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    SF Gay Softball League to Host the 2027 iPride Gay Softball World Series

    SF Gay Softball League to Host the 2027 iPride Gay Softball World Series

    The San Francisco Gay Softball League (SFGSL) is thrilled to announce that it has been selected to host the 50th annual International Pride Softball (iPride) Gay Softball World Series in…

    Rainbow Sierrans: From a Groundbreaking Past to Growing Present Importance

    Rainbow Sierrans: From a Groundbreaking Past to Growing Present Importance

    The San Francisco Bay Area Rainbow Sierrans is an outings and conservation club for LGBTQ+ people as well as their friends and allies. It is an official activities section of…

    Louder, Please!

    Louder, Please!

    By Joanie Juster– The current administration continues its scorched-earth rampage, making Sherman’s march through Georgia look like a romp through the park. Each day brings a new horror, as rights,…

    Awakening Our Inner Unicorn in Troubled Times

    Awakening Our Inner Unicorn in Troubled Times

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– It is a truism that musicians and artists often do not receive recognition in their lifetimes. And so it is with the 1960s and…

    Portola Bistro Brunch, The Modern Wife, V Foundation

    Portola Bistro Brunch, The Modern Wife, V Foundation

    By Beth Schnitzer– Welcome back to my temporary culinary column! I’m helping to fill in for The Gay Gourmet, David Landis, as he recovers from shoulder surgery. The love of…

    Castro Farmers’ Market Seasonal Grand Opening

    The Castro Farmers’ Market reopened for the season on April 2, 2025, bringing farm-fresh produce, an impressive selection of mushrooms, recently gathered eggs, delicious dairy products like cultured butter and…

    E Pluribus Vino: The Great American Blend

    E Pluribus Vino: The Great American Blend

    By Dina Novarr– Imagine a vineyard ripping out varieties like chardonnay, cabernet, tempranillo, or sauvignon blanc because they weren’t “native” enough. It’s unthinkable. Yet, in our current political climate in…

    Speaking to Your Soul: 4.10.25

    Speaking to Your Soul: 4.10.25

    By Elisa Quinzi– The arrival of Neptune into the first zodiac sign, Aries, heralds a transition of quantum proportions. We are undergoing the birth pangs preceding our emergence into a…

    Gays of National Parks Blends Beauty With Belonging

    Gays of National Parks Blends Beauty With Belonging

    Gays of National Parks brings queer joy, creativity, and chosen family into stunning natural landscapes—from the granite cliffs of Yosemite, to the stillness of Joshua Tree, the volcanic skies of…

    April 5, 2025: We’re All Hitting the Streets

    April 5, 2025: We’re All Hitting the Streets

    By Joanie Juster– While visiting Houston in 1999, I took a taxi ride with a driver from Kenya who was studying political science at Rice University. This was during the…