The San Francisco Civic Center was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places eleven years later. We locals often take…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: This excerpt originally appeared in My Butch Career: A Memoir by Esther Newton, published by Duke University Press in 2018. It is reprinted here with her permission. My psychiatrist…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Among participants in the AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC), there is a longstanding tradition in which riders read personal testaments—”Why I Ride”—to one another. Here is one, representative of…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– Cartoonists often depict unpleasant shock by drawing characters with their eyes comically popping out of their face. That image keeps coming to mind when I hear…
By Philip Ruth– Much has been made of the march from sedans to crossovers and SUVs. But the humble four-door has improved by leaps and bounds, and it still remains…
By Brett Andrews– (Editor’s Note: This issue marks the return of Brett Andrews, the CEO of PRC, to the San Francisco Bay Times. A break was understandably needed, given PRC’s…
Construction of the stunning console for the Castro Symphonic Theatre Organ has been completed, according to CODA (Castro Organ Devotees Association Promoting the Art of the Organ). The enormous instrument…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Q: In your columns on attachment styles, your description of the anxious type completely describes my boyfriend. I totally love him, but he’s always so scared…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: The following is an excerpt from the introduction to In Search of Stonewall: The Riots at 50, edited by Richard Schneider, Jr. The book is…
By Andrea Shorter– With the recent entry of Representative Eric Swalwell of Dublin, California, the Democratic field of presidential candidates expands to a whopping 20 official hats in the ring.…
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