Recent Comments

    Archives

    Home » Archives by category » News » Articles (Page 142)

    Castro LGBTQ Cultural District Announces New Community Survey Regarding Pride Flag

    Statement Issued by the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District The Castro LGBTQ Cultural District (CQCD) strives to preserve, sustain, and promote the queer history and legacy of the Castro District of…

    Coming Out as Bi in Hopes of Preventing Family Backlash Against ‘Gay’

    Coming Out as Bi in Hopes of Preventing Family Backlash Against ‘Gay’

    By Jason Brock– I was born in a small town in East Texas, and it wasn’t very gay-friendly. I was gay, so that didn’t work out too well. However, somehow…

    Flexibility on the Mat and in Life

    Flexibility on the Mat and in Life

    By Jennifer Kroot and Robert Holgate– Roy Gan is a popular yoga teacher at the Yoga Garden, one of San Francisco’s independent yoga studios. While yoga studios were already having…

    Cocktails With Heather

    Cocktails With Heather

    By Heather Freyer– The first recorded citrus orchard in California dates to 1804 at the San Gabriel Mission, east of Los Angeles. Lisbon, Eureka, and Meyer lemons are the most…

    Golden Gate Park Helped Me Fall in Love with San Francisco All Over Again

    Golden Gate Park Helped Me Fall in Love with San Francisco All Over Again

    By Liam P. Mayclem– As we come out from our quarantine bubbles and breathe the fresh San Francisco air, maskless, once again we are rediscovering the city we love to…

    Hot Summer Reads and the Jewish Film Festival

    Hot Summer Reads and the Jewish Film Festival

    By Jan Wahl– How fabulous to be able to kick back and enjoy a juicy summer read. I tend toward non-fiction, stories about real people and really big, outrageous lives. …

    Even Without a Parade, the Spirit of Pride Lives On

    Even Without a Parade, the Spirit of Pride Lives On

    On June 11 and 12, the Board and Staff of San Francisco Pride partnered with Frameline45 and Giants Enterprises at the baseball stadium for back-to-back evenings of films, drag, voguing, fireworks, and music. Pride Movie Nights at Oracle Park was a massive success, full…

    SF Pride 2021 Grand Marshals and Awardees

    SF Pride 2021 Community Grand Marshals Public Choice, IndividualMelonie and Melorra GreenCo-Executive Directors of the African American Art & Culture Complex (jointly awarded) Public Choice, OrganizationThe Oakland LGBTQ+ Community Center…

    Happy Lucky LGBTIQ Freedom Day!

    Happy Lucky LGBTIQ Freedom Day!

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– Every year at Pride, we think of how lucky we are to be gay—as we also join with the community in rededicating ourselves to…

    In Memoriam: Pioneering Lesbian Musician and Activist Alix Dobkin (1940–2021)

    In Memoriam: Pioneering Lesbian Musician and Activist Alix Dobkin (1940–2021)

    Lesbian activist and music legend Alix Dobkin died at her home in Woodstock, New York, after suffering a brain aneurism and stroke. She was 80 years old. Dobkin, with fellow…