The first issue of the San Francisco Bay Times, published on May 1, 1978, proudly proclaims that it is “a Newspaper by Lesbians & Gay Men.” This was a…
I am on a plane en route to the San Francisco Bay Area, the land that I love! I speak of San Francisco and Oakland with unabashed affection to whomever…
Five years ago last week, on Election Day 2008, California’s electorate passed Prop 8, marking perhaps the most notable low point in the marriage equality movement when a minority was…
By Elizabeth River A few weeks ago, I had the honor of marrying two brides from Indiana who traveled to our beloved California for their wedding. I learned later that…
Springfield, IL – Illinois House Approves Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act – 11.9 The Illinois House of Representatives voted to approve the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, affirming…
On Veteran’s Day weekend, Nov. 9-11, the Celebration of Craftswomen—the major fundraising event for the SF Women’s Building—will be 35 years old. This seems an appropriate time to revisit…
“Rupture the pattern” and “break the law” are ideologies that animate the neophyte Beats — Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster), and Jack…
Every now and then there is a young artist where one says, “This person has talent and is going to go places with it.” The first time I heard Peter…
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