GGBA: Leading the Way for LGBT Businesses and Our Community for Five Decades
By Roger Gross– (Editor’s Note: This piece first ran in the San Francisco Bay Times in 2014 on the occasion of the Golden Gate Business Association’s 40th Anniversary. Gross agreed to have us share it again now, in honor of GGBA’s 50th year.) GGBA was established in…
At Brown Girl Farms, Earth Day Is Every Day
Birthed from a belief that queer, Black women farmers need more representation and celebration in the growing world, Ashlee Johnson-Geisse founded Brown Girl Farms. Brown Girl Farms, located in the Hayward hills, is a small-scale family farm grounded in community. Ashlee and her wife Jen Johnson-Geisse live…
The Stud Collective Transforms Historic Queer Bar Into America’s First Co-Op Nightclub
The Stud’s new chapter began eight years ago when it was announced, on August 4, 2016, that a group consisting of drag queens, DJs, and performers formed a co-op and secured funding to purchase the historic queer bar. It will soon be transformed into the country’s first…
Liam Mayclem: ‘Chef Dominique Crenn Is a Rebel With a Cause’
“Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys describes the year four-Michelin-starred Chef Dominique Crenn is having. She now divides her time between France, where her recently opened restaurant Golden Poppy Paris is, and Northern California, the home of her restaurants Atelier Crenn (recipient of 3 Michelin stars), Petit…
A Thriving Gayborhood in the Heart of Oakland
Polls and surveys consistently show that Oakland, California, has one of the highest concentrations of LGBTQ people in the nation. It also has one of the largest populations of lesbian-headed households, and is among the most integrated cities in the U.S. The White Horse Bar, which has…
GLIDE Ensemble and Sarah Bush Dance Perform at ‘A Night to Empower the Legacies of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon’
Women’s History Month wrapped up with “A Night to Empower the Legacies of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon” as part of the Divas & Drinks @ The Academy event series co-produced by the San Francisco Bay Times and The Academy SF. It included a first look at…
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Golden Gate Business Association Marks 50 Years as Pioneer LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
By Tony Archuleta-Perkins, MBA, MS — The Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA), the world’s first LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, is set…
Winds of Change
By Joanie Juster– Sometimes, as I prepare to write this column by gathering news from all over, themes will emerge. In…
This Is What an Old Lesbian Looks Like, Part 2
By Jewelle Gomez– (Editor’s Note: Part 1 ran in the December 3, 2023, issue of the San Francisco Bay Times: https://tinyurl.com/37kzt5vp…
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