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    Wines and Books to Gift Yourself and Others This Holiday Season

    Wines and Books to Gift Yourself and Others This Holiday Season

    By Leslie Sbrocco– With the holidays around the corner, I recommend two wines that complement meals from turkey to ham with all the trimmings. One is a splurge, the other…

    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    The Gay Gourmet and Chef Jeremiah Tower Reminisce About Legendary Stars Restaurant

    David Landis, The Gay Gourmet at the San Francisco Bay Times, met Chef Jeremiah Tower on November 9 for a one-night-only Stars dinner. Stars was Tower’s landmark San Francisco restaurant…

    Poverty Epidemic

    Poverty Epidemic

    By Derek Barnes– Most people think of poverty as being poor resulting from the lack of money and conjure up images tied to communities of color. A more nuanced definition…

    Remembering Eleanor

    Remembering Eleanor

    By Monica Palacios– It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my beautiful, dynamic, hilarious, chingona older sister Eleanor Cruz Palacios. She gracefully flew into the sky…

    Mourning and Remembering

    Mourning and Remembering

    By Pau Crego Every year on November 20, people around the world commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) by coming together to mourn and remember the trans siblings who…

    Zoom Zoom! Grand Prix Racing Arrives in Las Vegas

    Zoom Zoom! Grand Prix Racing Arrives in Las Vegas

    By Colby Michaels– Formula One (F1) Grand Prix (GP) racing is one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. and is already a worldwide phenomenon. Here I will provide a…

    Gay Games XI in Guadalajara

    Gay Games XI in Guadalajara

    Photos by Nguyen Pham Gay Games XI, profiled in the previous issue of the San Francisco Bay Times, took place earlier this month simultaneously in two international cities: Hong Kong…

    Empowering Women, Embracing Diversity, and Riding for Change

    Empowering Women, Embracing Diversity, and Riding for Change

    By Evan Payne, Kasha Horton, and Gonzalo Garcia– Teammates help make the AIDS/LifeCycle experience smooth as (chamois) butter! Being part of a team gives you access to training and fundraising…

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    Historic John’s Grill: 115 Years and Counting

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– It was only two years after San Francisco’s devastating earthquake, in 1908, that John’s Grill emerged from the ashes and opened its three-story steak…

    Another Major Breakthrough for Transgender Rights in Japan

    Another Major Breakthrough for Transgender Rights in Japan

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– In July, we reported on a major breakthrough for transgender rights in Japan. A five-judge panel of the Japanese Supreme Court issued a unanimous…