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    Resist, Celebrate, and Advance—Together With Pride

    Resist, Celebrate, and Advance—Together With Pride

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The setting could not have been more iconic: the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King had proclaimed…

    Queer Joy Is Resistance: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Ever

    Queer Joy Is Resistance: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Ever

    By Suzanne Ford– As we mark the 55th anniversary of San Francisco Pride, I want to extend a heartfelt welcome to our entire LGBTQ+ community—and to our allies, friends, and chosen…

    At the Center of It All: The Heart of The Movement

    At the Center of It All: The Heart of The Movement

    By Mark Leno– As a founding member of The SF LGBT Center, I’ve had the honor of watching this organization grow from a bold dream into a firmly established beacon…

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    By Dina Novarr– In the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant nightlife scene, behind the bar where rainbow lights dance across bottles that cost more than most people’s shirts, Sabatino stirs…

    New Places, New Spaces

    New Places, New Spaces

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– You can feel it in the air. There’s a renewed energy in San Francisco: new ideas, new businesses, and best of all, some new…

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    One of the most well-attended events in the history of the San Francisco Design Center Galleria took place on June 9, 2025, when nearly 1000 guests enjoyed this year’s Taste…

    Whistles, Wins, and Women’s Sports Bars: My June Sports Roundup

    Whistles, Wins, and Women’s Sports Bars: My June Sports Roundup

    By Beth Schnitzer– Honoring a Legacy: The Bette S. Schnitzer Endowed Scholarship This June marked my second journey back to Union Catholic High School in New Jersey to present the…

    San Francisco Bay Times 2025 Pride Parade Contingent to Spotlight Marriage Equality Leaders

    San Francisco Bay Times 2025 Pride Parade Contingent to Spotlight Marriage Equality Leaders

    June 26, 2025—the date of this publication—marks the tenth anniversary of nationwide marriage equality. On this evening, the San Francisco Bay Times will be holding at The Academy SF an…

    ‘San Francisco Bay Times’ Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Check, Please! Bay Area’

    ‘San Francisco Bay Times’ Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Check, Please! Bay Area’

    One of the most well-attended events in the history of the San Francisco Design Center Galleria took place on June 9, 2025, when KQED held its annual Taste & Sip…

    Grand Opening of Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar

    Grand Opening of Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar

    San Francisco Bay Times sports columnist Beth Schnitzer (also of SpritzSF) attended the Grand Opening of Rikki’s Women’s Sport Bar in San Francisco on the evening of June 11, 2025.…