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    Supreme Court Faces the Reality of Anti-LGBT Discrimination

    Supreme Court Faces the Reality of Anti-LGBT Discrimination

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court faced the reality of the vast diversity of human experience when it comes to gender, sexual orientation, and…

    Don’t Look Away

    Don’t Look Away

    By Kate Kendell, Esq.– October is barely half gone, but in the past two weeks we witnessed oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in a major LGBT case, a…

    Persimmons, Pomegranates and Lots of Pumpkins!

    Persimmons, Pomegranates and Lots of Pumpkins!

    By Debra Morris– Fall produce at your farmers’ market is now in full swing. Newly arrived persimmons and pomegranates color the market with their vibrant orange and red hues; winter…

    City Purchases Site of El Rio, Helping to Secure Popular Bar’s Future

    The Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), through the City of San Francisco’s Small Sites Program, has recently acquired the property located 3156–3158 Mission Street where the popular LGBT bar El…

    Who Has the Better Steaks: SF or LA?

    Who Has the Better Steaks: SF or LA?

    By David Landis– Growing up in the Midwest, with a grandmother who worked as a single mom at a Chicago’s slaughterhouse, steaks were a staple—if special—part of our diet. Mostly,…

    Donna’s Chronicles: The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI…

    Donna’s Chronicles: The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI…

    By Donna Sachet– The Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco hosted Coronation XLVI, Pansies in Russia: A Garden Party at the Hermitage, Saturday night, September 28, at the Holiday Inn…

    Auditioning for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    Auditioning for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Over the three plus decades that I have been conducting LGBTQ choruses, I have had many people ask, “How do you get in SFGMC or any…

    Reconciling Being a Jock with Being Gay

    Reconciling Being a Jock with Being Gay

    By John Chen– During my 25 years of involvement in LGBT sports, I’ve met numerous such athletes who pass the “gaydar” test, but who felt great shame for their sexual…

    Donna’s Chronicles: “Believe it or not, this week marks our one-year anniversary of writing for the San Francisco Bay Times!”

    Donna’s Chronicles: “Believe it or not, this week marks our one-year anniversary of writing for the San Francisco Bay Times!”

    By Donna Sachet– Believe it or not, this week marks our one-year anniversary of writing for the San Francisco Bay Times! Yes, “Donna’s Chronicles,” a name devised in collaboration with…

    Richard Halliburton: ‘The Royal Road to (Gay) Romance’

    Richard Halliburton: ‘The Royal Road to (Gay) Romance’

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– He ascended the Matterhorn, swam the Hellespont, retraced Ulysses’ journey home from Troy and the route Cortez took through Mexico, slept atop an Egyptian pyramid, and…