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    Jonathan Romero Breaks Barriers in the NFL, Becoming the SF 49ers Only Male Cheerleader

    Jonathan Romero Breaks Barriers in the NFL, Becoming the SF 49ers Only Male Cheerleader

    As CHEER SF has long demonstrated, cheerleading is a sport that often requires tremendous skill and physical prowess. So it is that the Gold Rush squad, the cheerleading arm of…

    Gay Games XI to Open in Guadalajara and Hong Kong

    Gay Games XI to Open in Guadalajara and Hong Kong

    By Doug Litwin– For the 11th time since it began in San Francisco in 1982, the Gay Games will get underway on November 4, for the first time in two…

    Shake It! Booty Band at Divas & Drinks @ The Academy SF

    Shake It! Booty Band at Divas & Drinks @ The Academy SF

    Spirits in all respects were high at the October 27, 2023, Divas & Drinks @ The Academy SF annual Halloween Party featuring the mighty women of the Shake It! Booty…

    Ann Rostow: Thanks For Nothing

    Ann Rostow: Thanks For Nothing

    By Ann Rostow– Thanks For Nothing When a single major news event explodes onto the world stage, it relegates all other subjects to the sidebars and back pages, to use…

    The New Israel Fund’s ‘Emergency Safety Net’ for Israel

    The New Israel Fund’s ‘Emergency Safety Net’ for Israel

    By Daniel Sokatch– This has been a shocking, horrifying, and frightening week for all of us, full of heartbreak and uncertainty. The death tolls continue to rise. Each day, more…

    Israeli Gay Couple’s Wedding Plans Destroyed and Replaced by Funeral

    Israeli Gay Couple’s Wedding Plans Destroyed and Replaced by Funeral

    At the start of this month, Sagi Golan was excitedly planning to wed his longtime partner, Omer. LGBTQ Israeli singer ivrilider was scheduled to sing, “I Found Love,” a favorite…

    Thousands Attend Pro-Palestinian March ‘All Out for Gaza’ in San Francisco on October 14

    Thousands Attend Pro-Palestinian March ‘All Out for Gaza’ in San Francisco on October 14

    The nonprofit Code Pink and the San Francisco-based Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) were among the organizers of the All Out for Gaza march on Saturday, October 14, which…

    Ways to Support Those Impacted by the Israel–Hamas Crisis

    San Francisco Bay Times columnist, LGBTQ senior advocate, and Openhouse co-founder Dr. Marcy Adelman shared the following list of nonprofits compiled by J Street, “the political home of pro-Israel, pro-peace,…

    Congregation Sha’ar Zahav Responds to Israel-Hamas War

    Congregation Sha’ar Zahav Responds to Israel-Hamas War

    Founded in 1977, Sha’ar Zahav (meaning “Golden Gate” in Hebrew) is rooted in the LGBTQ community and the synagogue embraces and celebrates diversity. Rabbi Mychal Copeland along with Cantor Sharon…

    Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s Describes Harrowing Experience of Being in Israel During Hamas Attacks

    Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s Describes Harrowing Experience of Being in Israel During Hamas Attacks

    Manny Yekutiel, an LGBTQ activist and the owner of Manny’s at 3092 16th Street in San Francisco, traveled to Israel, in early October for his father’s 80th birthday party and…