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San Mateo Pride Center looking for new space soon
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| John Ferrannini
The San Mateo County Pride Center will be looking for a new physical location in the coming months, its executive director shared with the Bay Area Reporter in a recent phone interview.
Obituaries: Elizabeth "Liz" Clarke
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| BAR Staff
The obituary for Elizabeth "Liz" Clarke, who helped dancers at the Lusty Lady unionize and was a faux drag queen named "Humidity."
Transmissions: This is not about good sports
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Obituaries: Richard A. Williams
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| BAR Staff
Obituaries: Michael Thomas
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| BAR Staff
Political Notebook: Out county supervisors take on leadership roles
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| Matthew S. Bajko
Letters to the editor
NEWS |
Jan 20, 2026
| BAR Staff
‘Castro to Christopher’ – Nicholas Blair's stunning book captures queer communitites on both coasts
HISTORY |
Jan 20, 2026
| Michael Flanagan
Arts & Culture
‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life’ – Jacob Ming-Trent’s solo show at Berkeley Repertory
ARTS & CULTURE |
Jan 20, 2026
| Jim Gladstone
When Jacob Ming-Trent takes the stage at Berkeley Rep later this month in the world premiere of his solo show, “How Shakespeare Saved My Life,” audiences will discover a queen’s English that’s equal parts Elizabethan and Latifahn.
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Castro Theatre ‘Priscilla’ screening to raise funds for neighborhood’s benefit district
DRAG |
Jan 7, 2026
| John Ferrannini
Sam Smith’s residency at the Castro Theatre next month won’t be the first event at the reopened historic movie palace after all.
‘The Choral’ – Well-crafted but misguided period war drama
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 19, 2026
| Brian Bromberger
‘A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls’ Adam Morgan considers the legacy of Margaret C. Anderson
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 19, 2026
| Tim Pfaff
P. Staff’s ‘The Prince of Homberg’ at YBCA – Dystopian landscapes in the artist’s installation
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 18, 2026
| Natasha Dennerstein
Sonora Reyes’ “The Broposal’ – A Gen-Z bromance-turned romance
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 17, 2026
| Laura Moreno
‘Starfleet Academy’ gets spatially queer – Post-‘Burn’ cadets have diverse teachers in new ‘Star Trek’ series
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 16, 2026
| Jim Provenzano
Mark Morris Dance Group’s trip to the ‘Moon’ – New work blends science, space and stunning steps
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 13, 2026
| Jim Provenzano
January Jamboree at Club Fugazi – Variety spices with comedy, circus, magic and music
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 11, 2026
| Jim Provenzano
Andrew Ramer’s ‘Tales of an Urban Mystic’ – Spiritual author’s new ‘spiraling’ memoir
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 11, 2026
| Jim Van Buskirk
I want my gay TV: ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and the rumored return of ‘Boots’
ARTS & CULTURE | Jan 10, 2026
| Jim Provenzano
‘Natural Terrain: Dave Martin’s Subversive San Francisco’ – new exhibit of nude physique photos at the Bob Mizer Museum
DRAG | Jan 6, 2026
| Jim Provenzano
Queer comedy at SF Sketchfest: Laugh through the January doldrums
NIGHTLIFE | Jan 5, 2026
| Jim Gladstone
Oasis saved! – Popular nightclub receives emergency donation; will close for only a few months
DRAG | Dec 26, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
Going Out: Kiss off 2025 at New Year’s Eve events in bars & nightclubs
BARS | Dec 22, 2025
| Jim Provenzano
A kinky Christmas
LEATHER-KINK | Dec 22, 2025
| BAR Staff
‘The Wizard of Oz’ at The Sphere – Dorothy & friends land in Vegas
NIGHTLIFE | Dec 22, 2025
| Jim Gladstone
Adult gay porn star Lane Rogers, aka Blake Mitchell, dead at 31
SEXUALITY | Dec 18, 2025
| John Ferrannini
‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ – Holiday voices of jubilation and joy
LIVE MUSIC | Dec 15, 2025
| Brian Bromberger
Kung Pao Kosher Comedy – Comic legend Elayne Boosler headlines the holiday favorite
NIGHTLIFE | Dec 15, 2025
| Davif-Elijah Nahmod
Voting now open for B.A.R. 2026 LGBTQ Best of the Bay readers’ poll
DRAG | Dec 13, 2025
| Cynthia Laird
Angels, Cockettes & more – Tahara shares personal gay history at Queer Arts Featured talk
DRAG | Dec 6, 2025
| Jim Provenzano