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    2025 Light in the Grove

    2025 Light in the Grove

    The annual Light in the Grove fundraiser for the National AIDS Memorial took place on November 30, 2025, at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. This breathtaking…

    Queer Passports: Past, Present, and Future

    Queer Passports: Past, Present, and Future

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis – On his first day back in office, Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order attacking the rights, freedom, and dignity of transgender and…

    A Season of Thanks

    A Season of Thanks

    By Joanie Juster – This is the 100th article for my column in the San Francisco Bay Times. Four years ago, I received a phone call from Betty Sullivan and…

    47th Annual Harvey Milk and George Moscone Memorial Vigil

    47th Annual Harvey Milk and George Moscone Memorial Vigil

    Photos by Rink The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club on November 27, 2025, led the 47th Annual Harvey Milk and George Moscone Memorial Vigil. This year’s observance fell on Thanksgiving,…

    Historic Rainbow Crosswalk Installed Within Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District

    Historic Rainbow Crosswalk Installed Within Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District

    Photos by Nicholas Clemente BFM Boss Formula Media The Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District and the Oakland LGBTQ Center on November 13, 2025, unveiled an historic new rainbow crosswalk. The occasion…

    Horizons Foundation Awards Record-Breaking $1.46 Million in Grants to LGBTQ Nonprofits

    Horizons Foundation on December 2, 2025, announced an historic $1.46 million in grant awards to 66 LGBTQ nonprofits and programs across the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area—the largest annual total…

    Castro Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 2025

    Castro Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony 2025

    Drag legend and San Francisco Bay Times columnist Donna Sachet hosted the Castro Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 1, 2025, at the Bank of America Plaza at 501 Castro…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “The Empresses of San Francisco…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “The Empresses of San Francisco…”

    By Donna Sachet – The Empresses of San Francisco held their holiday Bake Sale in the party room at Lookout the night before Thanksgiving, raising money for their annual awards…

    Conducting Sing for the Cure at Lincoln Center

    Conducting Sing for the Cure at Lincoln Center

    By Dr. Tim Seelig – Just when you think you’ve checked something big off your bucket list, the universe tosses in a few more. My current earworm is that old…

    Drag Story Hour Celebrates 10 Years of Stories, Glitter, and Community

    Drag Story Hour Celebrates 10 Years of Stories, Glitter, and Community

    Ten years ago, a spark of glitter and imagination lit up the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)—and Drag Story Hour (DSH) was born. Soon, that spark will return home. On…