About Our Cover: Celebrating 50 Years of Frameline
The cover of this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times—the first of two Pride Month issues—pays tribute to some of the memorable films shown at the Frameline Film Festival over the past 50 years. One is the documentary short Zeitgeist 1977: The First Festival, which explores…
Second Annual Celebrating Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ Women Leaders & Allies to Be Held May 28 at the SF LGBT Center
The San Francisco Bay Times on May 28, 2026, 6–10 pm, will present the second annual Celebrating Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ Women Leaders & Allies at the SF LGBT Center, where 16 of the region’s most accomplished individuals will be honored during Asian American and Pacific Islander…
President Mandelman and Other Officials Arrested at SFO on May Day During Protest for Labor Rights
Rafael Mandelman, who is President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and is a San Francisco Bay Times columnist, was among the local elected officials who were arrested on May 1, 2026, at a May Day protest at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The other…
About Our Cover: 50th Anniversary of the Dykes on Bikes®
As long as there have been motorcycles, there have been women—and dykes—on bikes. Women, in fact, have made significant, often overlooked, contributions to motorcycle technology and culture. Key innovations include the development of Kevlar by Stephanie Kwolek for protective gear; improvements to electric motorbikes by Swedish mechanical…
Race for District 8 Supervisor Kicks Into High Gear
On November 3, 2026, voters will get to decide who will serve as the next District 8 Supervisor. The three candidates—Gary McCoy, Michael Nguyen, and Manny Yekutiel—last month all held initial public events to help kickoff their campaigns. On March 7, McCoy’s team presented their field kickoff…
Features
Poland: A Beacon of Queer Hope in 2026
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— As queer Americans continue to face the formidable challenges of the Trump administration and the…
Oakland Leads in a Time of Challenge
By Oakland City Councilmember At-Large Rowena Brown— Community, how are you? It is always my pleasure to connect with you! Across…
Donna’s Chronicles, “The San Francisco Bay Times celebrated Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ women…”
By Donna Sachet— The San Francisco Bay Times celebrated Bay Area AAPI LGBTQ+ women leaders and allies with a festive event…





















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