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    Welcome to Ball-hala!

    Welcome to Ball-hala!

    By Jewelle Gomez — The high schools in Boston during my formative years were mostly segregated by gender at that time, which meant our basketball team had three Barbaras, Georgette,…

    Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar & Restaurant Opens at 2223 Market Street

    Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar & Restaurant Opens at 2223 Market Street

    Rikki’s, the only place in San Francisco that is dedicated to celebrating women’s sports, held its Grand Opening on June 11, 2025. The evening before, on June 10, San Francisco…

    Valkyries Take Flight, Major League Cricket, and Olympics Buzz

    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…

    LGBTQ+ Sports Fans at Spring Events

    LGBTQ+ Sports Fans at Spring Events

    From March Madness to the Final Four, the Bay Area has been a site for major sports events this spring. Ladies Go Biking, a group led by Adrienne Miller and…

    Play Ball! San Francisco Gay Softball League Opening Day 2025

    Play Ball! San Francisco Gay Softball League Opening Day 2025

    By Dawn E. Dzurilla– “Play Ball!” This echoed across Moscone Field and was proclaimed by Fremon, the Women’s+ D Umpire, on a brilliantly calm, warm, blue-sky morning on March 23,…

    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…

    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…

    Olivia Travel at 35: A Legacy of Love

    Olivia Travel at 35: A Legacy of Love

    By Jenny Block– I still remember my very first cruise with Olivia Travel, the travel company for lesbians and LGBTQ+ women, with such clarity. It was 2010. From the moment…

    Beth and Lexi’s Epic Olympic Experience of a Lifetime

    Beth and Lexi’s Epic Olympic Experience of a Lifetime

    By Beth Schnitzer and Alexa “Lexi” Westley– (Editor’s Note: Beth Schnitzer of SpritzSF and her niece Alexa “Lexi” Westley recently traveled to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Both…

    Soccer Ace Who Experienced Homophobia Mentors Youths and Strives for Equality in Sports

    Soccer Ace Who Experienced Homophobia Mentors Youths and Strives for Equality in Sports

    By John Chen– “I could no longer bear to be where I was, surrounded by motivated, high-achieving students of the rich and famous who didn’t need me, oppressed by religious…

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