ATTN: Disco Divas: I'm going to interview Martha Wash!

Sean Dorsey Dance back for 22nd home season – Company stands tall amid anti-trans backlash During the weekend of April 24-26, Sean Dorsey Dance will perform their 22nd home season at Dance Mission Theater, where they will offer audiences a sneak preview of their new show-in-development, “We...

Please enjoy my chat with dancer/choreographer Sean Dorsey.
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Voices of Resilience Book Interview on WCCO CBS Minneapolis YouTube video by Oleb Books

Hi, can I ask a favor of my followers? Please click the link and like the attached video on You Tube. And please watch the video (3 minutes) so it'll get views. It's an interview with a close friend of mine about a book he just published. Thanks.
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Berkeley’s The Back Room celebrates 10 years: Queer-led band Bululú set to appear In April 2016, East Bay musician Sam Rudin opened The Back Room, a small, intimate club in Berkeley that offers, according to Rudin, “a living room intimacy that allowed lesser-known musicians to make their mark, and better known players to get up close and personal with their fans.”

Please enjoy my chat with Lali Mejia of the band Bululu.
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Sisters promote ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ for Easter party The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nun philanthropic group will bring their annual Easter celebration to Mission Dolores Park Sunday, April 5.

Please enjoy my chat with Sister Hera Sees Candy & P Tyrone Smith of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. www.ebar.com/story/164726...

‘The Serpent’s Skin’ – Alice Maio Mackay's wildly fun trans horror flick “The Serpent’s Skin” is a film that defies genre labeling. It’s a horror movie to be sure, but it's also a queer romance and a story about a trans woman living as her authentic self.

Please enjoy my review of the new film The Serpent's Skin.
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‘Danny Will Die Alone’ Season 3 – Web series reveals the funny side of gay dating “Danny Will Die Alone,” a popular web series, returns for its third and final season. Once again, the series is written by, directed and starring Jack Tracy, a gay man of a certain age who knows a thi...

Please enjoy my review of the hilarious web series Danny Will Die Alone. www.ebar.com/story/164516...

‘Cutaways’ – Queer indie movie shows the dark side of filmmaking Director/writer Mark Schwab’s “Cutaways” is a dark yet comic feature about a filmmaker who was once the darling of the indie circuit, now demoted to shooting porn movies.

Please enjoy my review of the new film Cutaways.
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Mark Foehringer’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ – Choreographer celebrates 30th anniversary & returns with classic children’s tale To commemorate his company’s 30th year, choreographer Mark Foehringer is mounting a return engagement of his production of the classic children’s tale “Alice in Wonderland,” which can be seen on March...

Please enjoy my chat with choreographer Mark Foehringer.
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‘Conjuring Power’ – new exhibition at YBCA celebrates the past, present and future of queer and trans people From March 13 through August 23, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will present a new exhibition, “Conjuring Power: Roots and Futures of Queer and Trans Movements.” The exhibition will explore how queer...

Please enjoy my preview of a new exhibition which celebrates queer and trans people.
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‘Totally ’80s!’ – SF Gay Men’s Chorus performs retro pop classics at the Curran On March 21, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will bring the sounds of the 1980s to the Curran Theatre, performing songs by Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Queen, and more.

Please enjoy my chat with Jacob Stensberg, artistic director & conductor of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. www.ebar.com/story/163970...

‘Witchy Ways’ – a lesbian romance with a supernatural twist Jane Clark’s “Witchy Ways” is a delightful romance with, as the title implies, a witchy twist. In the film, Eve (Diora Baird), a mortal woman, and Danni (Marem Hessler), a lesbian witch, fall in love.

Please enjoy my chat with trans actress Candis Cayne.
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Eric Williams’ ‘Why All the Drama’ – gay comic and podcaster gets up close and personal in new solo show Eric Williams is a busy guy. On March 4 he’ll bring “Why All the Drama” to Cafe du Nord’s Swedish American Hall, where he’ll blend stand-up, personal storytelling, "and the kind of oversharing usually...

Please enjoy my chat with comic and actor Eric Williams. www.ebar.com/story/163485...

Marsha Warfield brings her comedy to the Bay Area – ‘Night Court’ star has quite a lot to say Comic actress Marsha Warfield, best known as Roz the bailiff on the classic TV series “Night Court,” is bringing her stand-up act to the Bay Area for two nights, at Stanford Live, The Studio, and the ...

Please enjoy my chat with Marsha Warfield of the TV series Night Court.
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Jennifer Krebs’ ‘Stumbling Blocks’ – Second-generation Holocaust memoir packs an emotional wallop In “Stumbling Blocks: A Second Generation Holocaust Memoir,” Jennifer Krebs writes about her family’s experiences during the war. She writes not only about those who survived, but also about those who...

Please enjoy my review of the new book Stumbling Blocks: a Second Generation Holocaust Memoir.
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I just got off the phone with Marsha Warfield from the TV series Night Court. Stay tuned for my interview.

Pride in Panels – Library events celebrate queer comic book creators Hundreds of queer comic book creators and fans will gather at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library on February 15 to celebrate the art of queer comic books. Titled “Pride in Panels: SF ...

Please enjoy my chat with queer comic book artist Justin Hall.
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Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day, a day that has a lot of meaning for me, having lost a number of relatives to cancer and being a cancer survivor myself.

Well, I made it to 70!

Just got off the phone with the incomparable Lea DeLaria! Stay tuned for my interview!

Happy New Year from San Francisco!😀

Australia attack on minds at Castro Hanukkah event A terrorist attack in Australia at a Hanukkah celebration was on the minds of many attendees at the Castro menorah lighting in Jane Warner Plaza this week.

Please enjoy my coverage of an LGBT Hanukkah celebration in San Francisco.
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Kung Pao Kosher Comedy – Comic legend Elayne Boosler headlines the holiday favorite What are Jews supposed to do for Christmas? That’s a question posed for each of the past 33 years by comic and host Lisa Geduldig. For an impressive three decades, Geduldig, a lesbian, has presented K...

Please enjoy my chat with comedy legend Elayne Boosler.
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Great news! I had my latest PSA test, the blood test which detects prostate cancer. My numbers were normal, I am still cancer free, for more than a year now.
I had been taking these tests every three months. I can now go to every six months.

Israel was attacked by Hamas without provocation--Hamas killed 1200 people. Lebanon has bombed Israel repeatedly without provocation. Israel has the right to defend itself.

21st century Rita Moreno Bay Area Reporter

Happy birthday to show biz legend Rita Moreno.
Here's my interview with Moreno from 2017.
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Circus Bella’s ‘Starlight’ celebrates the holidays under the big top Circus Bella, the popular one-ring circus that has kept audiences enthralled for years, returns with a spectacular new show to help celebrate the holiday season. The show will feature all kinds of act...

Please enjoy my chat with trans circus performers Toni Cannon & Ori Quesada.
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‘Golden Girls Live’ returns to the Curran: popular drag parody celebrates twenty years From December 4-21, “The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes” will perform at the historic Curran Theater. This marks the second year in a row that the popular drag parody plays the theater, and...

Please enjoy my chat with drag artist D'Arcy Drollinger.
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is a grand, sumptuous retelling of the classic tale No director working today makes better horror films than Guillermo del Toro. His new adaptation of “Frankenstein” brings a fresh spin to the often-told story of an obsessed scientist who is determined...

Please enjoy my review of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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