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    Almodovar’s Latest, Pain and Glory, Charts the Emotional Terrain of a Gay Filmmaker

    Almodovar’s Latest, Pain and Glory, Charts the Emotional Terrain of a Gay Filmmaker

    By Gary Kramer– Pain and Glory is out gay filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s elegiac autofiction, a tribute to both his filmmaking career and to his star, Antonio Banderas. This tender drama,…

    Fall Arts Preview – PART II (October–Early December)

    Fall Arts Preview – PART II (October–Early December)

    October White Noise Through November 10 Berkeley Rep 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley http://www.berkeleyrep.org Berkeley Rep presents the West Coast premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Suzan-Lori Parks’ play. Four old friends,…

    Castro Street Fair Proves Certainty of Harvey Milk’s Words of Wisdom

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In 1974, Harvey Milk and Scott Smith gave a block party and invited the immediate world. On August 18, some 5,000 people joined them at the…

    Who Has the Better Steaks: SF or LA?

    Who Has the Better Steaks: SF or LA?

    By David Landis– Growing up in the Midwest, with a grandmother who worked as a single mom at a Chicago’s slaughterhouse, steaks were a staple—if special—part of our diet. Mostly,…

    Donna’s Chronicles: The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI…

    Donna’s Chronicles: The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI…

    By Donna Sachet– The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI, Pansies in Russia: A Garden Party at the Hermitage, Saturday night, September 28, at the Holiday Inn…

    Auditioning for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    Auditioning for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Over the three plus decades that I have been conducting LGBTQ choruses, I have had many people ask, “How do you get in SFGMC or any…

    Judy Hits All the Notes and Zellweger Masks Film’s Flaws

    Judy Hits All the Notes and Zellweger Masks Film’s Flaws

    By Gary Kramer– As Judy Garland, in the last year of her life, Renée Zellweger gives a knockout performance in Judy, an uneven biopic that focuses on her London concerts…

    SF Bay Times to Partner with Warriors for First LGBTQ Night at Chase Center

    SF Bay Times to Partner with Warriors for First LGBTQ Night at Chase Center

    The San Francisco Bay Times is proud to partner with the Golden State Warriors for the first ever LGBTQ Night at the Chase Center! Join us for this historic event…

    Reconciling Being a Jock with Being Gay

    Reconciling Being a Jock with Being Gay

    By John Chen– During my 25 years of involvement in LGBT sports, I’ve met numerous such athletes who pass the “gaydar” test, but who felt great shame for their sexual…

    Amplify! 2019, Oakland Pride and More!

    Amplify! 2019, Oakland Pride and More!

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