By Rabbi Martin Rawlings-Fein— As we prepare for the 29th Annual Alice Pride Breakfast on June 28, I have been thinking about what makes this event so important, not just…
By Mayor Daniel Lurie— Dear Readers of the San Francisco Bay Times, It is a privilege to address you as we celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ communities that help…
A longstanding media sponsor of San Francisco Pride, the San Francisco Bay Times has had a presence in the city’s Pride Parade for decades. Bay Times lead photographer Rink has…
By Joanie Juster— This year’s Pride Weekend seems designed to counter the drumbeat of hatred coming from around the country with a nonstop expression of solidarity and joy. From the…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— Imagine you’re at home having lunch on a Saturday afternoon when you hear a knock on the door. Not expecting anyone, you answer the…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky— It was the worst of times and the best of times for San Francisco’s temperamentals (then the most common term for lesbians and gay men). Starting…
On June 12, 2026, the 10th Anniversary of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, was commemorated in the Castro with a community vigil at Jane Warner Plaza followed…
By Brandon Miller— Your name is the very first piece of property you ever own. But, for a lot of people, there comes a day when that name stops fitting.…
By Aaron Boot-Haury— Happy Pride, San Francisco! In April, I used this space to tell you what we were building toward on June 2: our first annual LGBTQ+ Business Expo,…
Ken Lew Photography, established in 2005, has a perfect 5-star Yelp rating. Here is just one comment from a former client: “My partner and I worked with Ken Lew for…
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