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    Over $45,000 Raised for Nonprofit Rainbow Honor Walk

    Over $45,000 Raised for Nonprofit Rainbow Honor Walk

    It was an artful experience for San Francisco’s Rainbow Honor Walk (RHW), the nonprofit that highlights the contributions of LGBTQ pioneers with sidewalk plaques in the city’s Castro district, when…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “Pride Month started early…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “Pride Month started early…”

    By Donna Sachet– Pride Month started early and hasn’t stopped since! Come with us for a whirlwind tour of events over the past couple weeks. On June 9, we attended…

    AIDS/LifeCycle 2023: ‘An Amazing Week Filled With Hard Work and So Much Love’

    Terry Asten Bennett, whose family has been running Cliff’s Variety since 1936, continues to be a tireless and dedicated ally for the LGBTQ community. She recently, for example, served as…

    Copra: Reinventing Indian Cuisine

    Copra: Reinventing Indian Cuisine

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– I’ve been following the culinary career of talented chef Srijith Gopinathan since even before he earned two Michelin stars years ago at Campton Place.…

    42nd Royal House

    42nd Royal House

    By Kippy Marks– When a candidate campaigns to become a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess, there is always a representation of colors that allows voters to know whom they are…

    Highlights From the Closing Weekend of Frameline47

    Highlights From the Closing Weekend of Frameline47

    By Gary M. Kramer– This year’s Frameline Film Festival comes to a close June 24 (with select films available via streaming through July 2). Here are nine features and documentaries…

    LGBTQ+ Pride Started for Me As a Child

    LGBTQ+ Pride Started for Me As a Child

    By Jan Wahl– Gay Pride started for me as a child. But it was mixed with anger and resentment towards a society that didn’t get it. My mother was raised…

    Teaching Our Children Well: A SF Pride Month Miracle

    Teaching Our Children Well: A SF Pride Month Miracle

    By Doug Litwin– Something amazing took place at a San Francisco public elementary school on April 21.  On this day, the Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School held its annual Rainbow…

    Renewing the Fight for Pride

    Renewing the Fight for Pride

    By Philip Ruth– Pride means a lot in 2023. Our community is under fire, and Anita Bryant’s 1977 “Save Our Children” campaign has nothing on what’s now aimed at us.…

    Leo Laurence: The Joy of Pride

    Leo Laurence: The Joy of Pride

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– On Saturday, June 27, 1970, 30 or so hippies and self-proclaimed “hair fairies” marched down Polk Street from Aquatic Park to City Hall, where they celebrated…