By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Like so many of you, I was horrified by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis law enforcement. A life taken over a counterfeit $20 bill.…
By Andrea Shorter– COVID-19 might have rained on this year’s Pride parade, but the march for freedom grew stronger, louder, more diverse, and more resilient, making this June 2020 hotter…
By Kate Kendell, Esq.– At 7:30 am on Monday morning, June 15, I got a text from a cousin that said: “Oh my! Just saw the news. Don’t sprain your…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Over six decades ago, courageous queer Americans fought for their dignity and livelihood in the face of the so-called “Lavender Scare,” the 1950s federal…
Photos and Story by Heidi Beeler– One of the best people I know left the planet a couple hours before June, the universe blowing one more raspberry at 2020 Pride.…
By Brett Andrews– Our world is rightly serious, and we are piercing through the veil of secrecy, racism, homophobia, sexism, and “other”-ism to bring power and justice forward for the…
By John-Manuel Andriote– Love is precisely what Ruth Brinker put into action in San Francisco, starting in 1985, when the retired food-service worker began cooking nutritious meals for seven of…
By Liam P. Mayclem– (Editor’s Note: This issue marks the launch of “Liam’s List,” a new column for the San Francisco Bay Times by Emmy Award winning radio and TV…
By Andrea Shorter– George Floyd is now laid to rest in his hometown of Houston, Texas. May he rest in peace knowing that while he was yet another in a…
By Supervisor Rafael Mandelman– The last couple of weeks have been hard. As if the pandemic’s grinding and sometimes tragic disruptions of our lives were not enough, the shocking murder…
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