NEWS
With LGBTQ issues again a flashpoint in the country's cultural and political arenas, the new leader of a statewide humanities organization in California is aiming to amplify the voices of LGBTQ individuals and organizations.
In interviews with the Bay Area Reporter in recent months a number of LGBTQ leaders in other states and across California said they have no issue with Golden State legislators ending the travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.
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Arts & Culture
One standout among the dozen artists in the 11th annual State of Play Dance Festival is Jerron Herman, whose extensive solo confronts the artistic 'perfection' of Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing.
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Belinda Carlisle is the definition of a music legend. Her new EP, "Kismet" includes dance floor-ready bops. She discussed her work ahead of her SF concert on August 20.