Bay Area Reporter

Unfortunately, a gossip rag and no more. One can get more info of a better quality from the SF Chronicle’s pink section, or better yet, reputable sites like PlanetOut, and magazines like Curve, OUT, and The Advocate.

It’s a beefy tome for a local gay «news» publication. Almost interesting, but let’s face it — it’s hard to make a niche population news publication interesting. What they lack in quality they make up for in quantity.

The local gay rag and, with the Sentinel long deceased, the only game in town for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, curious, and straight-​but-​liberal crowd. The first section is dedicated to serious news, the second to gossip, entertainment news and reviews, a calendar of events, and classified ads, generally more amusing than the comics in a mainstream paper. I can’t help but wonder. .. does anyone ever call a masseur who advertises ‘serious only’? And if he’s so serious, why does he list his stats and run a pic with a provacative pose? Most importantly, does his policy change if Big Buff Bob or Harry the Hung winds up in his oily hands? You can ponder these and other important issues weekly.