Photos courtesy of Martin Rawlings-Fein and the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club By Martin Rawlings-Fein— Here is a confession: you do not have to be a political nerd to…
The San Francisco Bay Times is proud that two of its founding contributors, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, helped form the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club in December 1971.…
On the last weekend of September 2026, after announcing their endorsement of each other, the teams for Gary McCoy and Darshini Patel began campaigning together at events and mobilizations in…
In the realm of LGBTQ+ advocacy, mobilization and voting power have long served as the fundamental engines of social progress. Out the Vote, founded by San Francisco community leader and…
Each year since its founding, the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club has hosted events for the community that hold lasting impact. For example, on Sunday, June 28, 2026, the…
By Joanie Juster— The state of California started mailing out ballots to voters as of October 5. You may have already received yours. If so, vote now. I mean now!…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney— For the last two years, the archconservative supermajority of the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt severe blows to the LGBTIQ community in a number…
At the A Night of Pride gala on October 3, 2026, Vincent Jones was formally introduced as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Horizons Foundation. He will succeed current…
San Francisco’s historic Bimbo’s 365 Club was the venue for PRC’s 2026 Mighty Real gala, held on October 2, 2026. Centered on the theme “Legacy, Purpose, Future,” the evening brought…
By Donna Sachet— Project Open Hand started in 1985 when a grandmother witnessed the devastation of the early AIDS epidemic, saw friends suffering from malnutrition, and decided she could help.…
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