The hilarious gay comedy pioneer Karen Ripley tells the stories of lesbian life in the ’70s in her solo show, “Oh, No! There’s Men On The Land!” opening May 1st at The Marsh in Berkeley....
Wide Open Town: San Francisco before 1965
- April 9, 2015
- Tagged as: gay radio, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, Nan Boyd, NLGJA, San Francisco, SFSU, Wide Open Town
How did San Francisco become such a gay mecca? Was it the Gold Rush? Post-prohibition liquor laws? The bar scene? Marilyn Pittman talks with Nan Boyd, chair of women’s studies at San Francisco State University…
Dr. Patt Denning: Harm Reduction Pioneer
- April 2, 2015
- Tagged as: addiction, AIDS/HIV, Dr. Patt Denning, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, psychotherapy, recovery
Maybe it takes a lesbian to pioneer alternatives in substance abuse treatment. In the early ’90s, Harm Reduction evolved as a new strategy for AIDS prevention. Stopping drug and alcohol abuse was no longer a…
Sex, Drugs, and Drag Shows: A Memoir
- March 19, 2015
- Tagged as: AIDS, Castro, gay, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, Mark Abramson, San Francisco
Marilyn takes a trip back to the ’70s and early ’80s with author Mark Abramson. His memoir, “For My Brothers,” has one hair-raising story of sex and drugs and rock and roll after another.  A cast…
The most famous lesbian couple in LGBT history got married the first time around on Feb. 12, 2004, in San Francisco City Hall after being together for 51 years. They had moved in together on...
Tom Nolan Tackles LGBT Senior Issues
- February 5, 2015
- Tagged as: aging, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, San Francisco, seniors, Tom Nolan
For almost two decades, Tom Nolan ran Project Open Hand, a meal service created during the AIDS crisis.  He’s now chairman of the MUNI board. But his passion is gay rights and right now it’s the…
