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    Pride in Panels – SF Queer Arts Festival

    Pride in Panels – SF Queer Arts Festival

    Photos by Rink More than 2000 participants and artists came to the San Francisco Public Library for this year’s SF Queer Comics Festival’s Celebration: Pride in Panels held on Sunday,…

    Where Spectacle Meets Soul: A Month in Global Sport

    Where Spectacle Meets Soul: A Month in Global Sport

    By Beth Schnitzer— There are weeks when sport entertains us. And then there are weeks when it reveals itself. February delivered both. Super Bowl week brought spectacle to the Bay…

    Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Legendary Performer Linda Tillery to Be Celebrated at 2026 Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Legendary Performer Linda Tillery to Be Celebrated at 2026 Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies

    Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and renowned performer Linda Tillery will be among the award recipients at this year’s Honoring LGBTQ+ Bay Area Black Women Leaders & Allies. The event will…

    The Powerful New Book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality

    The Powerful New Book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The powerful and gorgeous new book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality, published late last year to much critical acclaim, will arrive in…

    Ann Rostow: Gray Areas

    Ann Rostow: Gray Areas

    By Ann Rostow— Gray Areas On February 4, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued a position paper, recommending that transgender minors delay surgical procedures until adulthood. One day later,…

    Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

    Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

    The Castro Theatre reopened on February 6, 2026, with an opening ceremony that featured David Perry of David Perry & Associates, Beach Blanket Babylon star Ruby Day singing “San Francisco,”…

    VIP Reception

    The first event of the newly renovated and restored Castro Theatre was afundraiser for the 20th Anniversary of the Castro Community Benefit District (CBD). Castro CBD Executive Director Andrea Aiello…

    The Castro Theatre Community Reopening on February 6, 2026

    The Castro Theatre Community Reopening on February 6, 2026

    Hosted by drag entertainers Dirty Carol and Sister Roma, the reopening program—media sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Times—was a benefit for the Castro Community Benefit District (CBD) during its…

    On the Eve of The Castro Theatre Reopening

    On the Eve of The Castro Theatre Reopening

    Ahead of The Castro Theatre reopening, members of the San Francisco Bay Times team—Beth Schnitzer, Donna Sachet, and photographer Michael Kirschner—were given a tour of the theater by David Perry…

    Castro Street Cam Pub Crawl Celebrating the Launch of Cam #5 Highlighting The Castro Theatre

    Castro Street Cam Pub Crawl Celebrating the Launch of Cam #5 Highlighting The Castro Theatre

    To celebrate the launch of a new camera for the Castro Street Cam—Cam #5 highlighting the newly reopened Castro Theatre—the first ever Castro Street Cam Pub Crawl was held on…