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Website aims to lessen HIV stigma, promote U=U Joel Engardio

District 7 supervisor candidate Joel Engardio is hoping the third time’s the charm.

Gay men seek SF supervisor seats

by Matthew S. Bajko

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ndetectable equals untransmittable, or U=U, is the message Karl Schmid works passionately to spread these days. As one of the few openly HIV-positive broadcasters on U.S. television, he wants to use his position to fight against what he believes is pervasive HIV stigma.

Since 2012, Schmid has worked as a producer and station host for ABC7 in Los Angeles. In March 2018, Schmid said that he publicly disclosed his HIV-positive status on social media, even though people had warned him, “You don’t want to be known as the guy with AIDS on TV.” He said that he’s received “great support from ABC” since his disclosure, but also said

he has been unable to get a story about U=U on TV. “We do stories about testicular cancer, and it’s great that we highlight these stories,” he said in a recent phone interview. “But if we don’t talk about HIV, people will not get tested or treated.” See page 5 >>

‘Jarring’ study shows HIV-neg young adults eschew PrEP, condoms

ollowing the departure of gay former District 9 Supervisor David Campos in early January 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has had just one member of the LGBT community serving on it. That person has represented District 8, which includes the LGBT Castro district; since July 2018 gay Supervisor Rafael Mandelman has Reporter previously reported, Gilead currently by John Ferrannini served in the seat. has a medication assistance program to help Now two gay married men are looking to n what one researcher said was “jarring,” people obtain Truvada, as well as a co-pay couexpand the ranks of out supervisors by run54% of HIV-negative young adults didn’t pon program for those with private insurance. ning for seats on the November ballot next report using condoms or PrEP – two critiThe company indicated in an October stateyear. Either would be the first out person to be cal tools in preventing the spread of the virus ment that this assistance will also be available elected to their supervisor seat. that causes AIDS – according to the results of for people who wish to use Descovy for PrEP. Joel Engardio is mounting his third cama survey released by pharmaceutical company paign for the District 7 seat representing the Merck November 25. Other survey findings neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks. He first The national survey, “Owning HIV: Young The survey also found that 50% of HIVran in 2012 and saw his percentage of the vote Adults and the Fight Ahead,” was conducted negative respondents did not know that undesignificantly increase when he ran a second over the summer in conjunction with the Pretectable equals untransmittable. time against the incumbent in 2016. vention Access Campaign, a group seeking • Earn 1% cash back for everyday purchases “This is an incredible advance that a lot of “To me it’s third time’s the charm,” Engarto promote the knowledge that HIV-positive people aren’t aware of,” Sklar said of U=U. dio, 47, told Bay Area Reporter during an •theNo Annual Fee people with undetectable viral loads can“There’s so much more we can do.” Courtesy Twitter interview the morning of the November 5 not transmit the virus as part of the U=U Murray Penner, a gay man who is the execu• No Balance Transfer Fee election while seated in front of the West Portal Murray Penner is the executive director (undetectable=untransmittable) campaign. tive director of the Prevention Access Cambranch library. of the Prevention Access Campaign. The survey of 1,596 people had questions Fees paign, was diagnosed with HIV over 30 years NoNorman Foreign Transaction District • 7 Supervisor Yee, currently about HIV of adults from both the millennial ago. He said that it’s easy to forget the lack of president of board, is barred from running •theNo Interest charged days generation, defined as ages 23-36, and for Genera- 25 knowledge and resources about HIV/AIDS than 90% among gay and bisexual men when again due to term limits. As the B.A.R. has pretion Z, defined as ages 18-22 for purposes of that are available outside of major urban centaken as prescribed. Studies have also shown a viously noted, Yee has urged his aide, Ivy Lee, Apply today! the study. ters like New York and San Francisco. high level of protection for women, heterosexuto enter the Call race. 415-775-5377, stop by first-of-its-kind a branch SanFranciscoFCU.com “This was a groundbreaking, “If you live there you’re in a bubble. It’s not als, andor people visit who inject drugs. She ran unopposed this month to serve out survey with this demographic,” said Dr. Peter necessarily the same as the rest of the country,” Last month, the FDA approved a second a term on the city’s community college board Sklar, a straight ally who is director of clinical Penner said. “Some providers are reluctant to drug for use as PrEP, Descovy. The tenofovir through the end of 2020 having been appointresearch at Merck Research Laboratories. “The talk about (U=U) – they feel it will lead to unalafenamide (TAF) in Descovy is an updated ed last summer by Mayor London Breed to results were really jarring to all of us.” healthy behaviors. But that really has to change.” version of the tenofovir disoproxil fumarate help oversee City College of San Francisco. Lee For decades, condoms were the only known Perceptions about knowledge of HIV got (TDF) in the Truvada coformulation. has already said she will not seek re-election way to prevent transmission of the HIV virus worse the younger the respondents were, acHowever, the cost of Truvada and Descovy next November but has yet to announce if she between HIV-positive and -negative individucording to the survey. Twenty-three percent can be prohibitively expensive for some who will run for supervisor. She did not respond to als, when used and functioning properly. Onceof the HIV-negative millennials said that they could benefit. Both drugs are manufactured a request for comment for this story. daily Truvada, approved by the U.S. Food and by Gilead Sciences, Inc. and cost about $2,000 Drug Administration in 2012, has been shown See page 16 >> a month for a 30-day supply. As the Bay Area See page 14 >> to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV by more

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2 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

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orty-one years after he was gunned down inside San Francisco City Hall, the late gay Supervisor Harvey Milk continues to inspire new generations of LGBT people. Emmy winner Lena Waithe, an actor, writer, and producer, recently disclosed how powerful it was for her to marry her longtime partner, Alana Mayo, beside a bust of Milk inside the municipal building. “It was a humbling day to marry someone so amazing but also to appreciate all of the work that so many people have put in for us to be able to do that,” Waithe told the singer John Legend on a recent episode of Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show he was guest hosting. Milk made political history in November 1977 by becoming the first out politician of a major American city, and the first in California, after winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. It was his third time seeking the political office, and his victory was helped by the city deciding the year prior that supervisors should be elected by district rather than citywide. Tragically, Milk and then-mayor George Moscone were assassinated the morning of November 27, 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. Mourners marched by candlelight that evening from the Castro to City Hall to remember the fallen progressive leaders. Ever since a march and vigil has been held annually the night of November 27 to honor Milk and Moscone. Attendance varies depending on when the anniversary falls, the weather, and if it is a milestone year, such as last year’s 40th observance. With this year’s date falling on the night prior to Thanksgiving,

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Cleve Jones, right, led last year’s candlelight march down Market Street to City Hall, which recreated the march held in 1978 following the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.

and rain in the forecast, organizers are expecting a small turnout. They have also scaled back the event this year, anticipating that many people will be out of town visiting their families for the holiday. “It is going to be the orphans sticking around and marching this year. If it is raining, it might not be as large, but I will absolutely be there,” said Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club President Kevin Bard, whose political group oversees the yearly planning of the event. The “41 – Remembering Harvey Milk & George Moscone” vigil and march will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Harvey Milk Plaza above the Castro Muni Station at Castro and Market streets. A roughly 10-minute audio-visual program featuring archival footage of Milk and Moscone will be projected onto the commercial building fronting the public plaza, according to organizers. Attendees will then march two

blocks to where Milk had his photo business Castro Camera at 575 Castro Street. (It now houses the store and action center for national LGBT advocacy organization the Human Rights Campaign.) Several speakers will then address those gathered. Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who holds what is considered to be Milk’s board seat, is expected to make remarks. Participants are encouraged to bring their own candles and flowers with them. Photographer Dan Nicoletta, a close friend of Milk’s, has provided several of his historic images of Milk and Moscone to the Milk club so that people can reproduce them on their own and carry them in memoriam at the event. The images can be downloaded online at http://www.milkclub.org/. For more information about the event, visit https://www.facebook. com/events/420725575506622/. t

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San Francisco yoga studio is now offering a donationbased class to support local Castro charities. The Yoga Loft at MX3 Fitness said that 100% of the money raised from its community class will support Coming Home Hospice, the GLBT Historical Society, the UCSF Alliance Health Project, and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center. The class takes place on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at 2336 Market Street. The community class is a Hatha level 1 course taught by skillful teachers who recently graduated from Integral Yoga’s basic teacher training, a news release stated. According to organizers, it is good for beginner students or anyone who appreciates the classic practice of Hatha yoga. All teachers are donating their time. “Karma yoga, the path of selfless service, is one of the significant paths in yoga that brings benefit to all,” Marc Morozumi, yoga director at MX3 Fitness, said in the release. “I’m grateful to be able to include a weekly class that supports the community that supports us.” Morozumi, who said that he coled basic teacher training earlier

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Horizons’ state of the movement

Horizons Foundation will hold its 10th annual State of the LGBTQ Movement panel discussion Tuesday, December 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30) in the Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street. According to a news release, lead-

ers from OutRight Action International, Freedom for All Americans, Transgender Law Center, and Southern Border Communities Coalition will share the LGBTQ community’s advances and challenges in a panel moderated by Horizons President Roger Doughty. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is encouraged. Seats are available on a firstcome, first-served basis. To sign up, go to https://bit.ly/37uMOLz.

NCLR’s men’s and friends event

The National Center for Lesbian Rights will hold its annual men’s and friends happy hour Thursday, December 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Virgil’s Sea Room, 3152 Mission Street in San Francisco. The event will include no-host cocktails and holiday cheer. Host committee members expected to be on hand include drag queen Juanita MORE!; gay community leaders state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, City College of San Francisco board President Alex Randolph and Vice President Tom Temprano; and John Bare and Ignatius Bau. Queer activist Sophia Andary, who Mayor London Breed recently appointed to the Commission on the Status of Women, also plans to attend. See page 4 >>

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SF honors trans day of remembrance by David-Elijah Nahmod

oncern about the many trans women, particularly those of color, who have been murdered or died by suicide this year led to people gathering in front of San Francisco City Hall November 20 for the 20th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance observance. Hundreds more attended a program at the Louis B. Mayer Auditorium at UC Hastings College of the Law, which took place immediately following the City Hall ceremony. A transgender flag flew outside of Mayor London Breed’s office. The mayor spoke at the City Hall gathering as people stood solemnly, some holding candles, others holding up signs with photos of transgender women of color who’d been murdered. Both trans people and allies were in attendance. Bruce Beaudette, a 60-year-old gay man who sits on the board of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, came to City Hall wearing a transgender flag cape. “I wanted to support a beautiful community on this day of remembrance,” Beaudette told the Bay Area

Reporter. “Because support is crucial in changing people’s hearts and minds.” Suzanne Ford, 54, is a transgender woman who is also a member of the SF Pride board, where she serves as treasurer. “Ever since I came out I haven’t missed one,” Ford said of the annual commemoration. “I love my black and brown trans siblings. Being here is my small way of supporting them.” Breed was greeted with applause when she took to the steps of City Hall. The mayor addressed the gun violence that she lived with during her youth, drawing a parallel between that struggle and the brutality that targets trans women of color. “The loss of 26 lives in just this past year, and unfortunately, disproportionately again African American women who are victimized just because they are being who they are meant to be,” the mayor said. “And that’s why we are here today. We must remember because we have to rededicate ourselves every single time to a better future, so there is not one more person that we lose to violence in any way. “Tonight is in honor of those who

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are no longer with us,” Breed added. “City Hall is lit up in the colors of our transgender flag as a way to make sure that this city knows how important this day is, how important the people are that we have lost, and that their lives are not forgotten and that, as a result, we are committed now more than ever to make sure that change leads to the result that we all want: not one more, ever.” The mayor’s speech was met with applause and cheers. After her remarks, attendees marched slowly to UC Hastings for the main program, many still carrying candles and the placards that memorialized murdered trans women of color. Pastor Megan Rohrer, 39, is the first transgender pastor ordained in the Lutheran church. Rohrer spoke to the B.A.R. about why they attended the rally. “I received a lot of calls as a pastor this year in response to trans individuals who have taken their own lives,” Rohrer, who is also a volunteer chaplain with the San Francisco Police Department, said. “Events like this are important to honor those we have lost and to encourage those on the edge to choose life when they can. I encourage people to reach out to the many trans-celebrating pastors, social workers, therapists, and advocates for help when they need it.”

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The Mayer auditorium was filled to capacity for the main program. There was an altar in the room that memorialized trans women of color who had been murdered. Many attendees wept when they saw it. Alejandra de la Vega and SF Pride

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board member Anjali Rimi hosted the program. “The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a genuine tribute to those we have lost to violence due to hatred and prejudice,” Rimi said. “We also remember those who have taken their own lives. May they find peace in death that they sought in life.” Holy Old Man Bull, a 62-year-old two-spirit trans man, offered an invocation. “Please watch over the transgender people,” he said. “Remind us every day that we are beautiful. And that being transgender is a gift from the creator and meant to be celebrated and shared. Please watch over the transgender people, keep us safe from harm caused by others who fear us, and ... ourselves when we take that fear and loathing as our own.” El/La Para TransLatinas, an advocacy group for transgender Latina women, and Cal Pep, an HIV and health outreach program that serves sex workers and other communities, were among the organizations represented during the program. Speakers included trans activists Socorro “Cori” Moreland, Ebony Ava Harper, and Ms. Billie Cooper. Moreland, a trans man, asked all black trans people to stand up. As they did, the audience applauded. “It sickens me to the core and is disgusting that we have to come together once a year to remind ourselves and society about our existence as living, breathing people deserving of love, experiences, and existence,” he said. “It’s even worse that we are adding people daily to the ever-growing list of victims directly affected by these acts of carnage.” As he spoke, Moreland memorialized trans friends of his who had been murdered. “If you know me personally, you know that I am a very emotional person, and that I am a hug person,” he said. “So when I give hugs I hold

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El Cerrito seeks board, commission applicants

The East Bay city of El Cerrito is seeking applicants to serve on city advisory bodies. According to a news release, the city has 13 boards, commissions, and committees and three regional bodies on which approximately 90 residents serve as members. There are over 35 existing vacancies, with more expected when other terms expire in March. Some of these include: arts and cultural commission, two openings; citizens street oversight committee, one; human relations commission, one;

onto people tightly and I make sure to remember their smell and the way they feel. Because I know that I may not hug them in the future.” Harper opened by paying her respects to those who came before her. “Even though we’re here to mourn, I want you to know that our existence is divine,” Harper said. “In the old cultures we used to be revered as God’s people. Some of you aren’t religious and I understand why, but we are God’s people. We are a spiritual descendant of the most high.” Harper also acknowledged trans people who had been murdered, as well as those who took their own lives. “Suicide is murder, because why are they committing suicide?” she asked. “Because they’re in a society that ostracizes them and marginalizes them, that they don’t feel comfortable in. But we’re going to change that narrative. We’re going to make our existence sacred again.” Harper closed her speech by leading the audience in a chant, which was repeated several times: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and support one another. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” Cooper was among the last to speak. “I want each and every person in this room and out on the street to remember our transgender elders, also our transgender sisters, who are lost in the system,” Cooper said. “Who are homeless, who are locked up in jails and prisons, who have lost themselves, and who have not found their way back and who we forget about so often. Today, I no longer forget about the elder trans women and the homeless trans women and the trans women that are in nursing homes with strokes, and the trans women that have lost their minds on the street. I embrace them, and I want to say that they could be me or you.” A video memorializing trans people who have been murdered during the past year was shown toward the end of the evening. As their names appeared on screen, the audience spoke the names aloud. The evening also included performances from the New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus and from singer Star Amerasu, a trans woman who sang a song titled “Be Free.” After the program, people mingled as food was served. “I’m really sad and angry that we continue to have to gather to mourn those that we lost to anti-trans violence,” Clair Farley, director of the city’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, told the B.A.R. “It’s time that we end the incredible violence that’s impacting black trans women and that we support their leadership and keep our community safe.”t park and recreation commission, two; and urban forest committee, four. Officials said in the release that members of these panels provide an invaluable service to the community. Service on them is also a great way for residents to participate in local government. Members are appointed to a term of four years. Meetings are generally held once a month during evening hours. Panel members must be residents of El Cerrito. For more information, including the application, visit http://el-cerrito.org/93/ Boards-Commissions. The deadline to apply is December 18. The City Council expects to schedule brief interviews on January 7. For more information, contact City Clerk Holly M. Charléty at cityclerk@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us or (510) 215-4305.t

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Microbusiness helps queer refugees in Kenya by Heather Cassell

oap is a necessity to maintain good hygiene, but for the thousands of refugees living in Kenya’s notorious Kakuma refugee camp, soap, shampoo, and conditioner are costly commodities to come by. The products are an opportunity that Billy, the director of Upper Rift Minorities, realized as something that could help LGBT refugees in the camp by starting microbusinesses. (Billy asked that his last name and how he identifies not be published because he has received death threats.) “Soap is really, really a big thing in the refugee camp,” said Billy. Upper Rift Minorities launched a trial program from April to August 2018 with 16 queer refugees. (The government put the program on hiatus afterward because it needed to approve the soaps. There is a group currently being trained in preparation of the items being approved, according to Steve Roth, executive director of the Organization for Refuge, Asylum, and Migration, which is helping with the project.) The changes among the LGBT refugee soap makers and the broader refugee camp were rapid. “By virtue of doing something, some of them who had already lost hope in life started seeing hope again,” said Billy. The community relationships also began to grow and for four months after the launch of the trial project anti-LGBT violence dipped as the LGBT refugees became known for their soaps rather than just their sexual orientation or gender identity. Upper Rift Minorities is a human rights organization that works on behalf of some of the most marginalized communities in northern Kenya. Billy’s goal is to help LGBT refugees learn business skills so that they earn an income and build a community among themselves. They could also build relationships with the general refugee population that could in turn lead to increased security for them.

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Launch of PlusLife Website

Frustrated by that situation, in September Schmid and two business partners launched the PlusLife, or +Life, website so that “people can see people that look like them, talking about HIV without all the medical jargon.” As Schmid himself admitted, “When the doctor starts talking technical details, I just zone out.” He believes people who find out they are positive continue to ask, “Am I going to be OK? Is there anything I should know?” Even today, he observed, “People are absolutely petrified of telling people, or even getting tested.” (As the Bay Area Reporter noted in a story on its website Monday, and in the print edition, stigma continues to remain pervasive, notably among young people, according to a new survey.) San Francisco is in the midst of its Getting to Zero initiative, which aims to make it the first city to eliminate new HIV infections, deaths due to HIV/AIDS, and stigma against people living with HIV. It relies on a three-pronged strategy of expanded access to PrEP, rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and engaging and retaining HIV-positive people in care. The PlusLife website is composed of several digital streams: +Talk, +Science, +First, +Love, +Fun, and +News. The focus is on eliminating

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LGBT refugees in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya learn how to make soap as a part of an entrepreneurial program launched by Upper Rift Minorities, a human rights organization working inside the camp.

The Minnesota-based ORAM launched a campaign November 19 to aid with creating more LGBToperated soap-making businesses inside the camp to help the refugees. “The livelihood programs are critically important,” said Roth, a gay man who has long led the organization. The nonprofit, which currently operates on a budget of $500,000 annually, is the first in the world to focus on LGBT asylum seekers and refugees. Roth pointed out that a new strategy is needed as resettlement times continue to get longer, leaving LGBT refugees in an impoverished limbo in what are known as transit countries. In a survey conducted by his organization, Billy identified that many refugees are frustrated about not having their basic needs met. The program also begins to help solve another big issue: employment opportunities, especially for LGBT refugees. “More than 70% [of residents] in the refugee camp have no job opportunities and have literally no source of income,” Billy said. “LGBT asylum seekers in the refugee camps, particularly in Kakuma, are really some of the most stigma through open, candid conversations and access to information. Schmid characterized the site as another step in his journey after revealing his own HIV+ status last year. Presenting interviews with newsmakers, publicizing medical advances, and hosting discussions about health and sex, along with first-person accounts of people living with HIV, PlusLife also aims to be a source for facts and resources explaining how to avoid contracting the disease. Schmid considers the +Talk show he hosts the flagship series. Guests talk about their experiences as HIVpositive and includes people from the gay, straight, and transgender communities. Videos produced weekly address topics such as how to discuss HIV-positive status with friends and family, which he feels may be especially relevant during the upcoming holiday season. Recent +Talk episodes have covered HIV and the trans community, dating between -positive and -negative partners, and issues like self-harm. An upcoming episode makes the case for PrEP and will feature “two gay guys, myself, and a hetero man born with HIV,” Schmid said. Each episode is from 12 to 15 minutes long. The site will soon roll out extended versions on YouTube, which will be titled “After Talk.” Schmid believes that today, considering everything medical research has produced, “managing HIV may even be easier than managing diabetes.”

vulnerable and at-risk groups,” explained Roth. Creating and selling soaps “will be a way to slowly build hearts and minds, which will build a relationship with the local community and achieve long-term safety,” said Roth. The camp’s current population is estimated to be 191,500, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 2019 census. The UNHRC oversees the U.N. refugee agency. The camp has been a dangerous place for LGBT asylum seekers and refugees. For years, reports of LGBT people being attacked by other refugees have been reported. Earlier this year, the violent attacks against LGBTs residing in the camp got so bad that protests broke out in May. Around the same time, a group of nearly 80 LGBT asylum seekers and refugees escaped from the camp and set up a safe house in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. They continued to protest outside the United Nations refugee agency’s offices in the city, demanding that the agency provide support with financial assistance and work permits to allow them to gain employment while they await resettlement. A month later, the U.N. with the assistance of Kenya’s government, returned the LGBT refugees to Kakuma in northwestern Kenya. Gay sex is illegal in Kenya.

Changing the tide

“The people, especially the transgender community, who are at a higher risk for being attacked – they are the ones who are now getting friendly to people,” said Billy, talking about how people are making the connection and beginning to overlook that the person is LGBT and, rather, someone who “can also provide soap to us at a cheaper cost, so you are the best.” Interest in the program quickly grew as more LGBTs in the camp are coming to the organization wanting to participate in the entrepreneurship program.

Schmid is executive producer and editorial director of PlusLife Media; the site is funded by ad sales.

Growing up in Australia and coming out

Schmid, 39, was born outside Melbourne, Australia, and recalled how his childhood changed at age 10 when his brother was cast in a popular Australian soap opera. “I loved the whole world of make-believe,” he said. Schmid started seriously exploring drama in high school and worked on the New Zealand children’s show “What Now” from age 15 to 18. A few years later he was living in London when he decided to come out to his parents. When he called them on the phone, “My mother was preparing a dinner party for my father, and somehow she and I got into an argument. We were pushing each other verbally, and I lost my temper and loudly declared that I was a cocksucker.” His grandmother reacted with an “Oh, well” but his mother burst into tears. Schmid said he was not sure his grandmother heard him clearly, but was relieved when both relatives quickly calmed down. He returned to Australia in time for the 2000 Olympics and was hired to work for an event production company. That went well and at age 22, he was hired as the personal assistant to the drag entertainer Dame Edna, also known as Barry Humphries, a straight ally. “I visited San Francisco numerous

“Every LGBT refugee in the camp wants to be a part of this business,” said Billy. Billy estimates it costs between $2,400 and $10,000 total for a group of 10 queer refugees to launch a business, depending on if it’s bars of soap or shampoos and conditioners. The goal is that after a time members of the group go off to start their own business with their own team in another part of the camp. It costs the refugees nothing beyond the transportation fee provided to a peer business mentor who meets with them monthly to review their business with them and provide advice. The long pause in anti-LGBT violence was broken this month. Billy said that he has been receiving threats and noted that an unidentified Ugandan transgender male refugee was violently attacked in broad daylight November 14. While the soap program is on hiatus, Billy launched a chicken program to help HIV-positive LGBT residents of the camp get protein into their diet with one egg a week. The program currently supports 30 LGBT refugees operating three hatcheries and has produced 70 chickens. In addition to providing more nourishment beyond the food aid provided by organizations, it also helped them earn income and learn business skills. The farms sell the chickens, along with chicken and rice dishes they make at a kiosk, to other refugees. Roth gave a chicken for one of the chicken farms at the camp and gave 100 chicks to Team No Sleep’s chicken farm in Nairobi on behalf of ORAM supporters during his 11day tour meeting with LGBT organization and company leaders. The chicken business startup costs are estimated at $10,000 for a group of 10 LGBT refugees to launch, Billy said. Billy told the B.A.R. he has many other business ideas that will fit into the program’s model. The program’s success impressed Roth when he visited Ka-

kuma. He spent two days touring the camp, speaking with Billy and LGBT refugees. Roth said that the program is exactly what he has been looking for as he figures out an alternative to helping displaced LGBT people stuck in transit countries for the foreseeable future. Countries, including the U.S., which reported receiving zero refugees in October, are increasingly closing their borders for all asylum seekers and refugees. A process that is notorious for its wait times for resettlement continues to get longer. “Unfortunately, refugee and asylum seekers are spending longer times in transit countries,” the countries they flee to from their home countries, Roth said. “We are seeing similar trends in a number of other countries where slots are being limited. ORAM’s campaign is just the beginning of a larger project targeting livelihood programs as asylum seekers and refugees are finding themselves stuck in limbo. “We want to help them develop skills that they can take with them as they continue with their life and use in other phases of their life,” Roth said, adding that he’s in talks with some companies in Kenya about mentorship programs with the LGBT refugees. Roth also visited other organizations, including the queer womanfocused Foundation for LBQ Womxn Refugees, during his trip. The organizations are also helping LGBT refugees gain self-reliance. “Refugees and asylum seekers want to know that they are not alone and that there is someone out there that has their backs,” said Roth. “With this small support these communities are able to really build themselves, build their self-esteem, build their confidence, [and] build their securities within the camp,” said Billy. To help asylum seekers and refugees in Kenya, visit https://oramrefugee.org/donate.t

times working for Barry,” Schmid fondly remembered. Schmid moved to the U.S. about 12 years ago. That eventually led to his working the last seven years “both in front of and behind the camera.” His interest in media expanded in new directions when he co-founded PlusLife Media. “I wanted PlusLife to have more of a lifestyle feel, not just talking head videos. More of a destination with resources,” he said. “People have leftover ideas from the 1980s and 1990s when there was no way to avoid ‘fear campaigns.’” “[HIV-positive people] will live a very long and healthy life,” Schmid asserted. “Some would argue that some get more medical attention than other people.” While he said that is not how he felt when he found out he was HIV-positive, numerous studies have shown disparities, for example, in access to PrEP, especially among people of color and transgender people. “I had a dream where I saw a red digital countdown clock appear over my head and start going backwards,” he said. “I was a 27-year-old gay man starting his life, and I had fucked up.” But now Schmid seems to be living the tagline of PlusLife: “turning positive into a plus.” As he put it, “When I learned about U=U, someone gave me the keys to those handcuffs and set me free. I have 11 years of internalized stigma. No one should be made to feel that because they had sex with someone who has

HIV that their life is over.”

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Moving forward with PlusLife

Schmid emphasized, “PlusLife is for everyone. I’m not targeting gay men. I want everyone to see or hear versions of themselves.” He’s encouraged by responses he has received from locations as distant as Pakistan and Vietnam. Since he and his business partners launched PlusLife less than two months ago, the website has received over 500,000 visitors, according to Schmid. On a more personal level, he said, “I’ve had two people reach out to me within a half hour of their HIV diagnosis and ask me questions, and I’ve responded. ‘This is exactly why we’re doing this!’ I’ve said to my partners.” Schmid ended the interview by repeating what he considers the most important point: “U=U. The stigma is killing people and is no longer warranted. I cannot transmit the virus to you if I’m undetectable. “We have to eliminate all this red tape to getting medication,” he added. “If everyone that is HIV-positive got on the medication, we could end the epidemic now. With World AIDS Day coming up, it’s a day for people like me to stand up and say, ‘You’re not going to beat me down with your stupid stigma.’”t For more information, visit www.pluslifemedia.com, and on Twitter at @plustalkmedia.

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ast week the bipartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office reported that California is expected to have a $7 billion budget surplus next year. This great news presents Governor Gavin Newsom an opportunity to support expected LGBTQ and LGBTQ-related bills that had been delayed because of their high cost. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 493, the Safe and Supportive Schools Act of 2019, in October. It will require annual training for teachers and certificated staff, such as guidance counselors and librarians, with the goal of creating a safer and more supportive school environment. However, at the governor’s request, the provision in the legislation making it mandatory was pulled, and in exchange, Newsom agreed to come up with the funding the following year, Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur told us at the time. In September, an analysis of the bill estimated the cost at $3.25 million, based on there being about 130,000 certificated employees in roughly 2,600 middle, junior, and high schools statewide, and an expenditure of about $50 per staff member for training costs. Another major bill has not cleared the Legislature. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is expected to reintroduce his bill next year that will ensure transgender inmates are housed in gender appropriate prisons based on their personal preferences. This year, Newsom indicated “a real commitment” to the legislation, Wiener previously told us. However, cost is a factor, and was one of the primary reasons Wiener pulled the bill in 2018 and again this year. The legislative analysis had estimated its costs would be “potentially major” for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which would need to train prison staff and transfer transgender prisoners to new state correctional facilities. State leaders also esti-

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mated that the bill would result in additional costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade prison intake systems and identification cards. Recently, Wiener has been visiting state prisons in an effort to meet with trans inmates and prison officials to gain additional support for the bill. Another bill pulled this year due to funding was AB 307, the Homeless Youth Grant Program, co-authored by Assemblywoman Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-San Bernardino) and Wiener. It had been coupled with an appropriation of up to $100 million and estimated $1.8 to $1.9 million for administrative costs by the state’s Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. The bill would require using grant funds to provide supportive services and to establish or expand housing programs. Helping homeless youth, many of whom are LGBTQ, should be a top priority of lawmakers. If the state is going to make a dent in its homeless population, grants like these are crucial for success. Finally, we think it’s time for the Legislature to expand hate crimes laws. Assemblyman Phil Ting’s (D-San Francisco) AB 1985 – adopted in 2018 – requires local law enforcement agencies that choose to adopt

hate crimes policies, or update existing ones, to minimally incorporate certain provisions, including protected characteristics such as sexual orientation and gender identity. However, it does not require local law enforcement agencies to update their policies. Given the recent FBI report that shows an increase in hate crimes, including on those who identify as LGBTQ, we think lawmakers should require local law enforcement agencies to update their policies and require hate crimes reporting. This too, will require funding. While the cost of these bills add up to hundreds of millions of dollars, it’s a drop in the bucket in relation to the state’s $7 billion surplus – which could grow to as much as $18 billion by the end of 2021, according to the legislative analyst. The teacher training bill will help prevent bullying and give educators the necessary skills they need to deal with incidents properly. Too often, teachers do not know how to respond appropriately to bullying, or worse do nothing, which only exacerbates the problem – both for victims and perpetrators. The Legislative Analyst’s Office did warn that while the surplus could sustain the state during a recession, public education funding would have to be slashed in the event of a downturn. There is also a question about whether $2 billion of the surplus depends on the Trump administration allowing California to tax organizations that manage the state’s Medicaid plans, according to a report in Time magazine. We would argue that having a reserve fund is critical, but these four bills are equally important for improving the lives of the state’s queer residents. For too long, LGBTQ-related bills have had to factor in minimal cost in order to be considered – and governors, including Newsom, have signed a lot of those bills. Now, however, the governor has enough resources to fund each of these bills to address issues of teacher training, trans prisoners, homeless youth, and hate crimes, and bring about substantive structural changes that have been postponed.t

Trump’s Title X gag rule is detrimental to HIV/AIDS care by Gray Gautereaux

uring his 2019 State of the Union address President Donald Trump revealed his administration’s new 10-year plan to “end the HIV epidemic in America” (https://www. hrsa.gov/ending-hiv-epidemic), with a goal of reducing diagnosis rates to less than 3,000 per year. The plan is ambitious and calls for the diagnosis of all people with HIV/AIDS as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, the Trump administration has already actively subverted these goals through to its implementation of a 2017 gag rule on Title X family planning that effectively withdrew $600 million in global health assistance and prohibited supplemental funds to domestic providers that recommend or provide abortion services. But, as is often the case in American abortion policy, the withholding of these funds intended to curb abortion rates include extensive and detrimental impacts on a wide variety of community health services – including access to HIV and cancer screenings by underprivileged communities. Conceived by Congress in the 1970s, Title X was originally influenced by President Richard Nixon’s promise to enhance women’s access to family planning. Title X is the sole federal program committed to providing family planning, contraceptive, and preventative health services. Title X has proved to be integral in making health care more accessible to millions of lowincome Americans. According to an Elsevier study published last year, one-third of publicly funded clinics in the United States receive money through the national Title X family planning program. The same study reports “six in 10 women (61%) visiting Title X-funded clinics for contraceptive and related services report that the clinic is their usual source for medical care.” These data are especially significant to HIV/AIDS prevention efforts as 2016 data from the Department of Health and Human Services revealed “one in five new HIV diagnoses in the United States are women. Women of color, especially black/African American women, are disproportionately affected by HIV infection com-

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pared with women of other races/ethnicities.” Title X-funded clinics are required to provide, at minimum, HIV/AIDS testing, either on site or by referral, as well as prevention education. Title X clinics have also been integral to increasing access of at-risk populations to pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a daily medicine that reduces at-risk patients’ chances of contracting the disease. Initiatives to extend access of Title X clinics have been pushed by both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and HHS since 2016, but the gag rule has already become a barrier for policy- and research-based accessibility initiatives. The gag rule has caused a tidal wave effect as health care providers opt to withdraw from Title X funding rather than compromise their values in providing a full range of options to patients seeking pregnancy counseling. Since the implementation of the ban, seven state governments, as well as Planned Parenthood, have elected to withdraw from the Title X program and a number of other clinics nationwide have been forced to close their doors as they face mounting legal and financial barriers to providing affordable health to low-income areas. As a result, America is now plagued with regional droughts in minority patients’ access to general community health provisions. A September

report from Kaiser Health News found that, as of 2019, “nearly 80% of the rural U.S. has been designated as ‘medically underserved,’” meaning about 20% of Americans may not have access to a health care provider for hundreds or thousands of miles. And the options left over from the wave of Title X withdrawals has left a vacuum that the Trump administration has been filling with a very specific and ineffective form of clinic. As more and more clinics withdraw from the Title X funding program, those that remain have tended to harbor a striking similarity: religious affiliation and abstinence-only family planning policies. A writer for Mother Jones, Stephanie Mencimer, published an investigative report this year on how the Trump administration has begun channeling Title X funds into anti-abortion clinics run by Christian pregnancy centers. One of these centers, a Southern California-based chain called Obria, was awarded $5.1 million in Title X funds in March to provide contraception and family planning services to low-income women over three years. But Mencimer’s investigation revealed “Obria’s founder is opposed to all FDA-approved forms of birth control and has privately reassured anti-abortion donors that Obria will never dispense contraception, even as she has aggressively sought federal funding that requires exactly those services.” Not exactly a prime environment to maximize health providers ability to “diagnose HIV as early as possible” as the Trump administration now proposes to do. Given the obvious limitation forced upon providers and communities by the gag rule, the executive administration’s efforts to end the HIV epidemic are unrealistic and insensitive of the limitations they have set which are already limiting patients access to their normal avenues of health care. If HIV/AIDS diagnoses See page 14 >>

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Gonzalez dinged by EQCA over sex offender law

by Matthew S. Bajko

his summer Equality California issued a rare rebuke of a state lawmaker after the chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee held up legislation that would ensure LGBT adolescents are treated the same as their heterosexual peers when faced with the possibility of being listed on the state’s sex offender registry. That decision could now cost Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) the statewide LGBT advocacy group’s endorsement of her re-election bid next year. Her tabling the legislation, Senate Bill 145, caused EQCA to ding Gonzalez on its 2019 Legislative Scorecard, which was provided to the Bay Area Reporter ahead of its release Tuesday, November 26. Gonzalez received a score of 86%, one of only two Democrats in the Assembly not to earn perfect 100% scores this session. Assemblyman Jim Frazier (DDiscovery Bay) may also not have the LGBT group’s support as he seeks re-election in 2020 due to earning an 80% score. He lost points for being absent on the vote for SB 159, which will allow people to obtain HIVprevention medications over-the-counter without a prescription. EQCA scored it as a no vote since Frazier didn’t have a valid excuse for missing the vote. Under EQCA’s endorsement rules, it considers pro forma endorsements only for incumbent lawmakers who earned 100% scores on its two most recent scorecards. Because Gonzalez and Frazier both received perfect marks in 2018, they can request an endorsement interview with EQCA’s political action committee. But they need to be able to successfully explain why their actions on the bills in question should be overlooked in terms of the PAC endorsing either’s campaign. “She will have to request an endorsement and explain why she believes our endorsing her is consistent with our endorsing policies,” said EQCA Executive Director Rick Zbur, adding the same applies to Frazier. EQCA informed both of the lawmakers Monday of their scores and how it impacts their ability to be endorsed. Through a spokesman, Frazier told the B.A.R. he didn’t realize he had missed the vote and perhaps he was off the Assembly floor “in the restroom or something.” He noted that he has had perfect 100% scores every other year since 2013. In a statement to the B.A.R. Gonzalez expressed disappointment over how EQCA scored her this session but pledged to continue working with the organization to enact pro-LGBT legislation. “My record on LGBTQ issues is clear and unequivocal. I am proud of the strong support I have received locally from LGBTQ organizations and leaders,” stated Gonzalez. “I’m disappointed that EQCA is using a procedural issue to project that somehow I have been less than committed on all aspects of equality, but I still look forward to continuing my work with Senator Weiner and his bill next year.” It is unusual for EQCA to factor a committee vote, or in the case of Gonzalez a committee decision, into a lawmaker’s score. It has occurred at least once, said Zbur, since EQCA began releasing scorecards in 2005. Normally, legislators’ scores are based on their floor votes for the

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LGBT bills that EQCA sponsors. “We feel we need to maintain our ability to score committee votes,” Zbur said. “We don’t want legislators to play shenanigans and hold our bills in committee so they don’t have to vote on them or are playing political games so the overall Assembly or Senate doesn’t have to vote on them because they think they are controversial.” Thus, EQCA held Gonzalez’s turning SB 145 into a two-year bill against her, explained Zbur, because “she is responsible for the decision to hold it.” Her doing so particularly irked EQCA since it was convinced the votes were there in the Assembly to pass the bill and send it to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature. The state Senate had already backed SB 145, authored by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who hopes to see it be passed by his legislative colleagues in early 2020. Gonzalez has told EQCA leaders it is her intent to move the bill fairly quickly out of the appropriations committee once lawmakers return to the statehouse in January so the full Assembly can pass it. The bill is likely to be amended, meaning the Senate would need to vote on it a second time before it can be sent to Newsom. “We are not expecting to have a challenge on getting this bill approved,” said Zbur. “It really is about addressing the concerns the appropriations chair raised. We are looking forward to working with her to move the bill forward.” SB 145 also factored into why three Democratic state senators all received 91% scores from EQCA. Senators Cathleen Galgiani (DStockton), Melissa Hurtado (DSanger), and Susan Rubio (DBaldwin Park) lost points for having unexcused absences on the vote, so EQCA scored it as no votes. Galgiani, one of four lesbian lawmakers in the Legislature, was the only member of the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus not to receive a 100% score this year. The six other caucus members all earned perfect marks. It is not the first time that Galgiani, who will be termed out of office next December, has fallen short on the EQCA scorecard. She also earned a 91% three years ago. Hurtado and Rubio are not up for re-election in 2020 so they have time to improve their scores before seeking EQCA’s endorsement. Altogether 59 Assembly Democrats and 26 Senate Democrats earned perfect scores from EQCA. The scores for Assembly members and senators were calculated differently this year due to several bills only being voted on the floor of one chamber of the Legislature because the legislation was held until

next year once it was sent to a committee in the other chamber. As expected Newsom earned a 100% score from EQCA. In October the B.A.R. noted the Democrat was set to receive perfect marks on the scorecard since he signed all five of the LGBT bills sent to him that EQCA sponsored. (He also signed into law two bills related to LGBTowned business contracting that EQCA did not sponsor). “We are really happy with Governor Newsom,” said Zbur. “We appreciated the level of engagement his staff had on our bills as they were working their way through the legislature.”

Two GOP Assemblymen earn top marks

This year two Republican state legislators received perfect scores from EQCA, a doubling from last year. Both Assemblymen Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) and Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) earned 100% scores. Because both scored less in 2018 – Cunningham had 86% and Mayes 80% – they will need to request an endorsement from EQCA’s PAC. Similar to Gonzalez and Frazier, the pair of GOPers would need to have a satisfactory explanation for why they should have EQCA’s support despite their votes from last year. “They consider themselves allies of our community and they pay attention. They meet with our staff on our bills and try to understand them,” noted Zbur. “We appreciate their focus and their support for LGBTQ equality.” According to EQCA, it has endorsed only three Republican legislative candidates in years past. The first came in 2014 when it backed Glenn Miller, an Indio city councilman who lost his bid that year for a state Senate seat. Last year, EQCA supported former Assemblywoman Catharine Baker (R-Dublin) in her failed bid for a second term. And EQCA initially had endorsed San Diego Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, then a GOP member. But it rescinded its support after Maienschein voted absent on a transgender foster youth bill, costing him a perfect score two years in a row on EQCA’s scorecard. He ended up with a 91% score in 2018. At the beginning of this year Maienschein switched parties, became a Democrat, and earned 100% on EQCA’s scorecard. It means he too can request an endorsement from EQCA’s PAC but must be able to explain his vote last year in order to secure it. Cunningham and Mayes did not respond to requests for comment by the B.A.R.’s press deadline. Maienschein’s campaign said he will seek EQCA’s endorsement. As for the Republican state lawmakers overall, for the second year in a row none received a zero score from EQCA. Fifteen GOP Assembly members and two senators had scores of 50% or higher, while four Assembly members and nine Senators earned scores less than 50%. “We are excited to see more bipartisan support this year for our bills,” said Zbur. “The number of Republicans voting for LGBT legislation is growing each year.” Due to next year’s primary ballot with the state legislative races being moved up to March 3 because of the presidential race, EQCA plans to announce additional endorsements in the Assembly and Senate races in early December. As the B.A.R. has previously reported, a number of LGBT legislative candidates secured early endorsements from EQCA.t

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Bay Area to observe World AIDS day by John Ferrannini

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Light in the Grove

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and will include food, drinks, and music. “It is truly a beautiful and spectacular event – going to a park at night with the beauty of the light and the performers,” said John Cunningham, a gay man who is the executive director of the AIDS grove. “It’s a great way for the community to come together and – although there isn’t a cure – celebrate all the strides we have made.” Cunningham, who is living with AIDS, said Light in the Grove is expecting 700-800 attendees. Tickets start at $250, and can be purchased at https://bit.ly/2XO1BN7. This year’s lifetime of commitment honoree is Mario Diaz, who served on the AIDS grove board for eight years and was responsible for philanthropic work throughout the Bay Area. “Mario’s fingerprints are on hundreds of nonprofits all over the Bay Area where he engaged to bring

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World AIDS Day events

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation is hosting a community breakfast on the third floor of Strut, its men’s health center at 470 Castro Street, December 1, at 9 a.m. The breakfast is being hosted by SFAF’s Elizabeth Taylor 50-Plus Network, a social support network for LGBT seniors, including both HIV-positive and -negative people; Bridgemen, which connects LGBT men in community service projects; and Positive Force, a group that helps people with HIV live healthy lifestyles. At 10:30 a.m., people are invited to chalk the names of their loved ones who died of complications from AIDS on the sidewalks of the Castro between Market and 19th streets in an event to honor “those who have loved, lived, danced, worked, and partied in the Castro,” according to an SFAF news release. Participants of these morning events can take bus service provided by SFAF to the grove, where there will be awards given out and a reading of names at the grove’s annual World AIDS Day national observance, beginning at noon. This year’s theme is “Common Threads, Common Ground.” The event is free, according to Cunningham, and will be followed by a special commemoration of Latinx communities affected by HIV and AIDS with a “dedication to trans Latinas” put on by El Grupo of SFAF, according to a news release. Leslie Ewing is being honored as an unsung hero by the grove this year. A longtime activist, Ewing was involved with the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in the 1980s, coordinating quilt volunteer opportunities in Washington, D.C. She was also on the steering committee of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Most recently she served as executive director of the Pacific Center for Human Growth in Berkeley, one of the nation’s oldest LGBTQ community centers. “I was surprised and honored – especially this year with so much going on at the grove around World AIDS Day,” Ewing, a lesbian, said in

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The National AIDS Memorial Grove will be the site of its Light in the Grove gala and its national observance of World AIDS Day.

a phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter. As the B.A.R. noted last week, it was announced Wednesday, November 20, that the entire quilt would be returning to the San Francisco Bay Area, under the stewardship of the AIDS grove. “That it is going to be in the Bay Area will give the quilt more opportunities to do what it was designed to – get out in the community, educate about HIV, and use it in the fight against homophobia,” Ewing said.

Pedro Zamora scholarship

The grove is responsible for awarding the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship every year – a grand total of $50,000 awarded to 10 undergraduate students that will take place during the World AIDS Day ceremony. Zamora, who died of complications from AIDS in 1994 at the age of 22, was one of the first people with HIV to be featured in popular

culture. His appearance on the MTV reality show “The Real World: San Francisco” is widely credited with changing public attitudes toward people living with HIV and AIDS. One of this year’s 10 scholarship recipients is Bo Hwang, a graduate student at UCLA. Hwang was the co-head of the HIV Counseling and Testing Coalition at UCLA and hopes to use research to help people of color affected by HIV. “I’m really grateful for it,” Hwang, who is 27 and identifies as a queer trans guy, said. “There aren’t a lot of scholarships specifically geared toward youth working on HIV advocacy so it’s very nice to have Pedro’s name next to mine.” Hwang said that the coalition works on getting different communities tested for HIV and connecting people with any needed counseling.

Candlelight walk

There will be a candlelight vigil Monday, December 2, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Market Street, according to an SFAF news release. The vigil, sponsored by the foundation, will begin at its downtown office at 1035 Market Street and make its way up Market to City Hall. Candles will be provided.

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Bo Hwang is one of 10 recipients of this year’s Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship.

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POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF BIKTARVY BIKTARVY may cause serious side effects, including: } Those in the “Most Important Information About BIKTARVY” section. } Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking BIKTARVY. } Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys. If you develop new or worse kidney problems, they may tell you to stop taking BIKTARVY. } Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. } Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. } The most common side effects of BIKTARVY in clinical studies were diarrhea (6%), nausea (6%), and headache (5%). These are not all the possible side effects of BIKTARVY. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking BIKTARVY. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with BIKTARVY.

BIKTARVY may cause serious side effects, including: } Worsening of Hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking BIKTARVY. Do not stop taking BIKTARVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.

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12 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

Italy’s ‘big three’ delight travelers by Heather Cassell

t’s no wonder that Italy has romanced and captured the imagination of writers and travelers. It is a country known for its natural beauty, its passionate people, and its culinary delights and incredible sense of style. It’s hard not to fall in love with Italy and Italians. My girlfriend has been in love with Florence since her first visit many years ago. Like my auntie, who this month was living out her lifelong dream to stay in Venice, she longs to live in Florence someday with me in tow. The image of Italy was imprinted on my mind from maps of the bootshaped country and through books that were later adapted into films, like E.M. Forster’s “A Room with a View” and Frances Mayes’ “Under the Tuscan Sun.” I admired the beauty of the images and the stories, but the country didn’t enrapture me. I had yet to truly experience Italy. For my girlfriend’s 50th birthday in 2018, we joined a group of friends in Florence, taking daytrips to Venice and Rome for our grand tour of Italy’s three main cities. I returned to Italy again this month; this time to join my auntie in Venice. Through my auntie’s love of all things Italian, I began to acquire an appreciation of the country and the warmth of its people, unfettered by the constraints of other travelers like our summertime group and the hordes of tourists. Traveling in November, the number of tourists dwindled and residents have returned to Venice and Florence after escaping the summertime heat and crowds.

The gay heart of Italy

Florence is the exact opposite of

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The Colosseum in Rome is not to be missed.

Venice. Not without its own romantic charms, the city known as the cradle of the Renaissance is also the heart of Italy’s gay life, as it has been for centuries. “Florence is the land of the sodomite,” said Angelo Alterio, 44, a gay guide with Gaily Tours. He explained that anal sex is referred to as “Florantine” style and in Germany gays are called “Florence.” The Renaissance City is “one of the biggest cities where sodomy is practiced,” he said. Claims that artists Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, who were both from Florence and the surrounding area, were gay have been widely debated. This year, Florence is celebrating the 500-year anniversary of Da Vinci’s death, according to Visit Florence. I revisited the Uffizi Gallery, where Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” resides, and the Accademia Gallery, home to Michelangelo’s statue of David, after my planned excursion was canceled. Unlike during the summertime where there were hourslong waits to get into the museums, I didn’t have

any trouble entering either. If you travel during the summer, I highly recommend getting a FirenzeCard. Like any city pass, it provides fast-track discounted entrance into attractions and sites, although that could still mean an hour wait versus a three-hour wait, especially at Uffizi and Accademia in Florence. “This is a place of beauty, no question,” said Alterio over mochaccinos. “This is a place of beauty, crucial beauty.” There are no laws on the books to criminalize LGBT people. However, Italians haven’t fully accepted LGBT people socially either, Alterio said, making the point that it’s a “subculture” that is “behind the scenes” in the pope’s backyard. Alterio and Antonio Fabiani, the house manager of the LGBT Spanish-owned boutique Axel Hotel chain, which opened in March in Venice, both spoke about the discrimination against LGBT Italians due to Catholicism and the affects of the Vatican on gay Italians’ lives. “In Italy, we have the problem of the pope entering Italian politics,” Fabiani said. Not everyone is against LGBT

Italians. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is from Florence, actually pushed civil unions through the country’s parliament in 2016, legally recognizing LGBT couples’ relationships for the first time in Italy, Alterio said. Florence is, for the most part, “a typical Italian gay city,” he said, where the LGBT community is present but not necessarily always seen, despite more Pride events occurring each year throughout the country. The city is vibrant, offering much to do. A number of pop-up LGBT bars and nightclubs emerged. People can find them through a variety of apps and by asking gay Florentines. Alterio believes that gays are attracted to Florence because of its beauty – from art to fashion – and gastronomic affairs. Our group certainly was in August 2018. “Being in Italy you will get a beautiful point on your lifestyle, on the way of dining, on the way of actually dressing up, [and] on the way of ... an approach on class,” he said. Florentines definitely know leather. The smell of the tanned and dyed skins on hand-made leather shoes, jackets, wallets, and purses wafted out onto the sidewalk from the shops as I passed by. “Fashion, for us, is important. We love fashion, every day is like a catwalk,” said Alterio. “It is something that we love.”

The floating city

My auntie and I got a serious taste of life surviving the historic “acqua alta” (high water), that flooded the sinking city earlier this month. Venice is built on 118 islands in

the middle of the Venetian Lagoon at the head of the Adriatic Sea in Northern Italy. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This month’s experience was very different from being drowned by summertime tourists that crowded the narrow pathways, bridges, and boats during our group’s daytrip to Venice a year and a half ago. Now, day-trippers have to pay about $11 to enter the city. On my recent visit, my auntie and I sloshed through the water in rain boots provided by our host, Elisabetta Steiner. She owns the Palazzetto da Schio (http://www.palazzettodaschio.it), where we stayed. During the few hours we had to explore the city before the tides returned, we strolled through the Via Garibaldi, the last street in Venice where the Venetian language can still be heard; went to the Rialto Mercato, Venice’s market; and rode the vaporetto along the Grand Canal, passing under the Rialto and the Accademia bridges. In summertime, the sun shone bright, exposing the city’s fairytale charms with its waterways being traversed by gondoliers and vaporettos and small bridges connecting the narrow pathways that have romanced travelers for centuries. We visited most of Venice’s major tourist sites. Our first trip was a boat ride to Murano, which features Venice’s storied glassmakers. In the afternoon we headed to Saint Marc’s Place, the city’s famous plaza, and wandered along the canals to the Rialto Bridge and back to the train station to return to Florence. My auntie and I visited Peggy See page 16 >>

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1990s, at a time when such community did not exist, Joy produced elegant, formal banquets with live music and dancing (under the name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Puttinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the Ritzâ&#x20AC;?) to serve thousands in the lesbian community. Celebrating who you were was core to Joyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality. Services and a celebration of life will be held Tuesday, December 10, at 1 p.m. at the Columbarium, 1 Loraine Court, San Francisco, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (https://jewishhealingcenter.org/) would be appreciated.

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for all of us to participate has never been more crucial.” The book, she explained, “is a call to arms.”

he works full-time as chief public affairs officer for the progressive public policy advocacy group MoveOn.org, is under contract to MSNBC as a political analyst, and teaches political campaign management at Columbia University, so it’s not surprising that the usually smiling and cheerful Karine JeanPierre seems a bit annoyed that her publisher sent her on a 10-day cross-country road trip to promote her new book, “Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America” published by Hanover Square Press this month. Sitting down for an interview just before her speaking engagement at a stop at Book Passage in San Francisco November 13, Jean-Pierre, a lesbian, explained that she has always had a “very, very busy” life. She added, “Well, it does seem to be crazier than ever now.” Jean-Pierre said the long hours are nothing new for her. When she worked at the White House as President Barack Obama’s regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during his first term, 12- to 15-hour days were the norm, she explained. “So, I’m used to this pace,” she said. And at that job, her boss would sometimes email her at home at 1 a.m. “and expect an immediate answer.” In addition to her three professional gigs, Jean-Pierre is raising a 5-year-old daughter, Soleil, with her partner, CNN national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux. Today, family life is particularly hectic, said Jean-Pierre. While she is on the road, Malvaeux covered the impeachment inquiry hearings. A full-time nanny

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helps out at their home in suburban Washington, D.C., she said. Jean-Pierre, 42, had just flown in from Phoenix. But she was clearly pumped up about the new book and enjoyed taking selfies with autograph seekers. The book, she said, is “a memoir and a call to action,” telling her life story as well as explaining how people can “access politics, no matter what their economic status, age, education or background.” She looked back on her life as a first generation Haitian American and concluded that if she could break through the many barriers she faced going into politics, others could too. “Getting involved in politics 9.75 in. can be intimidating,” she said. “But in today’s political climate, the need

Jean-Pierre never expected to enter politics. When her family moved to the U.S., Jean-Pierre was 5 years old and “an awkward, shy Catholic school student” in the Haitian community in Queens Village in New York City. “The teachers worried about my shyness,” she said. But she blossomed as a teenager and after rejecting her family’s dream that she become a doctor, Jean-Pierre dipped her toe in the political water by getting involved with environmental policy, eventually landing at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. After obtaining her master’s degree, Jean-Pierre held a series of jobs, beginning as an aide to a New York City councilman and later as a paid staff during John Edwards’ 2008 presidential bid before moving over to the Obama campaign and subsequently to the White House. Later, she served as deputy campaign manager for Martin O’Malley’s 2016 presidential campaign before joining MoveOn.org. While being a lesbian has not stymied her activism or career (as far as she knows), she said that her sexual orientation caused problems with her conservative immigrant family. See page 16 >>

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ing Spirits: Remembering Steve Abbott and Karl Tierney on World AIDS Day.” “The reading celebrates the lives of Steve Abbott and Karl Tierney, two gifted Bay Area writers prominent in gay literary circles who were both lost to AIDS,” Sawchuck wrote in an email to the B.A.R. The event is co-sponsored by the library’s James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center. There’s also an interview with San Francisco journalist Randy Alfred in the historical society’s December

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were “not at all informed or only somewhat informed about HIV,” compared with 41% of the HIVnegative Gen Z respondents. Furthermore, stigma remains around HIV-positive people. Twenty-eight percent of HIV-negative millennials said that they have avoided casual social contact – including hugging people – because

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of their HIV status. Ninety percent of HIV-positive young adult respondents said that “someone may avoid sharing their status because of the fear of losing friends or family, or experiencing mental, physical, or emotional abuse.” “We’ve known for most of the time of HIV’s existence that you didn’t get it through casual contact,” Penner said. “This stigma is really heartbreaking, as any of us who live with HIV can speak to.”

San Francisco is in the midst of its Getting to Zero initiative, which aims to make it the first city to eliminate new HIV infections, deaths due to HIV/AIDS, and stigma against people living with HIV. It relies on a three-pronged strategy of expanded access to PrEP, rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and engaging and retaining HIV-positive people in care. Sklar said that the remaining

stigma was what was most surprising to him. “On a personal level – not me as a physician – I was struck by the persistence of this stigma,” he said. “I was lost in all the progress we’ve made. It was very disheartening.” The release of the survey coincides with the beginning of a new campaign titled “Owning HIV,” whose website is live November 25, Sklar said. The data will be further refined so

that Merck and the Prevention Access Campaign can find out where to focus Owning HIV’s educational efforts, Penner said. “In the early days of the epidemic, there was a real emphasis because people were scared. You were going to die,” Penner said. “You’d be really surprised, after all these years, that people were informed and not taking precautions, even if those precautions look different today than they did then.” t

Some of our best experiences and memories were found on Airbnb: making pasta at Pastamania, and tasting Chianti wines and enjoying an amazing spread of food on our Tuscan Winemakers excursion. Unfortunately, my plans for truffle hunting, the only reason I was in Florence this time, ended up being foiled by the weather. During our earlier summertime trip, my girlfriend and I wandered the streets of Florence for a day. We stumbled upon celebrity chef Alessandro Frassica’s Ino. Frassica crafts delicious artisanal sandwiches made from cheeses and breads in his shop and serves them with a good selection of wine. Another great accidental find were our memorable meals at Le Antiche Carrozze; our group ate here twice during our weeklong stay. After my experience at Konnubio, I followed one of Alterio’s recommendations, dining at Osteria Vecchio Cancello. The rustic restaurant filled with antiques served a perfectly cooked porcini risotto paired with a glass of Ciliegiolo 100% Campo alla Puneta from the family’s vineyard. The family-run restaurant serves wine and olive oil produced on their ranch located just outside of Florence, where they also offer wine and olive oil tastings. For dessert, I returned to Gelateria Santa Trinita, the best gelato in Florence. (I confirmed with Alterio.) To top off a memorable trip to the Renaissance City, I highly suggest having your final dinner at La Buchetta Restaurant or hosting a private dinner at your vacation rental. During our summer trip, I hired Chianti Cooking Experience and chef Elisa Berghi prepared an amazing authentic Tuscan meal paired with artisanal wines from a local small winery. Both experiences will make you want to return to Florence sooner rather than later. My auntie’s friend, chef and Italy tour guide Paulette Licitra, simply known as Chef Paulette in Nash-

ville, Tennessee where she is based, suggested a couple of good restaurants during our stay in Venice. We only made it to one of them, Gino’s, where we enjoyed good, inexpensive pasta dinners on my final night in Venice. The rest of the time we ate at the apartment. Rome served up more hand-made pasta at Alla Buona Cucina and Cotto Restaurant. Both meals were exceptionally good.

like the feeling of being at home, but want the amenities of a hotel, LGBTfriendly, family-owned Residence Hilda is an excellent option. Centrally located, the 12 apartments are spacious, and come with fully equipped kitchens, but you don’t have to do the dishes. Housekeeping does them for you. Unlike the Airbnbs I stayed in, the Hilda has an elevator, making it accessible. It is pet- and kid-friendly. Breakfast and coffee are delivered daily to the Hilda or to your room from OK Bar. The bar and cafe are owned by Cristina Trambusti and the kitchen is headed up by lesbian executive chef Cristiana Baronti. They recently started hosting a monthly LGBT event at the bar. Sometimes, travelers just want the comforts of a hotel. If this is you, I highly recommend the LGBTfriendly and family-owned Cellai Boutique Hotel for a charming and stylish stay in Florence. In Venice, I recommend staying at Axel Hotel or at Palazzetto da Schio.

process, particularly people who feel they may not have the right background or opportunities. There are many roads as an activist, she said, including “taking to the streets” to protest, contacting elected representatives, and of course, voting. Activism can also lead to burnout, she conceded. “Sometimes we all need a break,” she said, urging people to “turn off the TV” when the news becomes too depressing or overwhelming. Despite the grim scenario in

Washington, D.C. today, Jean-Pierre said that she is optimistic about the future. In the upcoming 2020 presidential primary, Democrats will have “the biggest and most diverse field of candidates in modern American history,” she noted. “We are the ones who will decide the Democratic Party’s future,” she said. “It’s important that we all pitch in and help candidates win in local, state, and federal elections. “That requires the mobilized support of an activist base ... the sort of

AIDS Memorial Quilt in Yountville

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Sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at the Yountville Community Hall at 6516 Washington Street in Yountville Sunday, December 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is being put on as a collaboration between Yountville and the Names Project, which will continue to oversee the quilt until it is transferred to the AIDS grove in January. A dozen panels of the quilt will be

on display, including one panel of people from Napa Valley, according to Ian Posadas, program director of LGBTQ Connection in Napa. “The impact of AIDS has not left a generation unscathed,” Posadas wrote in an email to the B.A.R. “Part of our collective healing is growing authentic relationships and sharing personal stories of resilience, heartbreak, fighting for survival, and caring for each other. “The AIDS Memorial Quilt viewing event we are co-hosting in Yountville will bring many parts of our communities together to experience just that,” he added.

newsletter. Alfred covered the AIDS crisis on KSAN-FM in the early 1980s, Sawchuck added.

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Guggenheim’s collection, the Pinault Collection at the Punta Della Dogana, the Palazzo Grassi, and some exhibitors at Biennale Venice before the tide rose again. The lines were short, so we didn’t need the VeneziaUnica City Pass. However, if you travel during peak season, I recommend getting the card. It will save time and money just like the Florence city pass. Alterio and Fabiani told me that Venice doesn’t have much of a gay life. Axel Hotel, the first openly gay hotel in Italy, caused a splash in Venice earlier this year when it put out its welcome mat embroidered with “heterofriendly,” said Steiner, whose apartments are across the canal from the hotel. Alterio and Fabiani have their eyes on bringing more LGBT travelers to Venice. Gaily Tours is working on tours specifically to celebrate Carnival, Alterio said. Fabiani is looking at making Axel the center of Venice’s gay life, especially during the city’s famed Carnival. The masked festival happens every February. “I think it will be a big opportunity within Italy,” Fabiani said. The 43-room hotel has already been throwing its support behind LGBT causes, from aiding queer refugees in Italy to supporting local HIV/AIDS organizations, he said. If the party isn’t the reason why LGBTs venture to Venice, it’s the romantic setting. “It’s a magnificent city,” Fabiani said.

MoveOn

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“I’ve always been out, at least to myself,” she said. But at age 16, when the teenager told her mother she was gay, the news was not well received. So “I went into the closet” for a few years, she said, until she got her own apartment during college. Talk show appearances are nothing new for Jean-Pierre. A year ago, after a number of appearances on MSNBC, she was offered a contract

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Angelo Alterio is the head and lead guide of Gaily Tour’s LGBT tours in Florence, Italy.

had a day and a half to experience the city, so we made the most of it, walking to each site, past ruins being excavated. We took in the Pantheon and stood in awe at Trevi Fountain. In 2018, our group’s big adventure in Rome was seeing the Vatican. We took a guided tour into Vatican City with City Wonders booked through Expedia. It ended up being the gayest non-gay tour I’ve ever been on; most of the guests turned out to be gay men, and it was well worth it to gain the insight into Michelangelo’s work and see the Sistine Chapel.

Where to eat in Florence, Venice, and Rome

It’s hard to find a bad meal in Italy, but it can be done. Two restaurants in Florence left me dissatisfied. First at Ristorante Le Colonnine and then at Chef Beatrice Segoni’s Konnubio. Le Colonnine overcooked my chicken and the spinach and potatoes were lacking flavor as much as the décor was lacking style. Konnubio served up an overly salty and unflavorful salmon tartar and my osso buco was a quarter fat and gristle. The only good thing about the dish was the sauce, which was delicious. Disappointed, I wish the food had been as good as its reviews and as charming as the interior design and the service. Fortunately, many other Florentine restaurants and food experiences delivered on flavor, atmosphere, and service during both of my trips. to appear exclusively on the network, although she has been allowed to promote her book on competing networks. Jean-Pierre said that her “call to action is timely.” “Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and the Republican Party are tearing down the safeguards for vulnerable people,” she said, referring to the president and vice president. “I wrote this book to tell my story, which I hope will encourage others to find a way to participate” in the political

lowed by a memorial and vigil.

The Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center in San Jose will hold an event titled “Remember the Past and Move Forward” at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose at 180 Woz Way from 2 to 3:30 p.m. December 1. The event, which will be hosted by Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, will feature at least two musical performances as well as participation from medical professionals and people living with HIV. Sections of the AIDS quilt will be on display in the rotunda of San Jose City Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, to be fol-

Where to stay in Florence, Venice, and Rome

Airbnb provided several great apartments and a room during both of my stays in Florence and Rome. I found a great top floor apartment, the Ponte Vecchio four bedroom four bath, for our group in Florence. The luxury apartment had beautiful large individual bathrooms in each room in a walkup building a block from the Arno River, the Ponte Vecchio, and Gelateria Santa Trinita, and just over the bridge from the heart of the city. I found a similar apartment, the “4 bed 4 bath flat w/Balcony near Termini,” on Airbnb in Rome. On my own for my second trip to Florence, I stayed in a room in a sweet apartment across from the Accademia Gallery that I found on Airbnb for a great price. Not too fancy, but cute. Airbnb isn’t for everyone. If you

Heather Cassell

Antonio Fabiani is house manager at Axel Hotel in Venice, the only LGBT hotel in the City of Canals.

East Bay

On Tuesday, December 10, at the California Endowment at 2000 Franklin Street in Oakland, at 9:30 a.m., there will be a half-day event called East Bay Getting to Zero, “where youth, service providers, public health and community advocates can listen, discuss, and better understand what young people need to engage in HIV/ STD prevention and care services and develop creative, collaborative strategies that we can implement together,” according to an SFAF press release. To RSVP, visit https://sites.google.com/ view/ebgtz/home.t

Getting to and around Italy

I arrived comfortably in Venice aboard Lufthansa after a brief stop in Munich. I can’t say my flight home from Florence aboard Swiss Air, which is operated by Lufthansa and code shares with United Airlines, was just as comfortable. Quite the opposite. The ticket was inexpensive dollar-wise, but the lack of comfort for 12 hours was the real price paid. Next time, I might try Air Italy, which now flies non-stop between San Francisco International Airport and Milan’s Malpensa Airport. The airline company, which launched earlier this year, is one of the sponsors of WorldPride in Milan in June 26-29, 2020. (Gaily Tours is also a sponsor.) On ItaliaRail, reserved seats are easy to book online up to three months in advance for a decent price.t For links to many of the places and accommodations mentioned in this story, see the online version at ebar.com.

base we’re seeing right now across the country,” she said. This year, as always, MoveOn will poll its members to come up with an endorsement for president, she said. “Don’t wait” to get involved, said Jean-Pierre. “Right now we are witnessing a historic sense of urgency” for change. “I hope my book can harness this energy by offering a tool for people” to leave the sidelines to “jump in and help out,” she added. “Together we can create positive change.”t

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to the next. Voters want to choose a candidate for themselves and determine which candidate is focused on addressing their needs.” Engardio, who doesn’t plan to formally launch his campaign until early 2020, has already raised more than $30,000 and surpassed the threshold needed to qualify for public matching funds. To learn more about his bio and platform stances, visit http://www.engardio.com/.

District 3 race

Simonsen, who is half Chinese and half Danish, is third-generation American and grew up in the suburbs of Tampa, Florida. His husband’s family emigrated from the Philippines.

“I’d always wanted to live in San Francisco. Coming from Florida – it is not as accepting and inclusive,” said Simonsen, a computer engineer who has worked for several startup firms. “We wanted to come to San Francisco because it is a city where anyone is accepted.” They at first landed in Mountain View to be close to Simonsen’s former job. The couple resorted to suing their landlord in order to get their security deposit back when they moved to San Francisco after two years. One firm Simonsen worked at, LendUp, aimed to help low-income workers in need of a loan avoid more expensive check-cashing companies. He volunteered with Open Door Legal, a nonprofit that ensures people have access to legal representation.

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District 3 supervisor candidate Spencer Simonsen, right, with his husband, Paolo Mercado and their Maltese-Bichon Frise mix dog, Ben.

Today, Simonsen is head of delivery services for GoGo Grandparent, which helps seniors access online sites and cellphone apps offering rideshare

services or food delivery. The company was recently in the news for its fight with state utility regulators over its insurance liabilities.

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His professional background has prepared him to tackle the issues faced by the supervisors at City Hall, argued Simonsen. He also believes his lacking political experience will be advantageous in the race. “There are a lot of things we can be doing much better,” he argued. “Aaron Peskin has served in this seat off and on over the last 20 years. I know it will be an uphill battle but the tides are turning. People are looking at the crises we are in and want something different.” He will be holding his first neighborhood meeting to introduce himself to voters from 6 to 8 p.m. December 11 at 776 Bush Street and is planning a formal kickoff early next year. To learn more about Simonsen, visit his campaign website at http://www. votesimonsen.com/.t

Legal Notices>> ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555339 In the matter of the application of: MARIA GUADALUPE DE LEON, 1785 MCKINNON AVE #A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner MARIA GUADALUPE DE LEON, is requesting that the name KAYLEE MARIE DE LEON, be changed to KAYLEE MARIE RODEGEB DE LEON. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 514, Room 514 on the 19th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038853800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RFR PRODUCTION, 837 GEARY ST #306, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CHACRIT TAECHOTIROTE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/01/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038851700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDEN GATE DISEGNO, 5 ISADORA DUNCAN LN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PEDRO NEL OSPINA HINCAPIE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/31/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038834200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HUME, 927 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed BRANDT HEWITT. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 01/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/23/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038846900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JUST LIKE MOM PRESCHOOL, 2336 21ST AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed JULIYA CHERDAK. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 04/01/02. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/29/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038848600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MELA MELO, 3301 CLAY ST #204, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MELISSA DOERKEN. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/30/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038851500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VELA TAX & ACCOUNTING, 43 ELLERT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS RONALD VELA. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/31/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038840700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HI HO SILVER SAN FRANCISCO, 1904 FILLMORE ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed VICTORIA DUNHAM. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/01/10. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/25/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038844100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAPID REGISTRATION SERVICES, 1530 UNION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ROBIN FRALEY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above

listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/28/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038844300 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAYES PIZZA, 2077 HAYES ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed CARLOS ZARATE AMBROCIO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/16/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/28/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038822000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOODFELLA’S PIZZERIA AND GRILL, 377 BAY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed HAMED SALHI & FARIDAHMAD BAKHTARY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/10/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/10/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038848800 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRANCISCO SPCA, 201 ALABAMA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed SF SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/30/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038846700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DCCX BRAND; NETZERO EXTRACT SERVICES, 1500 BURKE AVE, UNIT A, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE BURKE GROUP (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/01/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/29/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE A-038629900 The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name known as: AWAKENED SELF, 109 STONECREST DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business was conducted by an individual and signed by SANTIAGO ROCHA. The fictitious name was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 04/26/19. NOV 07, 14, 21, 28, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555370 In the matter of the application of: SURYADI JUNAEDY C/O CHUNG N. PHANG, ESQ., LAW OFFICES OF CHUNG N. PHANG, 300 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA # 209, OAKLAND, CA 94612, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner SURYADI JUNAEDY, is requesting that the name SURYADI JUNAEDY, be changed to PETER LIM. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, on the 14th of January 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 14, 21, 28, DEC 05, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555350 In the matter of the application of: MICHAEL DRAPER CALFEE, 2261 MARKET ST PMB 181, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner MICHAEL DRAPER CALFEE, is requesting that the name MICHAEL DRAPER CALFEE aka MICHAEL CALFEE aka MICHAEL D. CALFEE, be changed to MICHAEL KITTEN DRAPER CALFEE. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, on the 24th of December 2019 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 14, 21, 28, DEC 05, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038848100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BEST MAID SERVICE; MENDEZ CRUZ

as: RW HARBOR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE, 175 BAY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RAYMOND WONG. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/25/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/25/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038850400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SF LASH HABIT, 409 16TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MARIA VAZQUEZ. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/30/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/30/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038832100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DEZAYNO, 237 KEARNY ST #9048, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DAVID GREENE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/14/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/21/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038828500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COSINA MAYAH RESTAURANT, 2909 16TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed RODOLFO MAAY. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/17/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 10/17/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038866000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRAVO PIZZA, 5145 MISSION ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed PETER PROKOPOS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/14/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038862900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: XSPACE BUILDERS, 3150 18TH ST #222, MAIL BOX 113, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed TOMAS PASCUAL. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/12/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038867500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DELCID TRUCKING, 1788 19TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SANDRA CASTELLANOS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/15/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/15/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038862700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STRATEGICONCEPTS, 93 CLEARFIELD DR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed DAVID CARRASCO. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/12/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/12/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038863000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IL CILENTANO, 579 COLUMBUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a general partnership, and is signed SANTOLO ESPOSITO & YANESSA BACANI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/12/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/12/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038863600

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: G & O TAX SERVICES CORP, 1341 STOCKTON ST #10, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed G & O TAX SERVICES CORP. (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 07/19/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/12/19. NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038856500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SWEET GLORY, 721 LARKIN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109. This business is conducted by a corporation, and is signed THE GREY HOUSE INC (CA). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 10/30/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/05/19. 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NOV 21, 28, DEC 05, 12, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555398 In the matter of the application of: SHIRAN STEPHANIE AMIR, 3025 VAN NESS AVE #9, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner SHIRAN STEPHANIE AMIR, is requesting that the name SHIRAN STEPHANIE AMIR, be changed to STEPHANIE SHIRAN AMIR. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103, on the 16th of January 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555408 In the matter of the application of: RUTH CURRY CLEMENTS, 1595 PACIFIC AVE #405, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner RUTH CURRY CLEMENTS, is requesting that the name RUTH CURRY CLEMENTS, be changed to CURRY CLEMENTS COZZI. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103, Room 103 on the 23rd of January 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555410 In the matter of the application of: DEBBIEDAWN ELIZABETH KAHN, 3918 MISSION ST #3, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner DEBBIEDAWN ELIZABETH KAHN, is requesting that the name DEBBIEDAWN ELIZABETH KAHN AKA DEBBIE DAWN ELIZABETH KAHN, be changed to DEBBIE DAWN ELIZABETH KAHN. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103, Room 103 on the 23rd of January 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FILE CNC-19-555406 In the matter of the application of: TAGHI ASTANEHE (SBN# 236334), 819 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109, for change of name having been filed in Superior Court, and it appearing from said application that petitioner CAROL ANN SEBASTIANO-VINCI, is requesting that the name CAROL ANN SEBASTIANO-VINCI, be changed to CAROL ANN SEBASTIANO. Now therefore, it is hereby ordered, that all persons interested in said matter do appear before this Court in Dept. 103N, Room 103N on the 23rd of January 2020 at 9:00am of said day to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038879000 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FOCUS INTERNATIONAL, 1539 21ST AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed ZHI XIONG HE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 03/09/90. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/22/19. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038878900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GODOGPRO, 242 ATHENS ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed REN VOLPE. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name

or names on 11/22/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/22/19. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038871900 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREG MESTAS, 648 32ND ST, RICHMOND, CA 94804. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed GREG MESTAS. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on NA. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/19/19. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038876500 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN FRAN LOCKSMITH, 259 DOLORES ST #2, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed MATAN SCHEJTER. The registrant(s) commenced to

transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/06/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/21/19. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038874700 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRILL “N” CURRY INDIAN PAKISTANI CUISINE, 1033 IRVING ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. This business is conducted by an individual, and is signed SHAMEEL A.M. WANI. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name or names on 11/20/19. The statement was filed with the City and County of San Francisco, CA on 11/20/19. NOV 28, DEC 05, 12, 19, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE A-038873100 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PAINTED LADIES TOUR COMPANY, 1020

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT NOTICE TO PROPOSERS - GENERAL INFORMATION The SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California, is advertising for proposals on or about November 15, 2019 for RFP 6M8171 General Construction Oversight Services Consultant with proposals due by 2:00 P.M. local time, Tuesday, January 7, 2020.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District intends to engage two General Construction Oversight Services Consultant firms (“CONSULTANT”) to provide services. The Districts seeks a partnership with firms having demonstrated the capability of integrating, the ability to oversee the administration of a design-build, systemtype contract for transitioning from a legacy fixed block Automatic Train Control System to Communications Based Train Control System that utilizes a moving block technology in accordance with the California Public Contract Code, Federal Grant Conditions and Contract requirements. The CONSULTANT shall have experience in, or a broad knowledge about, train control systems, including wayside and on-board equipment, hardware and software in both the traditional fixed block technology as well as new moving block technology. The CONSULTANT shall also have experience in, or a broad knowledge about, the replacement of train control equipment and software on an existing operating transit system as well as experience in, or a broad knowledge about, the implementation of a moving block type system on an existing operating transit system. The CONSULTANT shall represent the District in administering the Contract and ensure that appropriate technical, legal, and fiscal controls that exist within the Contract are properly administered. Refer to the attached Design Build Oversight Manual. The District will provide a Design-Build Oversight Manual with detailed guidelines on the Construction Oversight Services following award. A list of areas in which the CONSULTANT is expected to provide services includes, but is not necessarily limited to, supporting the following: Project Management Project Implementation Tracking design submittals and design reviews to acceptance Tracking of inspection, testing, and interfaces with the Contractor Deployment and testing of CBTC equipment Deployment and integration management with Design Services During Construction On-call Management of agency preparedness, training, and manual development Cost Management and Scheduling Quality Control / Quality Assurance to ensure quality work products Safety Certification Risk Management and Mitigation Claims management and dispute resolution assistance Staffing The District intends to make (2) two awards resulting from this RFP and enter into a ten-year Agreement with the selected CONSULTANT(s). It is anticipated that the total amount awarded under this RFP shall not exceed the amount of Thirty-Seven Million Five Thousand Dollars ($37.5 Million) for each agreement and a total of seventy-five million ($75,000,000.00) for the total of this RFP. However, there is no guaranteed minimum level of compensation.

REQUIRED REGISTRATION ON BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL

In order for prospective Proposers to be eligible for award of an Agreement being solicited on the BART Procurement Portal, such Proposers are required to be currently registered to do business with BART on the BART Procurement Portal on line at https://suppliers.bart.gov and have obtained Solicitation Documents, updates, and any Addenda issued on line so as to be added to the On-Line Planholders List for this solicitation. If a prospective Proposer is a joint venture or partnership, such entity may register on the BART procurement portal with the entity’s tax identification number (TIN) and download the Solicitation Documents so as to be listed as an on-line planholder under the entity’s name prior to submitting its Proposal. If such entity has not registerd on BART procurement portal in the name of the joint venture or partnership prior to submitting its Proposal, provided that at least one of the joint venturers or partners registered on line on the BART Procurement Portal and downloaded the Solicitation Documents so as to be added to the ON-Line Planholders List for this solicitation, such entity will be required to register with the entity’s TIN as an on-line planholder following the submittal of Proposals, in order for the entity to be eligible for award of this Agreement. PROPOSERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED ON THE BART PROCUREMENT PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL, (OR FOR JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSHIP AS DECRIBED ABOVE PRIOR TO AWARD) AND DID NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION ON LINE SO AS TO BE LISTED AS AN ON-LINE PLANHOLDER FOR THIS SOLICITATION, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THIS AGREEMENT A Pre-Proposal Meeting open to the general public (No SSI clearance required or SSI discussions) will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The Pre-Proposal Meeting will convene at 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M, local time, at BART offices located at 300 Lakeside Drive, LKS 19, Oakland, CA 94612. At the Pre-Proposal meeting the District’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Entity (SBE) Participation Program and goals will be explained. All questions regarding the DBE and SBE participation should be directed to Mr. Javieree Pruitt-Hill, Office of Civil Rights, at: (510) 464-7534, email: jpruit2@bart.gov; FAX (510) 874-7470. Prospective proposers are requested to make every effort to attend this only scheduled Pre-Proposal Meeting and Networking Session.

Networking Session: Immediately following the Pre-Proposal Meeting, the District’s Office of Civil Rights will be conducting a networking session for subconsultants to meet with the potential prime consultants for DBE and SBE participation opportunities; and Javieree PruittHill from the Office of Civil Rights is the point of contact for this effort. Proposals must be received by 2:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. 1. Proposals shall be submitted to the following address:

For Special Delivery or Hand Delivery: District Secretary San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 300 Lakeside Drive, 23rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612 2. Envelopes or boxes containing Proposals shall be clearly labeled in the same manner as specified in Section IX.D.1. (immediately above) and shall also be labeled: “RFP No. 6M8171, General Construction Oversight Services Consultant” Submission of a proposal shall constitute a firm offer to the District for One Hundred and Eighty (180) calendar days from date of proposal submission. Dated at Oakland, California this 15th day of November 2019.

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Tom Hanks in director Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”

Kindness & forgiveness carry the day by David-Elijah Nahmod

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hose expecting to see a bio-pic of children’s TV host Mister Rogers are in for a delightful surprise. In the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Tom Hanks stars as Rogers not in the story of Rogers’ life, but in a story about what he meant to people, how he changed lives with his simple, folksy charm. The film opened last weekend in area theaters. See page 26 >>

Haley Lu Richardson and Elizabeth McGovern in “The Chaperone.”

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his year’s Another Hole in the Head Film Fest, the 16th edition of a splendid little horror-film fest, comes with a distinctly queer accent: a queer feature and a handful of LGBTQ-themed shorts. It runs Dec. 1-15 at San Francisco’s New People Cinema, 1746 Post St. in Japantown.

ow does one lead an authentic life in light of oppressive attitudes that thwart one’s attempt to find happiness? This is the question posed by “The Chaperone,” a PBS Masterpiece movie that had a limited run in theaters, but is broadcast this month on KQED and available for streaming until the end of December. See page 20 >>

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20 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

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he rapidly approaching new year will bring to the San Francisco Bay Area 50 of the 86 so-called “Violins of Hope,” recovered and restored Holocaust-era string instruments that survived the ghettoes and the death camps. These historic instruments are the centerpiece of an impressive range of programs presented by Music at Kohl Mansion. Musical performances will include “Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope,” a world premiere by composer Jake Heggie and librettist 8:54 AM Gene Scheer featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, violinist Daniel Hope and a string quartet composed of musicians from the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Over 40 Bay Area arts organizations are collaborating in an eightweek West Coast residency, Jan. 16-March 15, 2020, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. We’re promised concerts, exhibitions, lectures,

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While reviews were mixed, the picture seems more suited for television and should experience a welcome reception by fans of “Downton Abbey,” as it stars Lady Grantham herself, Elizabeth McGovern, with a script by “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes based on a best-selling novel by Laura Moriarty. McGovern recorded the audiobook, loved the story, and, seeing a rare plum role for a middle-aged woman “learning how to own her own sexual life,” optioned the book, asking Fellowes to pen the screenplay, and convincing rising star Haley Lu Richardson (“Edge of 17”) to play the other lead role. The acting redeems a hokey but intelligent script to deliver an adroit movie about the 1920s that will resonate with today’s #MeToo milieu. Norma Carlisle is an unhappy society matron and patron of the arts in 1922 Wichita, Kansas, married to a lawyer (Campbell Scott) whom she discovers is having an affair with another man. Attending a recital given by 15-year old modern dancer Louise Brooks (Richardson), mesmerized by her performance, and seeking refuge from her domestic prison, she seizes Louise’s socialite mother’s offer to act as chaperone traveling with Louise to New York City to audition for a position at the innovative Denishawn school/ dance company run by Ruth St.

films, and community forums; and a commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day set for Jan. 27 at San Francisco’s Temple Emanu-El. Residency highlights will include guest appearances by the violins’ restorers, Israeli father & son luthiers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein; “Violins of Hope” author James A. Grymes; the commissioned Heggie/ Scheer world premiere; “Along the Trade Route,” concerts of folk and klezmer traditions; exhibitions at the War Memorial Veterans Gallery, Peninsula JCC and New Museum Los Gatos; performances by the New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, and Bay Area Rainbow Symphony. All of the artists involved consider these events to be projects from the heart. As composer Heggie said at a press lunch last week at Hayes Street Grill, “Cultural memory is very important.” We’ll have more details as the events approach, but for more info, go to violinsofhopesfba.org.

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Denis (Miranda Otto, funny as a pretentious artist) and her gay husband Ted Shawn (NYC Ballet principal dancer Robert Fairchild). Brooks would later become the famous silent film star who caused a sensation with her bob hairdo and flapper lifestyle, epitomizing a new understanding of womanhood. “The Chaperone” is about Norma’s liberation as she takes the opportunity to find the identity of her birth parents. She was raised in the New York Home for Friendless Girls, a Catholic orphanage. The nuns refuse to give out any information, but she makes a friend in Joseph Schmidt (Geza Rohrig), a German immigrant handyman whose daughter lives in the convent. He helps Norma locate her mother (incandescent Blythe Danner), whom she meets in Central Park. But her mother doesn’t want to acknowledge or introduce Norma to the rest of her family. Norma and Joseph become lovers. After Louise is accepted by Denishawn, they return to Wichita with an unconventional family arrangement, integrating old and new lives. Much criticism concerned a lack of attention to the more captivating Louise Brooks story. But the film, like the book, focuses on the relationship between the women and Brooks’ influence on Norma. On their train ride to NY, they get acquainted, testing each other’s boundaries. Norma objects to Lou-

ise’s sexual precociousness, cautioning her, “Men don’t like candy that’s been unwrapped. They don’t know where it’s been.” Louise declares, “I don’t intend to live the way I was brought up.” Later she will confess to a shocked Norma, “Please don’t worry about me losing my virginity. I didn’t bring it here. I left it somewhere in Kansas.” Brooks’ subversions of social and gender norms will enable Norma to reinvent her domestic life, but the screenplay lapses into moralism. In a postscript 20 years later, an alcoholic, broke, and disillusioned Brooks, her career in ruins, implies she might have gone too far. This time Norma will play the mentor, helping Louise salvage her life. The scenes of the two women sparring back and forth are the film’s highlight. McGovern is transcendent, a woman in transition as she liberates herself from corseted traditions. Richardson shines, making us believe Brooks was star material from the start, sensual and spirited. The viewer will long for a movie about Brooks alone. The film mildly satirizes Prohibition and hypocritical morality. Despite a low budget, the costumes, production design, and cinematography capably recreate frenetic Jazz Age NYC, as does Michael Engler’s direction. With its stellar cast, “The Chaperone” surmounts its limitations, tracing the roots of contemporary mores we take for granted.t

Theatre Bay Area Award winner Don Reed is hosting his own oneman sketch-comedy show “That Don Reed Show” at the Marsh San Francisco, and Out There caught the show last Saturday night. It’s billed as an evening of irreverent sketches, edgy stand-up, music, and moving drama, with a little bit of improvisation. This means it’s basically a grab-bag of the multitalented Reed doing his favorite bits and gags. He’s a comic for whom physical movement is as important as words. We could see that in his “dance impressions” of: 1) a guy dancing with his girlfriend at the club while keeping an eye open for his other girlfriend; 2) a guy who thinks he’s dancing to the beat, but he’s not; and 3) a woman who says, “I don’t want to dance” while dancing her ass off in her seat. Also see: Reed’s “Twilight Zone” episode which envisions a mutated creature who’s half T-Rex, half Sammy Davis, Jr. High-larious! Now playing, Sat., 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 5:30 p.m., through Dec. 29, at Marsh SF, 1062 Valencia, SF. Tickets: (415) 282-3055 or themarsh.org.t

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22 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

Pleasures carnal & cranial in ‘Cloud 9’ by Jim Gladstone

if sometimes begrudgingly. The scenario parodies ast Wednesday, I watched Victorian mores in a frantic the Democratic presidensex farce centered around the tial debate followed by “Daily household of orotund British Show” commentary on the administrator Clive (Evan event. I felt simultaneously Winet) and his tremulous amused and uneasy when wife Betty (Mario Mazzetti, South Africa-born Trevor genderbendingly brilliant), Noah observed that Pete Butboth prim and proper on the tigieg is “the only candidate surface, but hormonally aboil Michael Jackson would be beneath. He’s in passionate into.” Between the joke and pursuit of their widowed the teller, it was a moment in neighbor Mrs. Saunders which sexuality, history, race (Renee Rogoff), who’s interand power were unparsably ested in him only for casual squished together, eliciting clitoral stimulation, while both discomfort and laughter. Betty simultaneously rebuffs The next night, I experithe overtures of her children’s enced two full hours of similar governess (also played by moments at Custom Made Rogoff, whose lightning-fast, Theatre Company’s produccool-as-a-cucumber changes tion of writer Caryl Churchill’s of both costume and carriage career-making 1979 play, are a hoot) and swoons for Jay Yamada “Cloud 9.” This poly- and dashing houseguest Harry chrono-morphously perverse Ellen (Renee Rogoff) professes her love for (Zoya Kolia), a pith-helmetcomic drama splits its two Betty (Mario Mazzetti) in Caryl Churchill’s ed hunter-explorer. acts between 1880s Africa and gender- and time-bending comedy, “Cloud 9.” Harry, in addition to wet1980 London, and requires ting his wick with Betty, is some of its cast members to also having his way with veals the overarching attitude of its play poetically juxtaposed roles, Clive and Betty’s effeminate young white colonialist characters, who shifting gender between acts. Inson Edward (Alejandra Wahl) and view the continent and its native delicately emitting burps that echo manservant Joshua (Alan Coyne), inhabitants as a generic darkness to across centuries, “Cloud 9” revisits a black character played by a white be enlightened – and exploited – by and reframes social injustices with actor, per Churchill’s published the Queen’s empire. Likewise, the a slightly imbalanced ratio of bawdy instructions. On Act I’s sexual adult white male characters assume humor to philosophical clarity. sidelines are Maud (Monica Capthemselves the rightful sexual masChurchill’s choice not to specify puccini), Betty’s stiff-lipped mother, ters of everyone they consider lesser a country where her generically willing to overlook her son-in-law than themselves. Women, blacks “Africa”-set first act takes place refor his indiscretions but quick to and children are all at their service,

reprove her daughter; and Edward’s baby sister Vicky (represented by a ragdoll, cleverly manipulated by multiple cast members). It’s a century later after intermission, and the show’s copious coitus is now complemented by mindfucking: We meet an alternate version of Vicky, now played by Wahl, who previously played her brother Edward, now played by Mazzetti, who previously played their mother Betty, now played by Cappuccini, who previously played her own mother Maud. Still in full beard, Winet (Act I’s macho Clive) plays Vicky’s pinafored toddler Cathy. Gentle Edward is unstably coupled with Gerry, a compulsive cruiser and resister of domesticity. Vicky is having a lesbian affair with a new character, Lin (Rogoff). Amidst Act II’s lively chaos of Wiccan ceremonies, outdoor cruising, open marriages, gay saunas and brother-sister bedsharing, characters from Act I pop up and wander through every now and again, provoking the audience to tease out patterns and parallels in the humid morass. Dr. Ticketholder, the stage is your couch! Director Allie Moss keeps the themes and action shifting and reconfiguring like a Rubik’s cube in motion, effectively conveying Churchill’s prismatic vision. Even the playwright’s production notes suggest that “Cloud 9” should be handled as a playful puzzle by both producers and spectators. While she

specifies that certain roles should be played by opposite-gender actors, Churchill doesn’t prescribe which combination of parts will be shared by any specific cast member. So, while Moss elicits profound reverberations by having the extraordinarily talented Mazzetti play a mother, Betty, and then her own son, Edward, other directors have chosen to have the actor who plays father Clive in the first act take on Edward in the second. With sexchange comes subtext change. For all of Churchill’s ingenious creativity, it’s disappointing to find the racial issues raised in Act I abandoned in the play’s second half. Churchill sinks her teeth into a lot of ideas here, but unfortunately bites off a little more than she can chew. That said, Custom Made’s “Cloud 9” is a crypto-comic whirlwind, played with brio by a superb cast. Avid Bay Area playgoers will relish thematic and dramaturgical overlaps with current and recent local productions of “Testmatch,” “Bull in a China Shop,” and Churchill’s own “Top Girls.” If you’re lucky enough to have seen all three, mix a cocktail of your perceptions to splash around in your head. The buzz will put you on a theater-lover’s cloud nine.t Cloud 9, through Dec. 15. 533 Sutter St., SF. Tickets ($25-$55): (415) 798-2682, www.custommade.org.

Big names deliver at the symphony hall by Philip Campbell

he San Francisco Symphony closed November with concerts featuring works by big-name Austrian and German composers. Impressive guest artists and conductors joined the Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall during the two weeks before Thanksgiving. There wasn’t a whiff of the holidays in the lobby or auditorium, but the classy SFS doesn’t believe in premature trimming. The traditional tall trees and festive greenery will arrive in December. The lead-in to Turkey Day was celebrated instead with gratifying servings of music. Last week, Conductor and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck returned to lead two works

from his native city of Vienna, Austria. Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes opened the program with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. In recent years, Andsnes has performed pieces from his ambitious “The Beethoven Journey” worldwide, in collaboration with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The partnership has been renewed in “Mozart Momentum 1785/86,” which dovetailed nicely with his latest DSH appearance. Andsnes’ elegant, unaffected touch articulated every delicate trill and rich harmony. His unsentimental interpretation firmly marked the bravura score as Classical. A lyrical second movement Andante added darker emotion, but the clear-eyed approach triumphed, even with Honeck’s over-

amped orchestral backing. The superb chamber-like writing for winds also prevailed. The conductor was likely getting the brass warmed up for the second half of the program, Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, “Romantic.” The composer named the work rightly; in four characterful movements, he conveyed everything that is profound and problematic with his massive musical architecture. If anyone is up to making sense of his abrupt stops-and-starts, meandering narrative, and heavy orchestral demands, it is Honeck. From the softest writing for strings to the loudly dramatic brass choirs, Bruckner constructed a genuinely Romantic symphony, and Honeck managed to unify the orchestra into a splendid, huge organ. There were some minor gaffes, but this was a seasoned and sensitive conductor’s interpretation, and the musicians did their best to comply.

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The week before, Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Simone

Young replaced previously announced Antonio Pappano (scheduling conflict) in R. Strauss’ “Metamorphosen” and Wagner’s Act I from “Die Walkure.” Young showed her determined grasp and highprofile visual technique (she swoops a lot) in her memorable DSH debut last season. She didn’t exactly upstage the excellent trio of soloists in her recent performance, but rather, joined them as another character in the action. A Strauss and Wagner interpreter of note, Young was the first woman to record Wagner’s complete “Ring” cycle. Her vocalists are also acclaimed Wagnerians. Young’s guidance of Strauss’ involving “Metamorphosen” was a fitting lead-in to “Die Walkure.” Radiant soprano Emily Magee making her SFS debut as Sieglinde, clarion-voiced tenor Stuart Skelton singing the role of her brother Siegmund, and darkly ominous bass Ain Anger as Sieglinde’s husband Hunding were praised in the same roles last season at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Wonderfully responsive orchestral support, in-

cluding cellist Peter Wyrick’s intense solos, helped the stars make an exciting impact with Wagner’s perfect stand-alone act. Former SFO Adler Fellow Stuart Skelton was in appropriately heroic voice, and Emily Magee was deeply sympathetic, keeping her lovely tone steady at any volume. Ain Anger’s cavernous sound easily projected through the DSH acoustic. They proved you don’t need sets, costumes, lighting, or amplification to make a convincing theatrical experience. The inexorable tread and thrilling climax of Wagner’s glorious first act of the second opera in the “Ring” proved richly satisfying. The world-class performance makes my list for one of the top opera performances of 2019. Ironically, another set of Teutonic siblings were lighting up the San Francisco Opera as “Hansel and Gretel” opened across Grove Street the same weekend. Suffice it to say, Wagner’s brother-and-sister act is not G-Rated, but Skelton and Magee made the incestuous couple remarkably understandable, and almost as innocent.t

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Viewing classics for the holiday season by Tavo Amador

hose seeking DVDs as holiday gifts for movie buffs will find a fascinating trove of classics to please even the most demanding fans. Doris Day’s death this year at age 97 sparked assessments of her singing and acting. The latter focused on popular comedies opposite Rock Hudson and Cary Grant in which she primly guarded her virginity. They haven’t held up well. But 1955’s “Love Me or Leave Me,” a fictionalized biography of 1920s jazz vocalist Ruth Etting and her tortured relationship with gangster Marty Snyder (James Cagney), reveals Day at her best. Her singing is exquisite. Etting began as a taxi dancer, and Day’s hoofing is impressive. Snyder ruthlessly promoted her. Cagney’s performance as a violent, manipulative, self-pitying abuser is extraordinary, earning him a Best Actor Oscar nomination. Day was overlooked but holds her own. Etting’s growing resistance to Snyder’s controlling her is strikingly revealed. With Cameron Mitchell. Directed by Charles Vidor, from a screenplay by Daniel Fuchs and Isabel Lennert, based on Fuchs’ story. The terrific costumes are by Helen Rose. Chile’s Raoul Ruiz (1941-2011) had the vision, courage, and ability to film “Marcel Proust’s Time Regained” (1999). Drawn from the seventh volume of Proust’s epic roman a clef, adapted by Giles Taurand and Ruiz, it’s lush, complex, and superbly acted by a glorious cast. Marcello Mazzarella is Proust, observing, remembering, incorporating earlier events into the present

or anticipating the future. A radiant Catherine Deneuve is Odette at many ages; Emmanuelle Bejart is Gilberte; Vincent Perez, Morel; Pascal Gregory, Saint-Loup; Chiara Mastroianni, Albertine; MarieFrance Pisier, Madame Verdurin; and the openly, unapologetically homosexual Baron de Charlus is memorably portrayed by John Malkovich. The scenes in Jupien’s (Jacques Pieiller) infamous male bordello, patronized by Charlus and where Proust indulges his voyeurism, are outstanding. Swann (Bernard Pautrat), however, is a minor character. Those familiar with the masterpiece will easily follow the film. Those who aren’t will be transfixed and tempted to read the novel. The fluid color cinematography is by Ricardo Anovich. Caroline de Visvaise and Gabriella Pescucci designed the ravishing costumes. The original score is by Jorge Arriagada. In French with English subtitles. Lucille Ball hailed Ann Sothern

as “the best comedienne in the business, bar none,” and recalled, “I got all the parts Ann Sothern turned down” when they were at MGM. Best remembered by Boomers for her two successful TV series, “Private Secretary” (1953-57), in which she portrayed the small screen’s first professional, unmarried woman; and “The Ann Sothern Show” (1958-61); she had been in movies for over 20 years before turning to television. An excellent singer, a fine dramatic actress, she was popular with audiences. Critics lamented her often-poor films. Sometimes, as in 1949’s “A Letter to Three Wives,” she got a good part in a top movie and excelled. In 1950, she made her last MGM picture, the suspenseful “Shadow on the Wall.” Sothern plays Dell Faring, whose mean, selfish sister Celia (Kristine Miller) is accidentally murdered. Dell knows what happened. So does Celia’s stepdaughter (Gigi Perrau), but the traumatized child can’t

discuss it. Zachary Scott, her father, is charged with the killing. Nancy Davis (two years before marrying Ronald Reagan) effectively portrays a child psychiatrist, although her treatment methods will raise modern eyebrows. Sothern, beautiful and soignee, gives a superb, subtle performance as the tormented Dell. Perhaps because the role was different from what moviegoers expected of her, the film failed. Today’s viewers will appreciate it. Directed by Pat Anderson. Adapted by Lawrence P. Bachman and Hannah Lees, from their “Death in a Doll’s House,” and William Ludwig. Crisp black-andwhite cinematography by Ray June. Irene designed the elegant costumes. In 1959, lesbian Loraine Hansbury (1930-65) made history with “A Raisin in the Sun,” the first play by a black woman to run on Broadway. It earned her the prestigious Drama Desk Award. She adapted it for the 1961 film, helmed by Daniel Petrie. (Columbia Pictures rejected the stage director, Lloyd Richards, because he was black.) Walter Lee Younger (Sidney Poitier); his mother, Lena (Claudia McNeil); his wife, Ruth (Ruby Dee); their little boy, Travis (Stephen Perry); and his sister, Beneatha (Diana Sands) share a cramped apartment in Chicago’s South Side.

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“X” Director Scott J. Ramsey invites us to a masquerade party where the hostess and some of the guests are concealing more than just their faces. This one builds slowly with kinky foreplay among a collection of spoiled trust-fund babies. It seems to be aimed at what was once thought of as an upscale metrosexual crowd. If you attend, sit up close, as some of the dialogue is barely audible. Sample dialogue: “You can fuck someone silly and never really know them.” “Well, my dear, I came to save you from a gluten overdose.” (12/3) LGBTQ Shorts: “Put Your Feet Up” Peter Horgan’s amusing short pokes fun at a woman who answers an ad on Craigslist and starts a dialogue with a pleasant, heavyset young man. Best line: “Who’s Kinsey?” (20 mins., B&W) “Artemio’s Loneliness Vol. 1” Director Juan Carlos R. Larrondo’s docudrama is a perceptive tour of Mexico City porn theaters and gay cruising sites. Artemio is a 50-something cashier from Hidalgo who longs for male companionship. His life changes when he meets Octavio, a beautiful young man, on the Metro. A perfect short dip into the nightlife of the city. Great production values include the soundtrack music, “A Place to Bury Strangers.” “My Girl(s)” Olivia Dorrance puts a witty spin on the suburban lesbian dating scene with the story of Kyle (the brash Maya Alter), who

The drama hinges on the impact that a substantial insurance payment following the father’s death has on this poor family. Lena and Ruth want to buy a house in suburban Clybourne Park. Walter wants to purchase a liquor store, believing the income would mitigate their poverty. Beneatha wants to enroll in medical school. These conflicting desires threaten to damage the family. Racism appears in the form of a “liberal” white resident of Clybourne Park. The resolution is moving and ironic. Petrie gets excellent, multi-dimensional performances from Poitier, McNeill, Dee, and Sands, all from the original cast. Ivan Dixon, also from the Broadway production, is splendid as a smart, well-educated Nigerian who courts Beneatha. With Louis Gossett reprising his original role as Beneatha’s spurned suitor. The movie’s occasional staginess is easily overlooked, given the play’s significance. In “Judy” (2019), Renee Zellweger gives an arresting performance as Judy Garland. That uneven film features flashbacks to Garland’s tenure at MGM, where she made 27 movies in 14 years, ending with “Summer Stock” (1950). It’s about a Broadway-bound musical forced to rehearse in a barn before opening. The familiar plot has a twist: the production’s leading lady is Gloria de Haven. Garland plays her older sister, who is drafted to replace her when she quits the show. Garland’s weight fluctuates from scene to scene, but she and co-star Gene Kelly, in their third pairing, have great chemistry. Her final number, “Get Happy,” is justly famous. Slimmed down and looking superb, flashing her gorgeous legs, she sings and high steps joyously. It’s a brilliant, bizarre farewell to Leo the Lion. With Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, Marjorie Main, and Carleton Carpenter. Directed by Charles Waters.t

ignores the real affection of her roommate Lucy (Mia Cohen) in order to play the field. “I’ve hooked up with a lot of people. It doesn’t mean I’m inherently immoral.” The piece ends with a great verbal spat on the way to the airport. Strong writing and cast mean this one has full-length feature potential. “Strawberry Night” Chinese director Yusha Chen delivers a sensual love story between two women that is interrupted most beautifully by the sudden appearance of a mutual friend, a lonely gay man. (25 mins., subtitles) “Clouds” Another strong argument for Ukrainian autonomy from the Trump-Putin axis of evil comes in director Anna Buryachkova’s passionate six-minute music video. Inspired by the real-life story of a young trans woman from Belarus, it has prompted a Ukrainian media company to start a campaign encouraging parents not to abandon their LGBTQ kids. “Reshaping Beauty: Round in All the Right Places” Tom Goss offers a forum for gay men normally thought of as bears. “Stalls” What can you say about opera and men’s room stalls in four minutes? Director Joao Dall’Stella’s deftly shot (by cinematographer Aakash Rai) “situation comedy” nails it. With Timothy Scott and Matt Gogin as the handsome restroom models, performing to Verdi’s “Semper Libera.” Bravo!t www.ahith.com

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Lauren Bacall, threatened by obsessed fan by David-Elijah Nahmod

eleased in 1981, “The Fan” was a star vehicle for middle-aged superstar Lauren Bacall, who was basically playing herself, a middleaged superstar. Bacall plays Sally Ross, who, during rehearsals for a new Broadway musical, finds herself on the receiving end of unwanted affections from a stalker fan who loves her a little too much. The final cut upped the blood-and-gore factor at the request of producer Robert Stigwood – the film was released in the aftermath of the notoriously bloody and hugely popular slasher film “Friday the 13th” (1980). “The Fan” has a creepy opening. As the camera glides across a table covered with mementos of Ross, the sound of a typewriter can be heard. In voiceover, Douglas, the fan (Michael Biehn), writes a letter in which he expresses his love for Ross, telling her that her happiness is all that matters to him. It’s obvious from the beginning that this is no ordinary fan, but one who expects his unhealthy love to be returned. Ross is soon warned of this fan by her secretary Belle (Maureen Stapleton), but she doesn’t heed Belle’s advice. Before long Douglas, enraged that Ross hasn’t responded to any of his letters, begins stalking Ross’ friends, slicing them with a knife in order to get them out of his way. Ross is forced to face the realization that she’s dealing with a deranged psychopath, and that she herself may be the next target of his wrath. “The Fan” received some media attention upon its initial release, coming as it did less than a year after the murder of John Lennon, killed by an obsessed fan outside the Dakota, the apartment building in Manhattan where both he and Bacall lived. It was not a success at the box office. Newly released on Blu-ray, the film might be worth a second look for the magnificent performance given by Biehn as the obsessed, lovesick fan. Biehn is absolutely terrifying as a young man who lives only for Ross. The cold expressions on his face as he zeroes in on his victims are terrifying. Biehn’s performance is particularly impressive since he plays most of his role in pantomime. He spends most of his onscreen time alone, thinking about Ross or tailing after her friends. He has almost no dialogue, but is primarily heard in voiceover, reading his sick letters to Ross. One brief scene he does share with another actor comes when his sister attempts to visit him at his apartment, expressing concern for his well-being, but he refuses to let her in. He locks his door and sits down to a candlelight dinner at a table set for two. He lifts his glass and toasts his beloved Sally. But the other chair is empty, which he seems oblivious to. It’s a cringe-inducing scene, underscoring the depth of Douglas’ sickness. Bacall does good work as Ross, effectively conveying the character’s mounting terror. Bacall was an old-school movie star. She had that indefinable “it” that makes it impossible to look away when she’s onscreen. But it may have been a mistake for the screenwriters to have made Ross’ new show a musical: Bacall just can’t sing! Superb character actress Stapleton steals a few scenes as the wisecracking secretary. There is a touch of homophobia in the film. In one of his letters to Ross, Douglas snidely suggests that secretary Belle may have “lesbian tendencies.” And in one disturbing sequence, Douglas picks up another young man in a gay bar. He kills the young man and sets his body on fire, leaving an apology note to Ross with the body. He stages his own death in order to throw the police

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Lauren Bacall basically plays herself as Sally Ross in “The Fan.”

off his trail. It’s a scene that might anger some gay viewers, and would never be accepted were the film made today. Scream Factory’s Blu-ray of the film includes a generous extras menu. Biehn, who went on to star in “The Terminator” (1984) and

“Aliens” (1986), sits down for a newly shot 25-minute interview. His memories of the film include his recollections of Bacall, who, as he tells it, was less than gracious to him. Director Edward Bianchi, who was primarily a television and commercial director, chats for nearly 40

minutes about his own memories of the film. He recalls Bacall as “tough.” Apparently, she was against the violence in the film and wanted the film to be more of a character study of her role. There’s also a commentary track with film historians David Del Valle and David DeCoteau, both of

whom are openly gay. Among other things, they discuss the film’s appeal to gay men. They acknowledge the homoeroticism and the homophobia of the gay murder scene, and suggest that Douglas might have been gay, which Biehn also discusses in his interview.t

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26 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

Silence is golden at the Castro Theatre

wood Babylon.”) Now we can enjoy the talents of the silent-screen giant without the distracting lens of tabloid journalism. “Redskin” (1 p.m.) This rarely screened feature-length silent classic is accompanied by live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Titled to highlight the racial slur directed at its protagonist, “Redskin” tells the tale of a Navajo man, Wing Foot, navigating between his Western education and the traditions passed down by tribal elders. Shot in breathtaking two-color Technicolor at locations in New Mexico and Arizona, including Acoma Pueblo and Canyon de Chelly. “Woman with a Movie Camera” (3:15 p.m.) Live music by Donald Sosin. French director Alice GuyBlaché entered the movie business in 1894. One of the very first directors to create narrative films, her

work is marked by innovation. She experimented with color-tinting and special effects. The program features six of her shorts. “The Marriage Circle” (5 p.m.) Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Ernst Lubitsch creates storytelling magic with knowing looks and subtle gestures in this deft comedy built around two couples, the head-over-heelsin-love Monte Blue and Florence Vidor, and the less-so Adolphe Menjou and Marie Prevost. “The Phantom of the Opera” (8 p.m.) Live music by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra. This oldest-known surviving film version of “P of the O” stars silent icon Lon Chaney, the “Man of a Thousand Faces,” in his most acclaimed role, the disfigured, cloaked “phantom” who haunts the Paris Opera House and will do anything for his beloved Christine.

lins,” a live musical parody of the 1980s twisted Xmas movie “Gremlins.” Musical stage show, fab 80s Icons Costume Contest, followed by a 35th anniversary screening of the film, a digital restoration. (12/14) “Noir City Xmas 2019” ’Tis the season for an evening of Yule cruelty, as the Film Noir Foundation presents a holiday production from South of the Border and rolls out the schedule for “Noir City International II,” global noir classics coming Jan. 24-Feb. 2, 2020, to the Castro. “La Otra” (1946, Mexico) Dolores del Rio stars in director Roberto Gavaldon’s noir thriller as identical twins: Courtesy the subject Maria, a manicurist living in near-poverty; and her sister Rick Prelinger will bring his “Lost Magdalena, who married Landscapes of San Francisco” to the the wealthy man Maria once Castro Theatre. loved. When the estranged sisters reunite at the funeral of With original two-color TechnicolMagdalena’s husband, Maria or sequence and hand-coloring. (all can’t help but imagine how different five, 12/7) life would be if she could only trade “Rick Prelinger, Lost Landplaces with her sister. scapes of San Francisco” The Del Rio enjoyed a lucrative ap14th edition of “Lost Landscapes” prenticeship in Hollywood durshowcases SF’s people and neighing the 1920s and 30s before she borhoods from the early 20th returned to Mexico in the 40s to century through the 1980s. New become one of nation’s biggest stars. sequences depict family life prior “La Otra” is the first feature made to WWII; bohemia, psychedelia by her company, Mercurio. The film and punk; newly discovered footwas also the first of 11 collaboraage of the late, lamented Sky Tram tions between director Gavaldon and the unlamented Bayside Motel and writer-activist Jose Revueltas, and Embarcadero Freeway; horsing possibly Mexico’s preeminent filmaround on the Rainier Beer loading making team. (12/18) dock in 1937; water and transit in“Holigays Are Here” Fresh off frastructure; a hobo by the zoo; Cintheir widely acclaimed film “Gay emascope footage from the 1950s; Chorus Deep South,” the full San the building of I-280; and many Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will intimate glimpses of Latin, Filipino, perform their annual Christmas Eve Chinese, Japanese, black, LGBTQ Concerts at 5, 7 & 9 p.m. (12/24) and white families. (12/10, 11) The Castro Theatre will be closed Peaches Christ presents “Femon Christmas Day.t

opera “Brothers and Sisters.” As the film opens, Mister Rogers is walking onto the set of his TV show. After welcoming viewers into his world, he shows the audience a picture board, opening little doors on the board to reveal his familiar characters. He also reveals the battered face of Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a man who has seen better days. Vogel, who is based on real-life journalist Tom Junod, is an embittered man who’s haunted by an episode from his childhood – his father had abandoned the family when Vogel’s

mother was dying. Vogel is a journalist for Esquire magazine, assigned to do a puff piece on Rogers. He grudgingly accepts the assignment in part because Rogers is one of the few subjects still willing to speak to Vogel. The writer has a history of throwing his subjects under the bus. Vogel is, for lack of better words, a cynical, self-centered jerk who wallows in self-pity. He has a beautiful wife (Susan Kelechi Watson) who loves him and is herself a big fan of Rogers. The question remains, How much of Vogel’s behavior can she take before her patience runs out? As Vogel embarks on a series of interviews with Rogers, his dad (Chris Cooper) reenters his life looking to make amends. The two get into a violent fist-fight.

The film tells three stories: the tale of Vogel and his dad, the relationship between Vogel and his wife, and the burgeoning friendship between Vogel and Rogers, who takes an interest in Vogel and asks him as many questions as Vogel asks Rogers. Just as “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” helped children deal with serious subjects, so does Fred Rogers help Vogel come to terms with his deeprooted issues. Hanks and Rhys play off each other beautifully. While the film doesn’t tell the story of Rogers’ life, director Marielle Heller (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Hanks capture who he was and the secret of his appeal. Mister Rogers was kind, he listened to people. He cared about them. What you saw on TV

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Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and Buster Keaton star in three shorts in “A Day of Silent Film Classics,” coming to the Castro Theatre in the beginning of December.

by David Lamble

ecember at the Castro Theatre offers a potent mix of noir silent classics, Peaches Christ, and annual holiday concerts by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. The day that an earlier generation remembers as Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, now becomes “A Day of Silent Film Classics,” five programs of silent films with live musical accompaniment. Kicks off with “Fatty & Buster” (11 a.m.), live music by Donald Sosin. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle discovered Buster Keaton. These three shorts, “The Cook” (1918), “Good Night, Nurse” (1918) and “The Garage” (1919), illustrate the deft comic chemistry between the genius silent-screen pioneers. Arbuckle’s career was ruined by a notorious sex scandal (see the account in gossipy volume “Holly-

Beautiful Day

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Hanks offers a magnificent performance as Rogers, capturing the TV legend’s essence. Hanks has the body language and the vocal mannerisms down, and even looks a bit like Rogers. It’s eerie at times, as though Rogers, who passed in 2003, were still with us. But it’s not a oneman show. Co-star Matthew Rhys is as much the star of the film as Hanks. Rhys previously played gay sibling Kevin in the prime time soap

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is what you got, a sweet man who was unafraid of approaching serious subjects, using puppetry and simple songs to convey his message and to get kids to understand what they were feeling. Rogers reaches out to Vogel and does for him what he does for his TV viewers, enabling Vogel to heal from his past. It’s a beautiful story. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” serves as a lovely companion piece to “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” last year’s sweet documentary about Rogers. Like the earlier film, “Beautiful Day” reminds us of how much Fred Rogers gave to the world while not forgetting that he was, after all, only human. Rogers touched many lives with his simple humanity. This is but one of his stories.t

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Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys in director Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”

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Vol. 49 • No. 48 • November 28-December 4, 2019

The Skivvies Underwear singing duo and guest-stars at Feinstein’s

Emily Skinner

by Jim Gladstone

One singular sensation

auren Molina and Nick Cearley spend about half their working life in their underwear. Wait, let me qualify that statement in case Jim Jordan is a loyal reader of this paper: Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley spend 100% of their working life in their underwear, and about half of that in only their underwear. See page 28 >>

The Skivvies, aka Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley.

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his may be hard to grasp for longtime fans who first became aware of the singer-actress through her breakout role in the underrated cult favorite 1997 musical Sideshow: Skinner—who performs a 5 p.m. show on December 8 as part of the intimate Orinda Theatre cabaret series—rose to fame as Daisy Hilton, a conjoined twin, alongside fellow actor Alice Ripley as sister Violet. The pair tandem-surfed a huge wave of publicity, culminating in the first ever Tony nomination for two actresses in a single role. See page 28 >>

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The Skivvies

From page 27

Ms. Molina, is that an accurate characterization of your underwear-wearing? “I’d say it’s pretty much 50/50.” The Bay Area Reporter recently heard testimony from Molina and Cearley—collectively known as The Skivvies—about their subversive activities, including “Touch My Elf,” a one-night-only concert of holiday and pop song mashups at Feinstein’s at the Nikko on Monday, December 2. Double agents, the pair simultaneously pursue civilian and Skivvilian lives, balancing legitimate theatrical careers alongside their subversively humorous cabaret act, a blend of seduction and diversion in song, prance and chatty patter. The Skivvies’ arsenal includes glockenspiel, melodica and xyolophone. Their optics: Boobies and bulges. The laughter: explosive. “We’ll definitely bring in plenty of current events,” leaked Molina of plans for their latest barrage of undie-clad misbehavior. At Feinstein’s, they’ll conspire with Broadway hunk Nick Adams (recently seen locally as Whizzer in the national tour of Falsettos),

Lauren Zakrin also guest-stars with The Skivvies.

Nick Adams (center) joins The Skivvies at their Feinstein’s concert.

whose personal javelin will be barely concealed. Lauren Zakrin, currently performing in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Curran Theater, will provide further auxiliary power.

They found love

Molina and Cearley, regulars on

New York and regional musical theater stages, have been friends since 2004, but took on their Skivvies alter egos seven years ago when, during an impromptu jam at Molina’s apartment, they decided to put a performance of Rihanna’s “I Found Love” up on YouTube. “I’d been hanging around in my bra,” recalls Molina, and I asked Nick what he thought we should wear. “And we decided to take off most of our clothes and do a series

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of what we called ‘stripped down’ cover songs. ” Performing nearly naked, acknowledges Cearley, “is the oldest gimmick in the book” when it comes to grabbing attention. But the Skivvies’ ability to hold that attention for seven years is due more to their appeal to a fanbase of what he calls “smart music nerds.” Their clever medleys have songs with shared themes—such as S&Mashup which excerpts the likes of “Beat It” and “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” And their delightfully juvenile instrumentation and arrangements is not only infectious—it’s been blatantly cribbed by Jimmy Fallon to do this professionally.” While neither of Skinner’s parents were in the entertainment field, they supported her interest. By the time she was eight, Skinner was performing professionally in regional theaters in the area. Her parents were also arts afficionados, happy to take their precocious daughter along on theater outings. “We went to see Noel Coward’s

Fun fact: 37 years earlier, a whopping seven performers were nominated for a single supporting actress Tony award as The Von Trapp Children (two of whom were boys) in The Sound of Music. While Skinner has gone on to substantial further success in concert, regional theater and on Broadway (including a stint as Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy Eliot’s ballet teacher; and her recent turn as glitter-matriarch Georgia Holt, Cher’s mother—plus a cameo as Lucille Ball—in The Cher Show) she and Ripley (Next to Normal) have never been particularly eager to check out of the Hiltons. As a duo, they’ve recorded four albums, most recently 2016’s Unattached, continue to perform joint concerts (conjoins?) several times a year, and remain good friends, frequently texting and occasionally getting together outside of work when their travel schedules permit. “We were established as stage sisters,” Skinner said in a recent phone interview with the Bay Area Reporter, “and it evolved into a really unusual relationship. Early on, during the Broadway run of Sideshow, I didn’t like it when we would come out of the stage door and people would call out to each of us by the wrong name. But that’s long ago. As we’ve moved on with our separate careers and done lots of our own things, our association has become something really special that we love to come back to.” That said, Skinner’s loved having a solo spotlight for as long as she can remember. “I was a very hyperactive kid,” she recalls of her suburban Virginia childhood. “They were not going to allow me to be promoted from kindergarten to first grade because I was so disruptive, and our teacher came up with this crazy idea: Every day, if I behaved for all of the lessons, I was given fifteen minutes to get up in front of the class by myself and entertain. After about a month of that, the Above: Emily Skinner in The Cher teacher had a conversation with Show Below: Emily Skinner in Prince my mother and said she thought of Broadway I really might have what it took

for his “Classroom Instruments” segments on The Tonight Show. “The Skivvies really ends up being more about a loose, silly stateof-mind than the fact that we’re in our underwear,” says Molina. “When audiences respond to our humor, I feel like, ‘Wow! These are our people.’ And for the actors who are our guest performers, The Skivvies is an opportunity to perform in a warm experimental environment where there’s freedom to be playful in a way you can’t when you’re in a Broadway show.” The duo recently extended their creative partnership beyond The Skivvies, conceiving and co-starring in an actor-musician version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown—inspired by Molina’s cello-playing turn in the John Doyledirected Broadway production of Sweeney Todd— which debuted to praiseful reviews this spring at the Cincinnati Playhouse (They played Linus and Lucy). “As an actor,” says Molina, “You’re generally at the mercy of someone giving you a job and giving you a lot of direction on how to do it. As The Skivvies, we run our own show.”t The Skivvies’ ‘Touch My Elf,’ with guest-stars Nick Adams and Lauren Zakrin. Mon. Dec. 2pm & 7pm. $65-$80 ($20 food/drink min.) Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 222 Mason St. www.feinsteinssf.com

Private Lives when I was eight!” she recalls with a laugh. “Start ‘em off sophisticated, I guess.” Since The Cher Show closed this fall, Skinner has been catching up on being an audience member, and has seen at least two Broadway productions (both non-musical) that she heartily recommends: the gay mentalist Derren Brown’s Secret—“Astoundingly great. I’m a lifetime fan now. One of the most interesting evenings I’ve had in theater in a long time”—and two-part gay epic The Inheritance. Skinner is no stranger to Bay Area audiences. In 2014 she starred in a rare revival of the Sondheim-Rodgers-Laurents collaboration Do I Hear A Waltz at 42nd Street Moon, returning to San Francisco for the A.C.T. production of the Sondheim staple A Little Night Music in 2015, and for a concert performance at the Venetian Room in 2016. Fans who saw that show will appreciate the opportunity to revisit her wisecracking, audience-engaging solo act in the far more intimate confines of the Orinda, about one-third the size of the grand Fairmont showplace. Skinner says the show will include selections from throughout her career, including her 2016 run in Prince of Broadway, the Hal Prince tribute which featured songs drawn from crowd-pleasers including Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, and Company. Before Prince opened in Manhattan, Skinner joined the production for an unusual two-month warm up in Tokyo and Osaka. “One of the things that was great about performing in Japan,” she recalls, “is that the theaters have an electronic system that automatically shuts down cell phones during the performance. They come back on at intermission and then go off again for the second act. Since that experience, I’ve noticed that there’s at least one phone that goes off every time I’m on stage or in an audience in the States.” Orinda concert-goers: your gauntlet has been thrown.t Emily Skinner, Sunday, December 8 at the Orinda Theatre, 2 Orinda Theatre Square, OrindaTickets: $50-$70. www.orindamovies.com

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Mon 2 David King Tribute @ McCroskey Mattress Co. Green Arcade Books presents a tribute to the late artist’s work and new book, Stencils. 1687 Market St. www.TheGreenArcade.com

Events @ Alley Cat Books Dec 2: The Racket’s Holiday literary night. 7pm. Dec 4: Bloodflower and Friends, 7pm. 3036 24th St. 3036 24th St. alleycatbookshop.com

Fri 29

The Golden Girls Live @ Victoria Theatre

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Exhibits @ GLBT History Museum

Thu 28

Performance, Protest & Politics: Gilbert Baker’s Art , a new exhibit of the works and ephemera by and about the creator of the Rainbow Flag. 4127 18th St. glbthistory.org

Andy Goldsworthy @ Presidio

Testmatch @ Strand Theater

Thanksgiving Enjoy a fascinating outdoor sculpture exhibit and three-mile walking tour. Free, extended thru June 2020. 50 Maraga Ave. www.presidio.gov/officers-club/ exhibitions/

Illuminate SF @ Citywide 40+ installations of light art sculptures in and outside buildings by more than 30 local artists. Free; walking tour info at illuminatesf.com

American Conservatory Theater’s production of Kate Attwell’s dual-story about women’s cricket and British colonialism and power. $15-$110. Tue-Sat 7:30pm. Wed & Sat 2pm. Thru Dec. 8. 1127 Market St. www.act-sf.org

Sun 1

World Tree of Hope Decorating @ Grace Cathedral Volunteers welcome to decorate the 14th annual Rainbow World Fund’s annual tree with 1000s of origami cranes, a symbol of global unity; thru Dec. 8. 1100 California St. www.worldtreeofhope.org

Tue 3 Abby Chave Stein @ CIIS Author of the memoir Becoming Eve: My Journey from UltraOrthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman discusses her memoir. California Institute of Integral studies, $10-$15, 7pm, 1453 Mission St. Also Dec 4, 7pm, at the Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St. www.sfpl.org

Gallery of Illustrious Queers @ SF Main Library

Another Hole in the Head Film Festival @ New People Cinema

Photographer Jordan Reznick’s LGBT portrait photo exhibit. Hormel Center, 3rd floor, 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

The ice rink is open for skating fun. Skate rentals $3-$18. 10am-11:30pm thru Jan. 20. Union Square, 333 Post St. www.unionsquareicerink.com

16th annual horror, scifi and fantasy film fest includes some notable LGBT titles. Thru Dec 15. ashith.com

State of the Movement @ SF Main Library

Winter Park @ Civic Center

Dec 1: Fathers, a World AIDS Day film screening, 6:30pm. Dec 3: Giving Tuesday and Valerie Jarrett, Pres. Obama advisor (6:30pm). Dec 4: Fighting, Healing and Building: Civil Rights and Criminal Justice, 5pm. 3092 16th St. www.welcometomannys.com

Safeway Holiday Ice Rink @ Union Square

Enjoy holiday festivities, ice skating, and concessions; open Thanksgiving; 12pm-9pm thru Jan 5. $13-$18. Civic Center, Grove St. at Polk. www.winterparkicerinksf.com

Fri 29 A Christmas Carol @ Geary Theater American Conservatory Theater’s annual lavish production of the Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh’s acclaimed stage adaptation of the the Charles Dickins holiday story. $10-$150. Thru Dec 24. 415 Geary St. www.act-sf.org

Classic and New Films @ Castro Theatre

Events @ Manny’s

Remembering Steve Abbot and Karl Tierney @ SF Main Library Editor Jim Cory reads from the new book about the deceased gay poet; Jamie Townsend, editor of Beautiful Aliens, reads poems by the late SF poet Steve Abbott. 3:30pm. 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

SF Gay Men’ Chorus @ Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Nov 29-Dec 1: The Sound of Music sing-along. Dec 2: The Aeronauts premiere (7:30). Dec 4-6: Pain and Glory. $8-$16. 429 Castro St. http://www.castrotheatre.com/

The Chorus goes east. $20-$40. 7pm. 2020 Addison st., Berkeley. (Also, Dec 6 & 7 at the Sydney Goldstein Theatre, SF; Green Music Center Dec 15, and Castro Theatre, Dec 24). www.sfgmc.org

Groundhog Day the Musical @ SF Playhouse

Smack Dab @ Manny’s

Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin’s musical adaptation of the surrealcomic Bill Murray film about a weatherman who gets stuck repeating the same day. $35-$125. Thru Jan 18. 450 Post St. www.sfplayhouse.org

The Golden Girls Live @ Victoria Theatre They’re back! Heklina, D’Arcy Drollinger, Matthew Martin and Holotta Tymes play the four women retirees, in live drag versions of the hit TV show. $30-$60. Thru Dec 22. 2961 16th St. goldengirlssf.com

Sat 30 Crystal Fair @ County Fair Bldg. Pacific Crystal Guild’s showcase of minerals, beautiful jewelry, gems,, gifts, entertainment, aura readers and more. 10am-6pm. Sun 10am4pm, thru Dec. 1. 1199 9th Ave., Golden Gate Park. crystalfair.com

World AIDS Day open mic for sharing readings and thoughts, remembrances; five-minute limit. 5pm. 3092 16th St. www.welcometomannys.com

National and international leaders of the LGBTQ movement for a discussion on where our movement is headed as we approach the 2020 election. Koret Auditorium, lower level. 6pm. 100 Larkin St. www.sfpl.org

Wed 4 Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite @ MOAD Exhibit of prints by the Harlem Renaissance photographer of the 1950s and ‘60s. thru Mar. 1. $5$10. 685 Mission St. www.moadsf.org

Brentano String Quartet @ Herbst Theatre The five-time Grammy-winning ensemble performs works by Mozart, Respighi, and Schoenberg with soprano Dawn Upshaw. $45$70. 7:30pm. 401 Van Ness Ave. www.sfperformances.org

John Waters Christmas @ Great American Music Hall The ‘Pope of Trash’ filmmaker returns with his comic one-man show. $55-$120. 8pm. 859 o’Farrell St. www.slimspresents.com

Michelle Meow Show @ Commonwealth Club Meow and cohost John Zipperer discuss LGBT issues with different prominent guests. Dec 4: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, cofounders of World of Wonder ( RuPaul’s Drag Race ) and producers of the new film Stonewall: Outloud. Free. 12pm. 110 Embarcadero. www.commonwealthclub.org

Sheku Kanneh-Mason @ Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley British cellist performs works by Beethoven, Barber and Rachmaninoff with his sister, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. $42-$68. 8pm. Bencroft Way at Dana, UC Berkeley campus. www.calperformances.org

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Thu 5 Drag Queens on Ice @ Safeway Holiday Ice Rink Enjoy a new annual tradition. 8pm-10pm. Free/$20-$25 for skating session with the queens. Union Square, 333 Post St. unionsquareicerink.com

The Jewelry Box @ The Marsh Brian Copeland’s Christmas-themed solo show. $20-$100. Thru Dec 14. 1062 Valencia St. themarsh.org

A Noh Christmas Carol @ Theatre of Yugen Third annual performances of a Noh adaptation of the dickens holiday story. $15-$45. Thru Dec 30. 2840 Mariposa St. theatreofyugen.org t

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30 • Bay Area Reporter • November 28-December 4, 2019

Harry Partch at Opus

How the iconoclastic composer performed at a 1950s San Francisco gay bar a time when other gay bars were being put out of business. There is a reference to the bar in the 1960 convention papers of the Daughters of Bilitis, as a gay bar with classical music, but no other contemporary gay references. The only mention of police in relation to the bar is a 1957 mention in a Chronicle column, saying the police heard piano playing in the club after hours and discovered Pippin practicing Beethoven. They stayed through two movements. I asked the poet Lewis Ellingham, who moved to San Francisco in 1954, if he went to the bar and if it was gay. “Yes, it was my hangout,” Ellingham replied. “I lived for a while in Berkeley and came over every weekend to ‘hang’ there. The owners were Win Aston and Don Pippin, both gay. Sunday nights there were Pippin’s concerts, the crowd mainly musical with many gays; otherwise it was all gay all the time. As I recall it wasn’t open in the daytime, at night until 2 a.m., beer and wine. We all socialized a lot; I met a lover there.” And though he didn’t attend the Partch concerts, he did know Partch. “I spent a night on Harry Partch’s houseboat in Sausalito and vaguely remember him talking into the dawn. We must have come from the Opus One, but I was so drunk I have no clear impressions.” Partch remained in the Bay Area till 1956, and would return to California in 1962 and live here until his death in 1974. His reputation continues to grow posthumously. A performance using his instruments takes place this month at the University of Washington. Pippin went on to perform classical music at the Old Spaghetti Factory after Opus One closed in 1961 and would achieve greater fame as the founder of the Pocket Opera in 1978. t courtesy San Francisco Public Library

self-produced records were distributed from here on the Gate 5 label.

A growing reputation

hen stories of gay life in 1950s San Francisco get told, Harry Partch does not feature prominently. This may be because Partch is an iconoclastic figure in many respects other than his sexuality. By the 1930s he had already rejected the twelvenote octave –which was the basis for Western music– and was developing a microtonal scale that would eventually have 43 notes to an octave. In order to play his music he created his own musical instruments, many of which repurposed other materials. When he returned from Europe during the Great Depression, he took to the rails and lived the life of a hobo for almost a decade. On the list of things that made Partch unique, sexuality is admittedly a minor factor. I was surprised, therefore, to find out that in 1954 he had given two talks on his music at Opus One, which was both a classical music bar and gay bar in North Beach. Partch moved to Gualala in Mendocino County in 1947 from Madison, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, he lectured at the University and wrote Genius of a Music, a book that explained his musical theories. In 1950, the musician Ben Johnston moved to Gualala with his wife to study with Partch. Johnston also brought along his friend Donald Pippin, who had just received a degree from Harvard. Pippin would go on to open Opus One.

Pocketful of Wry

Partch had been living as a gay man for decades by the 1950s. Harry Partch: A Biography by Bob Gilmore reveals that he had a relationship with silent film star Ramon Novarro in the early 1920s (which ended with Novarro’s success in films). In Partch’s Bitter Music, which chronicles his life as a hobo, he talks about

sexuality in the hobo camps in 1935: “If the homosexuality in prisons, navies and in any other circumstances which segregate men is similar to tendencies as I have seen in this camp, it is mostly pure lust. Few of these men desire tender affection. A female sheep would often prove satisfactory.” Pippin was also aware of his sexuality, but was less forthright about it. In an oral history from the Bancroft Library’s Oral History Center entitled A Pocketful of Wry: An Impresario’s Life in San Francisco and the History of the Pocket Opera, 1950s2001, he relates how he felt about his sexuality when he was in college in the 1940s: “I had acknowledged to myself that I was homosexual, but I had not, nor would have dreamed of acknowledging it to anyone else.” This is not to suggest that Partch and Pippin had a relationship. When they met, Partch was more interested in Johnston, who relates in Gilmore’s biography that Partch had a “pipedream that I might become his lover,” before Johnston arrived in Gualala with his wife. As for Pippin, the biography relates that Partch found him “prim.” From Gualala, Partch moved to Oakland, where in April 1951 he worked on King Oedipus. The work used texts from William Butler Yeats and was performed at Mills College from March 14 - 16, 1952. It garnered widespread press coverage in the Bay Area and national coverage by magazines such as Time. Partch’s personal life was chaotic; by January 1953 he was living in his Studebaker on the streets of Sausalito. The artist Gordon Onslow Ford arranged for him to move into a building at Gate 5 of the Sausalito shipyards, which was large enough to house his instruments. The group that performed his music there was named the Gate 5 Ensemble and his

courtesy San Francisco Public Library

by Michael Flanagan

Partch’s reputation in the Bay Area continued to grow during this period. He had a series of lectures broadcast on KPFA. On November 19, 1953, the radio station sponsored a performance of his instrumental work Plectra and Percussion Dances at the International House in Berkeley. In February 1954 the radio station broadcast a demonstration of his instruments at a Young People’s Concert in Mill Valley. Donald Pippin, meanwhile, moved to San Francisco and in 1951 began playing piano five nights a week at the hungry i, which was in the basement of 141 Columbus (Columbus Tower). In 1954, Enrico Banducci moved the hungry i to a new location, but was obligated by lease to keep the spot on Columbus, so he let Pippin open Opus One there for a low rent. Pippin discusses how Harry Partch came to play there on July 25 and Aug. 1, 1954 in the Bancroft oral history: “One of our first concerts presented Harry Partch– Harry grumbling, as usual. “How can I give a concert? I can’t bring my instruments down. All I can bring is some records.” I said, “That’s quite enough. People have so little chance to hear your music.” So Harry consented to do two performances, both of which were packed to the gills, despite the unprecedented dollar admission charge—all of which went to Harry. He definitely had an enthusiastic following, and of course deservedly so. He spoke and played records, and because he was an excellent speaker and an arresting presence, not to mention the rare opportunity to hear his music, I’m sure that his audience was well satisfied.” courtesy of Corporeal Meadows

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Harry Partch with his instruments, including Cloud Chamber Bowls, in his studio in Petaluma, 1964, courtesy Corporeal Meadows

Opus and closed

A question remained for me regarding Opus One: was it really a gay bar? The bar was featured in the Chronicle often, where it was referred to as a classical music venue that was “unique,” “unusual” and “European.” Aside from these coded terms, the bar seemed to pass at

Top: Harry Partch at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at a rehearsal of his work “Rotate the Body in All its Planes,” 1963, BMI catalog, 1968 Upper Middle: William Corbett-Jones performing at Opus One, 1954; courtesy San Francisco History Center Lower Middle: Article on Donald Pippin and Opus One, San Francisco Examiner February 1, 1959 Bottom: Harry Partch at Mills College in 1952 surrounded by his instruments while preparing for “King Oedipus” in 1952.

contest.. $5. 10pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

Pizza Party @ Jolene’s Celebrate Thanksgiving with DJed grooves and free pizza (while it lasts). 9pm-2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. http://jolenessf.com/

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Tater Thots @ SF Eagle

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Dee’s Keys @ Beaux Weekly live piano and open mic night with Dee Spencer. 4pm-8pm. 2344 Market St. www.beauxsf.com

Junk @ Powerhouse MrPam and Dulce de Leche cohost the weekly underwear strip night and

Enjoy hard rock and punk music from DJ Don Baird at the wonderfully divey SoMa bar. Also Fridays. 7pm-2am. 1369 Folsom St. 431-4695. hitws.com

Tater Thots @ SF Eagle Thanksgiving variety show with drag, comedy, burlesque, (JD Fierce, Madd Dogg 20/20, Gem N/Aye, The Boys of Bearlesque, host Mr. SF Leather 2018 Matt Welch. No cover/donations. 8pm-11pm. 398 12th St. sf-eagle.com

Tubesteak Connection @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge Disco guru DJ Bus Station John spins grooves at the intimate retro music night. $5. 10pm-2am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Fri 29 Big Boy @ Lone Star DJ Boyshapedbox’s birthday bash, with DJs Stefonik and ChakaQuan, at the bear bar. $5. 9pm-2am. 1354 Harrison St. www.lonestarsf.com

The Golden Girls Live @ Victoria Theatre They’re back! Heklina, D’Arcy Drollinger, Matthew Martin and Holotta Tymes star in live drag versions of the TV show. $30-$60. Thru Dec 22. 2961 16th St. goldengirlssf.com

Harry Poofter & the Sorcerer’s Rhinestone @ Oasis Premier of the drag parody of the J.K. Rowling fantasy books. $27-$50. 7pm. Thru Nov. 30. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Littles Night @ SF Eagle Fetish night for adult babies, diaperwearers, age players, baby furries and the ‘bigs’ who love them. $5. 9pm2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

The author thanks the Bancroft Library for quotations from: Donald Pippin, A Pocketful of Wry: An Impresario’s Life in San Francisco and the History of the Pocket Opera, 1950s-2001, an oral history conducted in 1996 and 1997 by Caroline C. Crawford, Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2001 and to Corporeal Meadows (www.corporealmeadows.com), the online home of Harry Partch information for use of their photos.

Uhaul @ Jolene’s The popular women’s dance party returns at the new nightclub, now weekly. 10pm-2am. 2700 16th St. at Harrison. http://jolenessf.com/

Vibe Fridays @ Club BnB, Oakland House music and cocktails, with DJs Shareef Raheim-Jihad and Ellis Lindsey. 9pm-2am. 2120 Broadway. (510) 759-7340. www.club-bnb.com

Sat 30 Light in the Grove @ Nat’l AIDS Memorial Tenth annnual gala fundraiser, with a sit-down dinner, drinks, performances, honors, remembrances, all in a tent in the beautiful Grove. $250 and up. 6pm-9:30pm. Nancy Pelosi Drive & Bowling Green Drive. www.aidsmemorial.org

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Heklina’s popular weekly drag show, with wild acts and music tribute themes. Nov. 30 guest-star is Sasha Velour. $15-$20. 10pm2am. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

An Evening with Garland and Minnelli, Logan Walker’s multimedia music tribute to Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, returns. $20-$30. 7pm. 298 11th St. www.sfoasis.com

Queer femmes and friends dance party with hip hop, Top 40 and throwbacks at the stylish intimate bar, with DJs Val G and Iris Triska. 9pm2am. 456 Castro St. www.QbarSF.com

Nutz @ Powerhouse

Sundance Saloon @ Space 550

Glamamore, Dulce De Leche and DJ Josh Cheon’s holiday hottie gogo contest night ($500 cash prize). $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

The popular two-stepping linedancing, not-just-country music night, with free lessons. $5. 5pm-10:30pm. Also Thursdays 6:30pm-10:30pm. 550 Barneveld Ave. sundancesaloon.org

Onyx @ Powerhouse Raffles, shots, drinks, bootblack service at the Men of Color leather happy hour. $5. 9pm-2am. 1347 Folsom St. powerhousebar.com

Polyglamorous @ F8 Mark O’Brien and the Poly crew (Major, and BEYA) DJ the groovy dance night. $10. 10pm-4am.1192 Folsom St. www.eventbrite.com

Princess @ The Stud Drag disco dance with DJ Rubella Spreads. 9pm-3am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Sasha Velour @ Palace of Fine Arts The drag sensation performs a solo show of drag, visual art and magic. $35-$150. 8pm. 3601 Lyon St. www.apeconcerts.com

Testosterone, Gear @ SF Eagle Post-Thanksgiving night with porn actor Jack Dyer, DJs Guy DeGiacinto and DJ Byron Bonsall, full clothes check. $7-$10. 9pm-2am. 398 12th St. www.sf-eagle.com

Tom Petty Toy Drive @ Ivy Room, Albany Heavy Petting, the cover band, plus Matt Jaffe and friends, perform; bring unwrapped toys to donate. No cover. 8pm. 860 San Pablo Ave., Albany. www.ivyroom.com

Mon 2 Sat 30 Sasha Velour at Mother @ Oasis and at The Palace of Fine Arts

Sun 1 Dirty Musical Sundays @ The Edge Sing along at the popular musical theatre night, with a bawdy edge; also Mondays and Wednesdays (but not as dirty). 7pm-2am. 2 for 1 cocktail, 5pm-closing. 4149 18th St. at Collingwood. www.edgesf.com

Norman Brown’s Joyous Christmas @ Yoshi’s Oakland Enjoy soulful holiday songs with Brown and guest stars Marion Meadows and Bobby Caldwell. $84. 7pm & 9pm. Dec 2, 8pm. 510 Embarcadero West. , Oakland. www.yoshis.com

PoleSexual @ Powerhouse Variety show of dancers, dragsters and host Mashugganuttz. $5. 9pm2am. 1347 Folsom St. www.powerhousebar.com

KQ League Night @ Detour Game tournament at the renovated former Brewcade bar/restaurant. 7:30pm-11pm. 2200 Market St. www.detoursf.com

Mancrush Mondays @ Port Bar, Oakland Drink & draw night with sexy male models; BYO art materials. 2st & 3rd Mondays. No cover, but 1-drink min. 2023 Broadway. www. portbaroakland.com

Wed 4 The California Honeydrops @ The Independent Two-night gig with the popular local folk-pop band. $35. 8pm. Also Dec 5. 628 Divisadero. www.theindependentsf.com

A John Waters Christmas @ Great American Music Hall The ‘Pope of Trash’ filmmaker returns with his comic one-man show. $55$120. 8pm. 859 o’Farrell St. www.slimspresents.com

Turbo-Pageant @ The Stud Multi-week drag gauntlet for performers of all levels; 16 contestants, four weeks $500 cash prize. 9pm-2am. 399 9th St. www.studsf.com

Underwear Night @ 440 Strip down to your skivvies at the popular men’s night. 9pm-2am. 440 Castro St. www.the440.com

Tue 3 High Fantasy @ Aunt Charlie’s Lounge Weekly drag and variety show at the intimate bar, with live acts and lipsynching divas, plus DJed grooves. $5. Shows at 10:30pm & 12am. 133 Turk St. at Taylor. auntcharlieslounge.com

Truck Tuesdays @ Atlas Super-cruisy night at the new semiprivate club. $10-$20. 9pm-2am. 415 10th St. www.atlas-sf.com

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Thu 5 After Dark @ Exploratorium Enjoy cocktails and science demos at the hands-on museum $20. Pier 15, Embarcadero at Green St. www.exploratorium.edu/

Dining Out for Life @ Sonoma Restaurants With 25%-100% of proceeds going to local charities, enjoy dinner at any of 80 participating restaurants. www.FFTfoodbank.org

Drag Queens on Ice @ Safeway Holiday Ice Rink Paja Munro and other drag queens performing on ice. 8pm-10pm. Free/$20-$25 for skating session with the queens. Union Square, 333 Post St. www.unionsquareicerink.com

Thursday Night Live @ SF Eagle Rock bands play at the famed leather bar. Dec. 5: Cover Bands: Japanese Baby (The Cure), Resistance (The Sound) and Gang of 40 (Gang of Four). $8. 9pm-12am. 398 12th St. at Harrison. www.sf-eagle.com t

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