About Our Cover 8.26.21
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Debra Walker created the cover for this commemorative edition of the San Francisco Bay Times honoring the 45th Anniversary of Dykes on Bikesâ. Walker is a Commissioner on the San Francisco Arts Commission and serves on the Advisory Panel for Grants for…
History of AGUILAS
By Eduardo Morales, PhD– AGUILAS is an acronym that stands for Asemblea Gay Unida Impactando Latinos A Superarse (Gay Assembly United Impacting Latinxs to Surpass or rise above). Founded in 1991 by members of the Latinx LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco, AGUILAS has a mission that states:…
Filmmaker Recalls Sally Gearhart: ‘She Helped Change the World, and Also Changed Those of Us in Her World’
By Deborah Craig– Sally Gearhart was a toweringly brilliant woman I encountered quite by accident. I teach Public Health at SF State and am a filmmaker too. While helping LGBTQ public health expert Mickey Eliason with a study of lesbian health, I met so many perceptive and…
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director & Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig to Retire After Season 44
Following 10 seasons as Artistic Director and Conductor of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC), Dr. Tim Seelig will retire at the conclusion of SFGMC’s Season 44 in 2022, Executive Director Chris Verdugo and Board Chair Glenn DeSandre recently announced. “As I look back over the…
The Memorial at Harvey Milk Plaza: Preliminary Design Revealed
The next-generation memorial will emphasize visibility, activism, and hope The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza (FHMP) on June 24 revealed a new vision for the Memorial at Harvey Milk Plaza that is located at the iconic intersection of Castro and Market Streets. Inspired by Milk’s message of…
SF State’s Dean of Ethnic Studies Speaks on the Opening Night of the Tokyo Olympics
Dr. Amy Sueyoshi, the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, was among the guest speakers at Divas & Drinks @ The Academy “Go for Gold” event on July 23, 2021. The event, hosted by Donna Sachet, celebrated the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,…
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Carrying Soni Wolf’s Memory Forward in the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality
By Kate Brown, Ph.D.– Moving to San Francisco in 2000 was a defining moment in my life. I had just finished…
Hearts on the Streets of San Francisco
By Dr. Tim Seelig– The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly grey The glory that was Rome is of another day…
‘Add to Cart’
By Jewelle Gomez– Long ago, when I lived in Manhattan, I sublet my apartment for several months while I moved in…
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