Bay Area Reporter

11/22/2025

In a literary landscape hungry for authentic voices, Denne Michele Norris emerges this year with two groundbreaking works: her debut novel, “When the Harvest Comes,” and a trans anthology she has entitled “Both/And: Essays by Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Writers of Color.” It features underrepresented voices through a mix of short stories, essays, and poetry.

In a literary landscape hungry for authentic voices, Denne Michele Norris emerges this year with two groundbreaking works: her debut novel, “When the Harvest Comes,” and a trans anthology she has entitled “Both/And: Essays by Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Writers of Color.” It features und...

11/21/2025

The obituary for Larry Johnston. who worked at the San Francisco Planning Department.

The obituary for Larry Johnston. who worked at the San Ferancisco Planning Department.

11/21/2025

Gay journalist Mark Segal wrote our latest guest opinion.

In the 1970s, I launched a campaign to end LGBTQ invisibility on television.

11/21/2025

With AI becoming more and more entrenched in different areas of American life, expect to see more cases of "algorithmic discrimination," according to the attorney representing a man who says Waymo discriminated against him due to his ethnic heritage.

A gay doctor is suing Waymo and Alphabet, its parent company, claiming “algorithmic discrimination” after he allegedly was flagged by an artificial intelligence program and refused service due to his Middle Eastern background.

11/20/2025

A gay Sacramento man is in the hospital facing permanent brain damage after an attack outside an LGBTQ nightclub.

11/20/2025

Friends are remembering James Edward Gordon, a gay man who served as the first secretary of Bay Area Gay Liberation and was a n**e liberationist.

11/20/2025

We’re happy to report that the new eight-part Netflix series “House of Guinness” is not all suds and foam, but a glass act. While not pitcher perfect, it just might cure what ales you as it all goes down smoothly.

11/20/2025

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 to create artificial life.

11/20/2025

Nearly five decades since the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk’s political career was tragically cut short, the civil rights icon is still roiling politics in the United States.

11/20/2025

Months after his release from an El Salvador megaprison known for reported human rights abuses, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist is having trouble finding work because of how notoriety found him.

11/19/2025

For most of her fans, Lady Gaga’s Grammy-nominated song “Born This Way” felt like a love letter to her q***r followers. What many didn’t realize was that Gaga’s song, co-written with gay singer/songwriter Jeppe Laursen, has roots that reach back more than 30 years.

For most of her fans, Lady Gaga’s Grammy-nominated song “Born This Way” felt like a love letter to her q***r followers. What many didn’t realize was that Gaga’s song, co-written with gay singer/songwriter Jeppe Laursen, has roots that reach back more than 30 years.

11/19/2025

For the B.A.R. print edition coming out tomorrow, but available online at ebar.com now, we spoke with Andry Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist who is now free after having been sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. We also pay tribute to our founder, the late Bob Ross — the latest addition to the Rainbow honor walk, and continue our coverage of the campaign. Thank you for supporting independent q***r media! 🌈✊