Michael Flanagan
@michaelflanagansf.bsky.social
Freelance LGBT history and entertainment writer for the Bay Area Reporter, retired librarian, former bookstore and record store clerk and longtime Bay Area resident and orchid grower. Due to abuse I don’t accept DMs. He/him
Amazing show by Cabaret Voltaire in Birmingham last night
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Amazing show by Cabaret Voltaire in Birmingham last night
My latest from the Bay Area Reporter is about ReQueered Tales, a virtual publishing house bringing out of print LGBT books back to the market:
www.ebar.com/story/160123...
www.ebar.com/story/160123...
The mystery of ReQueered Tales solved – imprint started via virtual conversations
Mystery-focused publishing venture ReQueered Tales also focuses on releasing LGBTQ out of print literary and horror/sci-fi genres and publishes original releases.
www.ebar.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My latest from the Bay Area Reporter is about ReQueered Tales, a virtual publishing house bringing out of print LGBT books back to the market:
www.ebar.com/story/160123...
www.ebar.com/story/160123...
My latest for the Bay Area Reporter is a review of the excellent new biography of Craig Rodwell by John Van Hoesen. This book helps demolish the distinction between pre and post Stonewall and reminds us of Rodwell's role as a community builder. Highly recommended!
www.ebar.com/story/159368...
www.ebar.com/story/159368...
‘Insist That They Love You: Craig Rodwell and the Fight for Gay Pride’ – John Van Hoesen’s biography charts the gay activist’s life
A new expansive biography reveals Craig Rodwell as being a pivotal person at the epicenter of 1960s & '70s gay activism, along with being the proprietor of the historic Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop.
www.ebar.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My latest for the Bay Area Reporter is a review of the excellent new biography of Craig Rodwell by John Van Hoesen. This book helps demolish the distinction between pre and post Stonewall and reminds us of Rodwell's role as a community builder. Highly recommended!
www.ebar.com/story/159368...
www.ebar.com/story/159368...
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YES YES YES YES
Their tough guy act sure seems to disappear anytime the rest of us stick together and tell them to get fucked.
FCC boss Brendan Carr now says his 'easy way or the hard way' comments about Jimmy Kimmel weren’t meant as a threat to pull licenses if Disney didn’t suspend him 🧢
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
YES YES YES YES
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Drill baby drill.
huh, the entire alberta energy grid was free for 16 hours yesterday
wind power was overproducing, so it just... goes to zero apparently
wind power was overproducing, so it just... goes to zero apparently
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Drill baby drill.
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Just so I'm clear:
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
September 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just so I'm clear:
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal
TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.
TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.
Free speech, everyone.
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the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
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Maybe it's not a good idea to have someone who's on trial for corruption making decisions about war.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel confirmed the start of a new phase in the war on Tuesday when he appeared in a Tel Aviv courtroom to give testimony in his corruption trial."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Update from Isabel Kershner
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Maybe it's not a good idea to have someone who's on trial for corruption making decisions about war.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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My latest article for the Bay Area Reporter is an interview with the Irish Queer Nu-Folk artist Gráinne Hunt.
www.ebar.com/story/157487...
www.ebar.com/story/157487...
Gráinne Hunt: Queer nu-folk music, direct from Ireland to SF’s Lost Church
Gráinne Hunt has been performing in Ireland and Continental Europe for a couple of decades. She’s released two albums and has previously done a tour of the US, but this will be the first chance to hea...
www.ebar.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My latest article for the Bay Area Reporter is an interview with the Irish Queer Nu-Folk artist Gráinne Hunt.
www.ebar.com/story/157487...
www.ebar.com/story/157487...
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much easier to understand the sheer bloody intensity of the civil war when you have a good grasp on just how terrible slavery was.
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
much easier to understand the sheer bloody intensity of the civil war when you have a good grasp on just how terrible slavery was.
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It's so funny how the Roman Empire officially adopted Christianity, and it changed absolutely zero about how brutal they were in conquest and oppression.
They were just like: "ok ok guys, from now on we have to brutally dominate the world in the name of love and peace. Agreed?"
They were just like: "ok ok guys, from now on we have to brutally dominate the world in the name of love and peace. Agreed?"
August 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's so funny how the Roman Empire officially adopted Christianity, and it changed absolutely zero about how brutal they were in conquest and oppression.
They were just like: "ok ok guys, from now on we have to brutally dominate the world in the name of love and peace. Agreed?"
They were just like: "ok ok guys, from now on we have to brutally dominate the world in the name of love and peace. Agreed?"
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Proud to write for the B.A.R.!
27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
August 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Proud to write for the B.A.R.!
"A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the Moon)"
Gil Scott-Heron
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the Moon)"
Gil Scott-Heron
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the Moon)"
Gil Scott-Heron
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the Moon)"
Gil Scott-Heron
Floating Points @ the Fox in Oakland.
August 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Floating Points @ the Fox in Oakland.
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting - Official Music Video
YouTube video by KateBushMusic
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July 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is my latest from the Bay Area Reporter, and it came as a total surprise to me as I knew nothing of the queer Deadhead community. It was affirming to me in these times of political chaos to learn of life affirming group:
www.ebar.com/story/156259...
www.ebar.com/story/156259...
Shane Edward Grogg: Award-winning poster artist on SF’s music scene and queer Deadheads
Visual artist Shane Edward Grogg has been a fan of the Grateful Dead since the 1990s. His love of the band motivated his move to the West Coast in the ’90s, where he discovered a burgeoning world of q...
www.ebar.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is my latest from the Bay Area Reporter, and it came as a total surprise to me as I knew nothing of the queer Deadhead community. It was affirming to me in these times of political chaos to learn of life affirming group:
www.ebar.com/story/156259...
www.ebar.com/story/156259...
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Do you know who would know what is in the Epstein files? The lawyer who prosecuted the case.
Oh, wait.👀
Oh, wait.👀
July 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Do you know who would know what is in the Epstein files? The lawyer who prosecuted the case.
Oh, wait.👀
Oh, wait.👀
Kevin Hassett looks like Dr. Leland Townsend from "Evil." Not entirely surprising, considering who he works for.
there is something about kevin hassett’s face that makes him look like he’s an unusually dull protocol droid
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Kevin Hassett looks like Dr. Leland Townsend from "Evil." Not entirely surprising, considering who he works for.