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WEBOct 2, 2010 · Since 1971, the newspaper of record for the San Francisco Bay Area Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
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 …
Obituaries: Clifford "Don" Howard - Bay Area Reporter
WEBJune 14, 1934 — June 29, 2024. Sad to report the passing of Clifford "Don" Howard, who died peacefully at home on June 29, 2024 at the age of 90. Don was the son of Irene and Dewey Howard. He was born in Covington, Kentucky on June 14, 1934. He was reared by Mae and Howard McKinsey, his aunt and uncle, of Dry Ridge, Kentucky.
San Jose gay bathhouse Watergarden closes for good
WEBWednesday July 15, 2020. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has led one of the two remaining gay bathhouses operating in the Bay Area to permanently close its doors. The Watergarden in San Jose has shuttered for good after four decades in business. Its demise is a blow to South Bay health officials, who had partnered with it over the years to ...
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.
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.
Gay sex venues return - Bay Area Reporter
WEBJun 23, 2021 · In San Francisco, Market Street's Eros has been open since May 20, as the B.A.R. reported earlier this month. Co-owner Ken Rowe told the B.A.R. June 21 that the restrictions that remained then — such as a mask requirement in the play space, and a 25% capacity limit — went by the wayside on June 16, one …
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.
Obituaries: Jon Bush - Bay Area Reporter
WEBAug 23, 2023 · Obituaries: Jon Bush. Jon Bush, May 31, 1992. Photo: Daniel Nicoletta. December 3, 1967 — July 3, 2023. Jon died shortly after attending a two-day rave at the Area 15 immersive entertainment district in Las Vegas, Nevada. A friend of Jon's spoke with him on the phone circa 4 a.m. and reported that he seemed fine then, but later his travel ...
Closed for months due to COVID, San Francisco gay sex venue …
WEBOct 14, 2020 · Closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, gay sex venue Eros on upper Market Street in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood has re-opened as a "jack-off club," its co-owner told the Bay Area Reporter.