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Stewart becomes 1st lesbian presiding CA appellate court justice
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Justice Therese Stewart of San Francisco has broken through another pink judicial ceiling with her confirmation as the first lesbian presiding justice on a California appellate court. She doubles the number of out justices presiding over a division of one of the state's six appellate courts. A judicial review body confirmed Stewart as presiding ...
Obituaries News - Bay Area Reporter
WEBOBITUARIES. by Cynthia Laird. Aug 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.
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 …
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.
Fate of gay bathhouse chain Steamworks hangs in balance amid …
WEBJun 21, 2023 · The fate of the Steamworks Baths chain hangs in the balance, as two companies with ownership stakes duke it out in a court battle that includes allegations of impersonation, attempted poisoning, and requested drug delivery.
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.
For the love of Lindas: Ronstadt reissue, new Thompson album
WEBAug 27, 2024 · www.lindaronstadt.com. On "Trio," the Grammy Award-winning collaborative album that brought Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris together, the threesome covered Linda Thompson 's song "Telling Me Lies" (from her 1985 "One Clear Moment" release). Thompson, a legendary and longtime fixture …
SF gay sex club Eros reopens in new location - Bay Area Reporter
WEBFriday June 24, 2022. Eros new space is located at 321 Turk Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Photo: Rick Gerharter. San Francisco's last remaining gay sex club is reopening its doors in time for Pride weekend. In doing so, it is reviving a historic location in the Tenderloin once home to a bathhouse that catered to men who ...
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, telling the Bay Area ...