A Call to Action on World AIDS Day
By Joanie Juster– I had planned to write a simple column about World AIDS Day, and let you know about the local activities planned for its annual commemoration. Then the election happened, and like everything else in our lives, World AIDS Day took on a whole new…
Honoring Our Trans Family on the Transgender Day of Remembrance
By Honey Mahogany– For many Americans, the month of November signals the beginning of the holiday season. However, for the trans community, the month of November is often a bit more somber. November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we reflect on those…
About Our Cover 10.17.24
Halloween in the Castro and Día de los Muertos in the Mission are annual rites of passage for many of us, but these and other important early fall observances are overshadowed by this year’s elections. From local, state, to national levels, critical decisions must be made that…
October 11, 1987
By Gert McMullin– My name is Gert McMullin. My official title at the Quilt would be Quilt Production Coordinator and Conservation but I think of myself as a panel maker. That’s how it all began for me some 36 plus years ago. My friends were the first…
What I Plan to Do for the LGBTQ+ Community During My Next Term as Mayor of San Francisco
By Mayor London Breed– I believe my administration has done more to uplift the LGBTQ community than any in city history. I am proud of our record together and excited for where we go from here. San Francisco has never rested on its laurels and neither will we. In…
Kamala Harris Dance Group Recreated in San Francisco
Vice President Kamala Harris’ high school dance group “Midnight Magic” was recreated by the Feline Finesse Dance Company on October 31, 2024, for the event series Divas & Drinks @ The Academy presented by the San Francisco Bay Times. Harris created the dance group with her friend…
Features
Coming Full Circle on Marriage Equality in California and What It Means
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– It was a typical scorcher in San Bernardino, California, back on July 25, 2009, with…
Marc-Antoine Muret: A Scandalous Scholarship
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Among the most respected scholars of Renaissance Europe, Marc-Antoine Muret (1526–1585) had just completed a series of hugely…
From Orchard to Glass: Let’s Give Thanks for Apples
Cocktails with Dina Apples have a typical harvest time in the Bay Area from August to October. As the harvest wraps,…
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