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    Brooke Oliver: Defending Icons, Empowering Communities

    Brooke Oliver: Defending Icons, Empowering Communities

    For decades, Brooke Oliver has stood at the intersection of justice, art, and activism, earning her place as a respected figure in the LGBTQ+ community. A trailblazing attorney with a…

    Trans Star Shakina Leads Strong Cast in TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Hit Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical

    Trans Star Shakina Leads Strong Cast in TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Hit Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical

    Photos by Kevin Berne Just in time for Pride, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is putting trans stories center stage with the World Premiere of Come Back to the 5 & Dime,…

    More Queer Films to See Before Frameline49 Ends

    More Queer Films to See Before Frameline49 Ends

    By Gary M. Kramer– This year’s Frameline Film Festival ends this weekend, but there is still time to catch a few good films. Here’s a rundown of what to watch.…

    LGBTQ+ Movies for Pride Month Viewing

    LGBTQ+ Movies for Pride Month Viewing

    By Jan Wahl– Elizabeth Taylor once said, “Without gays and lesbians, there would be no Hollywood.” She was right, and that reality continues on, not just because she was a…

    Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag Mural With Yellow Brick Road Unveiled at Jane Warner Plaza

    A colorful new mural on the pavement of the Castro’s Jane Warner Plaza was unveiled in a ceremony at the plaza on the afternoon of June 20, 2025. The project,…

    Sister Dana sez, “Welcome to the 55th annual PRIDE CELEBRATION…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Welcome to the 55th annual PRIDE CELEBRATION…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “Welcome to the 55th annual PRIDE CELEBRATION on June 28 and 29—the fantastic climax of PRIDE MONTH! Sister Dana will then gleefully…

    Celebration of SF Pride 2025 and the 10th Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

    Celebration of SF Pride 2025 and the 10th Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

    On June 26, 2025, the day of the 10th anniversary of nationwide marriage equality, the San Francisco Bay Times at The Academy SF commemorated that legal victory with a recommitment…

    Founders of Pride: ‘A Celebration of the Community’

    Founders of Pride: ‘A Celebration of the Community’

    By Bill Lipsky– On the evening of March 8, 1972, typical for San Francisco in the spring with its patchy fog and temperatures in the 50s, 41 people gathered at…

    Rainbow Magic: Pride Eve at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City

    Rainbow Magic: Pride Eve at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City

    By Fernando Camino– Iconic Pride is the annual series of Pride programming held at New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, America’s largest cathedral. This year’s events kicked…

    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…