Bugs Bunny U.S. Stamps First to Depict Images of Drag

In issuing a new series of stamps honoring Bugs Bunny that includes two depicting the cartoon rabbit in women's clothing, the U.S. Postal Service has for the first time featured images of drag on the country's postage.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jul 31, 2020

Besties Forever: Jack & Yaya's True Love Story

Seeing as how 'Jack & Yaya' is first-time co-directors Jen Bagley and Mary Hewey's full-length documentary debut, Bagley and Hewey get more right than wrong in their rendering of this touching true story.

by Gregg Shapiro | Aug 5, 2020

Sam Harris: Singer Discusses the 'Substance' of His New Novel

Sam Harris certainly won't be singing in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future. But he's doubled-down as an author. His second book, 'The Substance of All Things,' was published July 1. It's a novel. And it's a knockout.

by Jim Gladstone | Aug 6, 2020

SF Castro's Badlands to Close Permanently

The Castro nightclub Badlands at 4121 18th Street will not be reopening, according to a post on its Facebook page.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jul 30, 2020

In SF LGBTQ Castro District, Commerce Moves Outside

Missing one of her favorite spots in the Castro, Veronika Fimbres took her friend Desiree Ruskin to Harvey's last Friday for lunch, grabbing one of the tables set up on the sidewalk.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jul 29, 2020

Mercy Housing Under Fire from 95 Laguna Resident

A disabled bisexual woman who is a resident of 95 Laguna Street is seeking mediation with Mercy Housing following a series of injuries she said she sustained after moving to the San Francisco affordable housing complex geared toward LGBTQ seniors.

by John Ferranini | Jul 29, 2020

Editorial: Show the Castro Some Love

It's been a stark four months of mostly sheltering in place for the city – and the rest of the Bay Area – but there are signs that the Castro is coming back to life.

by BAR Editorial Board | Jul 29, 2020

Moby Dick Fundraisers Support Bar, Staff

Moby Dick, the popular Castro district bar, is raising funds for employees and the owners' expenses in two online fundraisers.

by Jim Provenzano | Jul 28, 2020

SOGI Data on COVID-19 Patients Must Now Be Reported, California Says

California will now be requiring health care providers and local health departments to report data on the sexual orientation and gender identity of COVID-19 patients, according to a July 28 news release.

by John Ferrannini | Jul 28, 2020

'Written in Invisible Ink:' Hervé Guibert's Posthumous Publication

The incurable hotness of French Author Hervé Guibert owes nothing to the timely and shattering content of his mind and the publication of a most original work, 'Written in Invisible Ink,' published decades after his death from AIDS in 1991.

by Mark William Norby | Jul 28, 2020


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