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Two New Cycling Fundraisers to Launch in 2026 Following This Year’s Final AIDS/LifeCycle Ride
2025 marks the final year of AIDS/LifeCycle, which for over three decades has raised more than $300 million for the life-saving work of the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the…
Wooden Spoon: An Urbane, Urban Diner
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– In the words of Sir Paul McCartney, “It’s good to be back!” For those of you who may not have heard, I’ve been recovering…
Tales of Serpents and Second Chances
By Dina Novarr– Nothing says “the universe hates you” quite like a snake in your cocktail. Just ask Carletta Andrews, who experienced nature’s most twisted bartending trick when a baby…
Indie Food Fest 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall
The second annual Indie Food Fest took place at Rockridge Market Hall in Oakland on May 10, 2025. The sidewalks surrounding the hall—directly across the street from the Rockridge BART…
May 2025 Castro Night Market
Photos by Rink and Juan R. Davila “Pet Party” was the theme of the Castro Night Market’s May event held on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 5–10 pm at the…
Valkyries Take Flight, Major League Cricket, and Olympics Buzz
By Beth Schnitzer– (Editor’s Note: This issue marks the launch of a new sports column by longtime San Francisco Bay Times supporter and contributor Beth Schnitzer, who is the Co-Founder…
Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History
By Amy Sueyoshi– On July 1, 2015, the Respect After Death Act (California Assembly Bill 1577) enabled transgender people to record their chosen gender on their death certificates. At least…
Standing Up for Birthright Citizenship: A Personal Reflection
By Stuart Gaffney– My family has been in America for over 400 years. My father’s side of the family goes all the way back to Governor William Bradford and the…
We Are All in This Together
By Joanie Juster– As recently as last year, the dangers we were warned about seemed like fevered conspiracy theories. Surely, we said, those horrible things that happened in other countries,…
Tariffs and Tommes
By Gordon Edgar– (Editor’s Note: Rainbow Grocery Cooperative this year is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The store’s longevity is well-deserved and valued because this neighborhood gem—forever queer and environmentally friendly,…
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