OutLoud merges with Youth Radio
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Well-known LGBTQ youth media production organization outLoud Radio recently made a major transition enabling the 12-year-old San Francisco-based nonprofit to reach more people — […]
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Queer poet to share creative expression during SF visit
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Award-winning poet Andrea Gibson is in San Francisco this week for two appearances, both of which are expected to be well-attended. Gibson, who identifies […]
From online to print: Book showcases queer podcasts
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Google the phrase “queer and trans artists of color” and the first three search results turn up Nia King’s acclaimed podcast, “We Want the […]
New exhibit imagines a future from queer perspective
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Amidst the changing cityscape of downtown Oakland, Betti Ono Gallery has become a steadfast reference point for unharnessed creativity since its establishment in 2010. […]
LGBT groups respond to Ferguson
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri has prompted LGBT organizations across the country […]
Dunye film explores transman’s identity
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter It’s a well-known fact that the world’s best queer cinema is screened at the annual San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, a 38-year-old event […]
Oakland’s vibrant cultural scene now on film
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Oakland Originals, a highly-anticipated new set of short documentaries intended to highlight Oakland’s cultural scene through compelling vignettes of the city’s residents, is set […]
Funding campaign under way for Oakland trans shelter
By Elliot OwenBay Area Reporter Brianna “Breezy” Golden-Farr and Elizabeth Howard are spearheading an unprecedented project that addresses the absence of emergency shelter housing for transgender women in Oakland. Called […]
Trans dance company to debut new season
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Second only to longstanding powerhouse New York, San Francisco is home to the nation’s most dynamic dance climate, and may soon surpass its previously […]
Trans women of color confab seeks to empower
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Two Bay Area trans women of color are part of an unprecedented project intended to build community amongst trans women of color on a […]
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