For San Francisco’s iconic worker-owned queer venue, The Stud, social media is far more than a digital bulletin board; it serves as a primary lifeline for ticketing, artist promotion, and…
Marking a decade of integrated care and LGBTQ+ empowerment in the heart of the Castro, Strut celebrated its 10-year anniversary on June 21, 2026, with a community Tea Dance hosted…
By Tom LeNoble— Each month, The Philanthropic Mindset explores how we contribute to the lives of others. Philanthropy is not defined by wealth or recognition. It is found in a…
By Bill Lipsky— (Editor’s Note: The following is part three of Bill Lipsky’s timeline of LGBTQ+ history starting with the 19th century. The first part ran in the June 11,…
Project Open Hand (POH) marked its 30 millionth meal on July 27, 2026, by having it delivered by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. The recipient was Nicholas, a POH client who…
Queer Arts Featured (QAF) at 575 Castro Street through August 2026 is presenting Huitzilin the Hummingbird, a Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Installation. The exhibit, co-curated by Ruth Villaseñor and Rosie Mazza,…
By Gary M. Kramer— In out gay writer/director Gregg Araki’s amusing new comedy, I Want Your Sex, twentysomething Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) gets a job working for the controversial artist Erika…
By Jan Wahl— Lloyd Bridges is trying to stop a crash in the 1980 movie Airplane! His life flashes before his eyes as he deadpans, “Looks like I picked the…
By Kippy Marks— San Francisco’s LGBTQIA+ communities have always been shaped by artists, organizers, and cultural workers who understand that creativity is not just an aesthetic practice but a form…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney— In 1928, the famous Brazilian modernist writer and artist Oswald de Andrade observed: “Before the Portuguese discovered Brazil, Brazil had discovered happiness.” Today, Andrade’s statement…
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