A New Progressive Era with Inspiration from Milk, Moscone
By Peter Gallotta– This year, San Franciscans will gather once again to remember Supervisor Harvey Milk and George Moscone. November 27, 2018, marks the 40th anniversary of their shocking murders at City Hall. It was a day that many San Franciscans will never forget and it changed…
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Offers Beauty, Rage and Resistance
Before you even finish reading this article, you may want to go online and purchase your tickets to the 2018 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF). This year’s edition of SFTFF runs November 9–11 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District. ASL interpretation and closed-captioning…
LGBTQ Community on Warriors Ground
Last year, the Golden State Warriors (GSW) went into the history books by becoming the first defending NBA championship team to host an LGBT Pride Night. Continuing their support of our community, the team will host the Warriors LGBT Night for 2018 on Friday, November 2, when…
Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford Share Advice on Surviving Trauma
Just as Anita Hill’s testimony did in 1991, Christine Blasey Ford’s account last week of sexual harassment inflicted by Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge opened the deep wounds of assault survivors. The anger and pain were unmistakable in the voices of activists Ana Maria Archila and Maria…
San Francisco Bay Times Welcomes New Columnist Donna Sachet
Entertainer and activist Donna Sachet is synonymous with the best of San Francisco. She has raised countless dollars for worthy causes, going to seemingly limitless lengths to support nonprofits, community members in need and more. Case in point: she once rappelled down 38 stories of the Grand…
Features
Ushering in a Welcome Progressive Wave
By Peter Gallotta– On November 7th, Democrats throughout America breathed a small sigh of relief. The “blue wave” may not have…
Donna’s Chronicles
By Donna Sachet– Thank you, Palm Springs, for showing us a fabulous time over Pride Weekend! With so many friends down…
A Victory and a Massacre
By Cleve Jones– (Editor’s Note: For this issue’s remembrance of Supervisor Harvey Milk on the 40th anniversary of his and San…
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