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    Remembering Progressive Icon and Longtime Democratic Party Activist Jane Morrison (1920–2020)

    Remembering Progressive Icon and Longtime Democratic Party Activist Jane Morrison (1920–2020)

    Tributes continue to pour in for longtime Democratic Party activist and legendary San Francisco progressive Jane Morrison, who died earlier this month. As the last post on her Facebook page…

    Pride Brunch LIVE! Raised Record Amount for PRC

    Pride Brunch LIVE! Raised Record Amount for PRC

    By Gary Virginia and Donna Sachet– Thanks to the support of many, the 22nd Annual Pride Brunch honoring the Grand Marshals and Awardees of  San Francisco Pride 2020 was a…

    Pink Triangle 25th Anniversary

    Pink Triangle 25th Anniversary

    Founded in 1996, the annual Pink Triangle installation atop Twin Peaks continues its important role as both a celebration of pride and a memorial to man’s inhumanity to man. 2020’s…

    W. Graham Robertson: The Aesthetic Ideal

    W. Graham Robertson: The Aesthetic Ideal

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– W. (for Walford) Graham Robertson, painter, playwright, and set designer, knew simply everybody. Among the elegant and fashionable of London and Paris, he was dear friends…

    Writing About Plus-Sized Characters

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Author Cindy Rizzo is featured in this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times. I recently attended the Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) Virtual Conference, where…

    Fighting for a More Just and Equitable World

    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.…

    Just Works for Pride 2020

    Just Works for Pride 2020

    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…

    What We Won and What We Owe

    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…

    A Supreme Court Decision We Can All Take Pride In

    A Supreme Court Decision We Can All Take Pride In

    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…

    Remembering Dixieland Dykes +3 Founder Lisa Canjura-Clayton (1962–2020)

    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.…