Out There :: Who's Afraid of Samuel Beckett?
Out There :: Who's Afraid of Samuel Beckett?

Bill Irwin knows that we are blessed to live in a world that was graced by the great Irish poet, dramatist and novelist Samuel Beckett. His show "On Beckett," at ACT's Strand Theater through Jan. 22, is Irwin making his case.

by Roberto Friedman | Jan 21, 2017

Belleville
Belleville

If misery loves company so much, why doesn't it just marry it? Well, sometimes it does, but the spouses may not realize at first that this is their bond.

by Richard Dodds | Jan 22, 2017

ACA Repeal Worries LGBT Health Advocates
ACA Repeal Worries LGBT Health Advocates

President Donal Trump has vowed to repeal the ACA, better known as Obamacare, as one of his first priorities, but remained vague on what he and the Republicans who control Congress will replace it with.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jan 22, 2017

Gay Rep. Mark Pocan Girds for Trump
Gay Rep. Mark Pocan Girds for Trump

This Friday when President-elect Donald Trump is taking his oath of office outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., gay Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) will be volunteering at a food pantry in the city of Verona.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jan 19, 2017

ADAP Hits Snags
ADAP Hits Snags

California's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which is supposed to help thousands of people get the care they need to stay alive, has been hit with problems that have sparked concern among state officials and clients.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Jan 21, 2017

Early New Year Gallery Roundup
Early New Year Gallery Roundup

It's officially winter, and baby, is it ever cold outside. But gallery-wise, the year is heating up what might otherwise be a dreary season. Throw on the parka and grab the umbrella, there are places to go and things to see.

by Sura Wood | Jan 15, 2017

Nonconformist Beats the Odds
Nonconformist Beats the Odds

It not unfair to observe that "20th Century Women," with its growing tide of awards-season buzz for its star Annette Bening, arrives as the second half of a matched set of movies.

by David Lamble | Jan 14, 2017

Out There :: Lavender & Under Suspicion
Out There :: Lavender & Under Suspicion

Based on gay historical novelist Thomas Mallon's brilliant "Fellow Travelers" (2007), the opera of the same name centers on a gay romance during the "Lavender Scare" of the McCarthyite 1950s in Washington, DC.

by Roberto Friedman | Jan 14, 2017

Return to 27 Rue de Fleurus
Return to 27 Rue de Fleurus

There was a there there after all. It just didn't happen to be in Oakland. The there that was there was at 27 Rue de Fleurus in Paris, where Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas held court with many of the best and brightest of the Lost Generation.

by Richard Dodds | Jan 15, 2017

Comic Book Honors Pulse Victims
Comic Book Honors Pulse Victims

This past week saw the publication of an eagerly awaited one-shot comic book that honors the lives that were lost or forever impacted by the June 12, 2016 mass shooting at Pulse.

by David-Elijah Nahmod | Jan 15, 2017


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