Second Annual Honoring Bay Area LGBTQ+ Latine Women Leaders & Allies
The Second Annual Honoring Bay Area LGBTQ+ Latine Women Leaders & Allies, presented by the San Francisco Bay Times, will take place on October 30, 2026, at CANA (Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas) in the heart of the Mission District of San Francisco from 6–9…
Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club Transforms Grassroots Efforts to Governance
Founded in 1971, the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club was the nation’s first registered LGBTQ Democratic club. For more than five decades, it has helped build political leadership in San Francisco and beyond, providing a forum for civic engagement, policy debate, coalition-building, and campaign organizing. Club…
The Evolving Landscape of LGBTQ+ Inclusion in College Football
The 2026 college football season has kicked into high gear this fall with at least three NCAA Division I teams in the Bay Area: UC Berkeley’s California Golden Bears, the Stanford Cardinals, and the San Jose State Spartans. (The Santa Clara Broncos, Saint Mary’s Gaels, USF’s San…
NLGJA’s Deep San Francisco Roots
The story of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists is fundamentally woven into the cultural and civic fabric of San Francisco. In 1990, former Oakland Tribune executive editor Leroy “Roy” F. Aarons gathered a small group of open-minded reporters in his Bay Area living room. Driven by…
LGBTQ+ Crush Season Escape to Wine Country
Late summer through early November is Crush Season in California’s Wine Country. During its peak period, wineries harvest grapes and immediately press or “crush” them to begin fermentation. At a time when there is so much urban disconnect from farming rituals and nature’s cycles of life, it…
Valkyries First-Ever Playoff Game at Chase Center
The Golden State Valkyries played their first-ever post-season game at Chase Center on September 27, 2026. (They made the playoffs last year, but had to play their home game at SAP Center because the Laver Cup was already scheduled to be at Chase.) The Valkyries at their…
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Now or Never
By Joanie Juster— This is it, folks. The election we’ve been working toward for two years is now less than two…
LGBTIQ Rights Cases Before the Supreme Court (Part 2)
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— In Part 1, we discussed the first of two cases pertaining to LGBTIQ rights that…
Coming Out Day Is Today and Every Day
By Zoe Dunning— I wanted to kiss her. If I were wrong, the consequences would be ruinous. I leaned in, ready…
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