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    1980–1983: Fighting for Our Lives

    1980–1983: Fighting for Our Lives

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky— (Editor’s Note: The following is part four of Bill Lipsky’s timeline of LGBTQ+ history starting with the 19th century. The first part ran in the June…

    Jane Schoenbrun Talks About Their Award-Winning New Queer Film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    Jane Schoenbrun Talks About Their Award-Winning New Queer Film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    By Gary M. Kramer— The new film of trans and non-binary writer/director Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is an astonishing homage to slasher films yet it…

    Sister Dana sez, “When Trump continually lies…”

    By Sister Dan Van Iquity— Sister Dana sez, “When Trump continually lies that ‘America is in the Golden Age,’ I must assume he means all that tacky, gaudy gold plastered…

    New Fromm Institute Class Starts This Fall: Songs, Supporting Players, and Scandals in American Film

    New Fromm Institute Class Starts This Fall: Songs, Supporting Players, and Scandals in American Film

    By Jan Wahl— Some of the best advice I ever received includes the words “stay curious.” No matter the age or circumstances, feeding the brain is important and fun. For…

    Jan Wahl and the Art of Storytelling

    Jan Wahl and the Art of Storytelling

    At the heart of every absorbing novel, movie, song, university course, and even conversation with friends is storytelling. We all have stories to tell, but some people excel in this…

    Outside Lands 2026 Weekend: Sellout Crowds and Pride-Packed

    Outside Lands 2026 Weekend: Sellout Crowds and Pride-Packed

    Story and photos by Jerome Parmer San Francisco’s annual foggy summer musical celebration Outside Lands was a jam-packed sellout with crowds of over 75.000 enthusiastic fans mobbing the multi-stage festival…

    Napa Wine Tastings for Free? Yup, It’s a New Thing

    Napa Wine Tastings for Free? Yup, It’s a New Thing

    By David Landis, the Gay Gourmet— Remember back in the day when Napa wine tastings were free? The idea was that you’d traipse up to Napa, try some tasty wines,…

    Report From CheeseCon

    Report From CheeseCon

    By Gordon Edgar— Last month, I took some time away from Rainbow to attend the annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. When folks come into the store and ask me…

    The Market Is Never the Same Twice

    The Market Is Never the Same Twice

    By Johanna Klaiman— Another National Farmers’ Market Week has come and gone, arriving and departing almost as quickly as the season’s sweetest produce.  At the Castro Farmers’ Market, the annual celebration fell right in the middle of another…

    Dirty Laundry: What Seaweed Can Teach Us About Cleaning Up Our Mess

    Dirty Laundry: What Seaweed Can Teach Us About Cleaning Up Our Mess

    Cocktails with Dina by Dina Novarr— Somewhere off the coast of Africa, a hunk of brown algae the size of a small country decided this was its year. The Great…