By Jan Wahl – The documentary Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink is now streaming on PBS through the end of the year, and I highly recommend it.…
By Jewelle Gomez – When Sheridan Le Fanu first published his classic novella Carmilla in 1872, I don’t imagine he thought he was producing a lesbian vampire story that would…
By David Perry – San Francisco-based soprano Breanna Sinclairé on September 18, 2025, was the featured soloist in the world premiere of cellist-composer and two-time Grammy winner Andrew Yee’s Trans Requiem.…
The third annual Petaluma Pride festival this year coincides with National Coming Out Day, on October 11. That’s when, from noon–5 pm, there will be live music, food, drinks, and…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity – Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY on October 11 to specially celebrate awareness of LGBTQ people and anyone coming out of the…
Photos by Mike Kirschner Hardly Strictly Bluegrass—the annual free, three-day music festival at Golden Gate Park—each year presents a diverse range of music including its namesake bluegrass, but also a…
With co-producer Olga Talamante, the San Francisco Bay Times will present the inaugural Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Latine Leaders on October 24, 2025, from 6 pm–8:30 pm in the Mission…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – My pal Olive Corya-Pace, who works at AF&Co, smartly identified a new trend in restaurants that she calls “maxxing.” As she explained to…
By Stella Singer – The Castro Farmers’ Market is nearing its seasonal closure on November 19, 2025. The summer season at the market brims with stone fruit, tomatoes, and melons,…
By Gordon Edgar – When you have worked as a monger for a long time, you can see a long trajectory in certain cheeses. At first, no one knows their name…
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