San Francisco Dyke March Is Back for 2025!
By Judy Graboyes and Cyndi Vee– The San Francisco Dyke March will return this June 2025 with a newly formed, reinvigorated, and committed team of volunteers. They come from many generations and include those who are Black, Brown, White, Trans, Non-Binary, Cis—and with femmes, butches, and everyone…
About Our Cover – April 10, 2025
Earth Day 2025, on April 22, will mark the 55th official national annual observance demonstrating support for environmental protection. Both before and after the first Earth Day in 1970, there have been a number of out LGBTQ+ champions of Mother Earth who have made a positive impact.…
Influential Bay Area Transgender Leaders Who Are Making History
San Francisco is the city with the highest population of out transgender individuals, according to many surveys, with New York, Austin, Portland, Seattle, Boston, New Orleans, Columbus, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta also often mentioned in the top 10. As a beacon for the global transgender community,…
Bought & Sold: The 50-Year-Old Roots of Big Money in Politics Today
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– As the destructive chaos of the second Trump presidency continues to unfold, we find ourselves returning over and over to the inordinate influence of big money in American politics. A staggering $15.9 billion was spent nationwide on federal election races during…
About the Cover 2.27.25
A powerful response to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service took place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, when Yosemite National Park staffers hung a massive American flag upside down at the top of El Capitan. Displaying the nation’s flag in this manner is a…
LGBTQ+ Spring 2025 Fundraisers in SF and Other Local Events
The spring season is always a busy one for local LGBTQ+ nonprofits, which hold major annual fundraisers at this time. 2025 has been no exception. Openhouse in April held its annual Spring Fling. The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus held its annual Crescendo, which this year raised…
Features
We Are in Our Hero Era
By Joanie Juster– On April 17, 2025, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) convened a small but mighty group of community…
Daddy Ray Tilton Practices Love Unbound and Is a Beacon of Light in San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Community
By Sir Kippy Marx– All communities practice love in some fashion. We gather together for festivals, shows, performances, fundraisers, and protests;…
San Francisco Joins Nationwide Celebration of Lesbian Visibility Week, April 21–27
Lesbian Visibility Week USA (#LVWUSA25), powered by The Curve Foundation, kicked off on Monday, April 21, 2025, and will run through…
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