Queer Life in the ‘burbs: How safe, how visible?

7pm Thursday. It seems gay pride is spreading. San Mateo County holds its first-ever LGBTQI Pride Celebration this Saturday, joining other Bay Area communities overshadowed by San Francisco that have launched their own Pride parties. Why? How visible and how safe are gay, lesbian, bi, intersex and trans people — and what’s queer life like [...]
The Boy Who Was Not A Lesbian

What makes us male or female? Or somewhere in between? Or not even on that narrow line? The Boy Who Was Not a Lesbian & Other True Stories is an unusual and beautiful book put together by Norwegian photojournalist Kristin Lyseggen in which 11 people from 7 countries who define themselves as “born in the [...]
Liberace’s Spectacular Crystal Closet

With the hoopla over Behind the Candelabra, HBO’s flick about Liberace, we thought you’d like to hear the real deal! So we’re re-airing our music-rich half-hour documentary on the late Mr. Showmanship’s life and legacy, produced by Eric Jansen and told with love by Liberace Museum curators and a Liberace tribute artist, and featuring Liberace’s own [...]
An Archive Of Hope: Harvey Milk’s Actual Words

“An Archive of Hope” is Milk in his own words. A collection of his speeches, columns, campaign materials, and press releases all introduced in context by the editors, James Black and Charles Morris. Marilyn interviews these professors about their book, about Milk, and we learn firsthand about his passion for government by the people, his [...]
we need help!

Sure, cash is king, but there are other ways you can help keep LGBT voices on the air. We’d love to have you “on our team”! Here are some ways you can help (for more info, email: eric at outinthebay.com) 1) Spread the word about us. Tell your friends, neighbors, colleagues, exes … anyone you [...]