About Our Cover: 8.10.23
The San Francisco Bay Times commemorates Transgender History Month with a cover highlighting both past and present individuals who have made a positive difference in the trans and LGBTQ+ communities. Amelio Robles Ávila: Born in Mexico and assigned female at birth, Ávila fought in the Mexican Revolution…
Summer Fun at Clothing Optional Beaches: San Gregorio, Laguna Creek, and South Rodeo Beach
By John Chen– For many of us who grew up in Southern California, going to the beach was a way of life. We played beach sports, frolicked in the ocean, and showed off our golden, sun-kissed tans. Southern Californians tend to sometimes chuckle at the obviously pale…
Ms. Sachet Goes to Washington
During the week of San Francisco Pride, I received an email invitation to a Pride Reception by Vice President Kamala Harris at her residence. To say I was surprised would be a great understatement. Indeed, I do know Kamala Harris and I was involved in her campaigns…
San Francisco Bay Times Pride Parade 2023 Contingent Will Highlight 50 Years of Women’s Music
In conjunction with this commemorative Pride issue, the San Francisco Bay Times Pride Parade 2023 contingent will highlight 50 years of Women’s Music—music by, for, and about women. The genre’s roots go back far longer than a half-century, but are largely associated with the artists and labels…
San Francisco Bay Times Implicated in Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence/ Dodgers Pride Controversy
Some purported adversaries seem as old as time, such as the Hatfields and the McCoys, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, and now, it seems, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and conservative Catholics. History has a way of repeating itself in these instances. Consider…
Donna Sachet Pays Tribute to Tony Bennett
Less than a week after the passing of Tony Bennett was announced, Donna Sachet sang a tribute to the noted singer by performing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” The performance took place at the July 28, 2023, Divas & Drinks @ The Academy. Sachet was…
Features
Bar Sprezzatura and Fattoria e Mare: Now, That’s Italian!
By David Landis– Italy might well be my (and perhaps your) global destination of choice. The people, the art, the history—and,…
A Lifetime of Appreciating Doris Fish
By Robyn Adams– Doris Fish was everywhere in the fall of 1991. Huge, colorful posters for her new camp drag movie…
Transgender Pioneers Charley Parkhurst, Theodore Hoffman, and Felicia Elizondo
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In 2021 San Francisco made history and once again set an example for communities everywhere when Mayor…
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