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    National AIDS Memorial Kicks Off 35th Anniversary Year with Al Fresco in the Grove

    National AIDS Memorial Kicks Off 35th Anniversary Year with Al Fresco in the Grove

    The National AIDS Memorial launched its 35th Anniversary year with Al Fresco in the Grove, a unique outdoor gathering where more than one hundred community members—volunteers, long-time board members and…

    Dykes on Bikes® Welcomes New Patch Holders

    Dykes on Bikes® Welcomes New Patch Holders

    By Kate Brown, Ph.D – This September marked a special time for our organization as the Board of Directors voted to welcome three Prospects into our organization as Active Patch…

    Reading Diminishing Tea Leaves

    Reading Diminishing Tea Leaves

    By Dr. Tim Seelig – While reading the proverbial tea leaves, I noticed I have fewer of them these days! Recently, I’ve found myself thinking more about the end of…

    Kiss of the Spider Woman Is at Times Spellbinding

    Kiss of the Spider Woman Is at Times Spellbinding

    By Gary M. Kramer – Out gay Writer/Director Bill Condon’s film version of the Tony-winning musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman, opening October 10 in theaters, has moments of seduction…

    Interview With Kiss of the Spider Woman Writer/ Director Bill Condon and Actor Tonatiuh

    Interview With Kiss of the Spider Woman Writer/ Director Bill Condon and Actor Tonatiuh

    By Gary M. Kramer – Writer/Director Bill Condon and actor Tonatiuh, who plays the dual roles of Molina and Kendall in Kiss of the Spider Woman, spoke with me about…

    Engulf and Devour: How a Hedge Fund Has Been Plundering America’s Newspapers

    Engulf and Devour: How a Hedge Fund Has Been Plundering America’s Newspapers

    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.…

    The Power of the Hand

    The Power of the Hand

    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…

    Soprano Breanna Sinclairé Presents World Premiere of Trans Requiem in New York

    Soprano Breanna Sinclairé Presents World Premiere of Trans Requiem in New York

    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.…

    Petaluma Pride 2025 to Take Place on National Coming Out Day, October 11

    Petaluma Pride 2025 to Take Place on National Coming Out Day, October 11

    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…

    Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Happy NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY…”

    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…