By Kin Folkz– Oakland, California, finally has its own much-needed and long-awaited LGBTQ Center. Although public acceptance of LGBTQ people and culture has increased over the years, a recent California…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– This coming weekend will be the annual Oakland Pride celebration—an important opportunity to build unity, strengthen community and more. The Oakland Pride festival,…
Noted San Francisco psychotherapist Marcia Iris Baum died on Saturday, August 18, as a result of severe injuries sustained in an automobile crash near the intersections of Highways 1 and…
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By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Saturday, October 23, 1937, was an unseasonably warm day in Southern California. With the temperature in the high 80s and business slow, Travis Miner, 37, left…
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– While it feels like we just finished an election (we did), it’s already late August. For members of political clubs, elected officials and campaign staff that…
By Peter Gallotta– The Golden State is on fire. Just a few hours north of San Francisco, the Mendocino Complex Fire has been raging since late July. It is now…
By Tom Moon, MFT– From a Reader: I read what you wrote in your last column (August 9) about young gay men preferring monogamy, and all I can say is…
By Jamie Leno Zimron– By all glowing accounts, the recent early August 2018 Gay Games in Paris were a huge success. The Games were totally thrilling, electric and offered a…
San Francisco Bay Times columnist Jamie Leno Zimron Sensei, Aikido 6th Dan, has been named the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Association of Women…
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