Gay former SF political aide Nathan Purkiss dies
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Nathan Purkiss, a gay man who worked for gay former San Francisco supervisor Mark Leno at City Hall and in Sacramento after Leno was elected to the state Assembly, died July 25, at his home in Davis, California. He was 57. Moises Díaz, Mr. Purkiss' husband, said the cause was cancer, though he declined to be more specific, …
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Doors to Bay Area gay sex venues swing open
WEBJun 2, 2021 · Bay Area gay sex venues are welcoming back patrons as the region reopens up after over a year of lockdowns due to the COVID pandemic. Eros, a gay sex club on San Francisco's Market Street, has been open since May 20. It is open Wednesday-Sunday, from noon to 9 p.m. Co-owner Ken Rowe said that people in the play space can have …
Notes of autumn: Fall Arts Preview in classical music 2024
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Oct 5-6: Salonen conducts the Brahms Fourth and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No.1, with violinist Sayaka Shoji. 'Amadeus' screens with the SF Symphony. Oct 18-20: Salonen interprets Beethoven's Sixth 'Pastoral' and SFS Principal Cello Rainer Eudeikis plays Esa-Pekka's own Cello Concerto (first SFS performances).
Oakland weekend festivities to be 'Rooted in Pride' - Bay Area …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · In 2022 there were two events — the regular Oakland Pride on Labor Day weekend, followed by Pridefest Oakland the following weekend. Last year, as the B.A.R. reported, Pridefest and Oakland Pride joined forces. For next year, Pridefest is "looking at doing an event in June 2025," Sullivan said. Fluid 510 is having "a very busy week," …
Gay sex venues return - Bay Area Reporter
WEBJun 23, 2021 · In San Francisco, Market Street's Eros has been open since May 20, as the B.A.R. reported earlier this month. Co-owner Ken Rowe told the B.A.R. June 21 that the restrictions that remained then — such as a mask requirement in the play space, and a 25% capacity limit — went by the wayside on June 16, one day after the great California …
Editorial: Retain California justices :: Bay Area Reporter
WEBOct 26, 2022 · Help keep the Bay Area Reporter going in these tough times. To support local, independent, LGBTQ journalism, consider becoming a BAR member. Largely flying under the radar on the November 8 ballot are the retention elections for California Supreme Court and appellate court justices. It’s important that voters retain all of them.
Online Extra: Parole denied for killer of Bay Area transgender teen
WEBSep 11, 2019 · Michael William Magidson, the last of the four murderers of trans teen Gwen Araujo who is still in prison, was denied parole this week during a hearing at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California where he is being held, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sylvia Guerrero, Araujo's mom, wrote in a …
2022 seeing more changes for SF sex venues - Bay Area Reporter
WEBWednesday January 5, 2022. A new public benefit group, Transform 1060 Inc., has signed a lease for the 1060 Folsom Street sex-positive space. Photo: Christopher Wood. While one potential gay bathhouse proprietor has decided against pursuing the business, kink and other sex venues in San Francisco are planned or being considered.
Burr, in the closet during TV career, comes to life in new book
WEBby Ed Walsh. Wednesday June 25, 2008. The longtime partner of Raymond Burr says he has not seen the new book out on the late actor but is planning on writing his own tome about his life with Burr. Robert Benevides, 78, told the Bay Area Reporter that he is working with a writer to tell the story of his 33-year relationship with the TV legend.