Israel and Palestine Under Siege
By Jamie Leno Zimron– On Shabbat morning October 7, 2023, Israelis in the tightknit agricultural communities along the Gaza border awoke to swarms of Hamas terrorists in their streets, homes, bedrooms, safe rooms. Bloodthirsty raiders bulldozed through and paraglided over high-tech border barriers to come butcher and…
About Our Cover 10.19.23
Images depicting hope and coexistence resurface during tumultuous times, and so it is that several iconic photographs of Arabs and Jews peacefully together have reemerged in recent days following the escalation of the Israeli–Hamas conflict this month. These photos, often conveying LGBTQ love in addition to Palestinian–Israeli…
Laphonza Butler Makes History as the First Black Lesbian to Serve Openly in the U.S. Congress
Governor Gavin Newsom on October 1, 2023, announced the selection of Laphonza Butler—the President of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to electing women, EMILY’s List—to complete the United States Senate term of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, which runs through 2024. Butler, a longtime senior adviser to…
Welcome to the 49th Annual Castro Street Fair
By The Castro Street Fair Board of Directors– The 49th Annual Castro Street Fair is approaching, and we are looking forward to celebrating the city’s most unique and colorful neighborhood with thousands of friends and family. On Sunday, October 1, the streets will fill with smiling faces,…
About Our Cover: 9.7.23
“San Francisco’s changed. The things that spell San Francisco to me are disappearing fast.” John “Scottie” Ferguson, the character played by Jimmy Stewart in Vertigo, was told this by “Gavin Elster” during the 1958 film. Even then, many people were bemoaning the loss of what they felt…
Singer and Activist Linda Tillery Is Back! Video From Celebration Marking Her Return to Performing
Renowned singer and activist Linda Tillery was honored during a star-studded benefit at The Academy SF on September 30, 2023. The event, held in the venue’s East Wing, marked her return to performing this month after a lengthy health hiatus. The celebration—following her sold-out show on her…
Features
The New Israel Fund’s ‘Emergency Safety Net’ for Israel
By Daniel Sokatch– This has been a shocking, horrifying, and frightening week for all of us, full of heartbreak and uncertainty.…
Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s Describes Harrowing Experience of Being in Israel During Hamas Attacks
Manny Yekutiel, an LGBTQ activist and the owner of Manny’s at 3092 16th Street in San Francisco, traveled to Israel, in…
Exploring Trans Joy as Resistance
By Pau Crego– (Editor’s Note: This issue of the San Francisco Bay Times marks an historic first: the launch of the…
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