health care privacy and access due to a number of bills Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law.

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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died Oct. 13. She was 78. www.ebar.com/story/159150/

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 6d

Pianist, composer and concert sensation Conrad Tao is returning to SF Performances Oct. 17 with a self-curated recital at the Herbst Theatre. The intriguing playlist varies from Sergei Rachmaninoff to popular music.

Conrad Tao – acclaimed pianist & composer to play at the Herbst

Pianist, composer and concert sensation Conrad Tao is returning to SF Performances October 17 with a self-curated recital at the Herbst Theatre. The intriguing playlist varies from Sergei Rachmaninoff...

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For the first time in 30 years, a definitive biography of James Baldwin has been written, “Baldwin: A Love Story,” by gay independent scholar Nicholas Boggs. www.ebar.com/story/158909

‘Baldwin: A Love Story’ – Stellar writing in Nicholas Boggs’ expansive biography

For the first time in 30 years, a definitive biography of James Baldwin has been written, “Baldwin: A Love Story,” by gay independent scholar Nicholas Boggs. The book incorporates new archival materia...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 6d

Every October, Oasis owner and former San Francisco Drag Laureate D’Arcy Drollinger has stepped into the stilettos made famous by Tim Curry and put his own spin on Frank-N-Furter, the bisexual crossdressing mad scientist. But this year’s presentation carries with it a somber note.

‘The Rocky Horror Show’ – Doing the Time Warp one last time at Oasis

For the past ten years, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” has been a staple at Oasis, the legendary drag club set to close at the end of the year. With Oasis closing, it means that the annual ...

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Bay Area Reporter, America's LGBTQ Newspaper since 1971 @bayareareporter.bsky.social · 6d

“Makibaka: A Living Legacy,” co-curated by SOMA Pilipinas and Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, runs through Jan. 4, 2026.

‘Makibaka: A Living Legacy’ – Queer Filipino-American artists resist erasure through art at YBCA

“Makibaka: A Living Legacy,” co-curated by SOMA Pilipinas and Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, runs through Jan. 4, 2026. The show lands at a poignant moment: October is both Filipino American History Month an...

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