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    Kiss of the Spider Woman Is at Times Spellbinding

    Kiss of the Spider Woman Is at Times Spellbinding

    By Gary M. Kramer – Out gay Writer/Director Bill Condon’s film version of the Tony-winning musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman, opening October 10 in theaters, has moments of seduction…

    Interview With Kiss of the Spider Woman Writer/ Director Bill Condon and Actor Tonatiuh

    Interview With Kiss of the Spider Woman Writer/ Director Bill Condon and Actor Tonatiuh

    By Gary M. Kramer – Writer/Director Bill Condon and actor Tonatiuh, who plays the dual roles of Molina and Kendall in Kiss of the Spider Woman, spoke with me about…

    Engulf and Devour: How a Hedge Fund Has Been Plundering America’s Newspapers

    Engulf and Devour: How a Hedge Fund Has Been Plundering America’s Newspapers

    By Jan Wahl – The documentary Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink is now streaming on PBS through the end of the year, and I highly recommend it.…

    The Power of the Hand

    The Power of the Hand

    By Jewelle Gomez – When Sheridan Le Fanu first published his classic novella Carmilla in 1872, I don’t imagine he thought he was producing a lesbian vampire story that would…

    Soprano Breanna Sinclairé Presents World Premiere of Trans Requiem in New York

    Soprano Breanna Sinclairé Presents World Premiere of Trans Requiem in New York

    By David Perry – San Francisco-based soprano Breanna Sinclairé on September 18, 2025, was the featured soloist in the world premiere of cellist-composer and two-time Grammy winner Andrew Yee’s Trans Requiem.…

    Petaluma Pride 2025 to Take Place on National Coming Out Day, October 11

    Petaluma Pride 2025 to Take Place on National Coming Out Day, October 11

    The third annual Petaluma Pride festival this year coincides with National Coming Out Day, on October 11. That’s when, from noon–5 pm, there will be live music, food, drinks, and…

    Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity – Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY on October 11 to specially celebrate awareness of LGBTQ people and anyone coming out of the…

    25th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

    25th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

    Photos by Mike Kirschner Hardly Strictly Bluegrass—the annual free, three-day music festival at Golden Gate Park—each year presents a diverse range of music including its namesake bluegrass, but also a…

    Olga Talamante and Rev. Miguel Bustos to Co-Emcee Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Latine Leaders on October 24, 2025

    Olga Talamante and Rev. Miguel Bustos to Co-Emcee Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Latine Leaders on October 24, 2025

    With co-producer Olga Talamante, the San Francisco Bay Times will present the inaugural Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Latine Leaders on October 24, 2025, from 6 pm–8:30 pm in the Mission…

    Maxxing: Making A Restaurant More Than Just an Eatery

    Maxxing: Making A Restaurant More Than Just an Eatery

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – My pal Olive Corya-Pace, who works at AF&Co, smartly identified a new trend in restaurants that she calls “maxxing.” As she explained to…