Emmy Award-winning film critic Jan Wahl of the San Francisco Bay Times will be celebrating her birthday aboard the Celebrity Edge from May 1–13, 2023, and you are invited to…
Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks Casey Parks’ new memoir investigates queer identity, Southern (as in Louisiana) identity, familial identity, an d the intersections between them. It is beautifully…
“My name is Cowboy! If I look familiar to you, it’s because I was featured in an earlier issue of this paper. I’m still seeking my forever home and sure…
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this November 10–20, with a special expanded festival. Founded in 1997, SFTFF is the world’s longest running film…
By Ann Rostow– Where’s the Rest of the Story? I was laboriously going through GLBT headlines, forced by my deadline pressure to summon up an interest in the usual suspects;…
By Joanie Juster– I find election seasons to be extremely stressful—and here we are in San Francisco facing our fourth election this year. Yikes. But as someone who believes fully…
By Blake Dillon — Golden Gate Park, formerly known as the “outside land” and covered with sand dunes, was initially envisioned by civil engineer William Hammond Hall (1846–1934). The city’s…
By Senator Scott Wiener– While there are two similar-sounding housing measures on San Francisco’s November 8 ballot—Prop D and Prop E—only one of them will make it faster and easier…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– October means the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has begun the process of sending $9.5 billion tax relief payments to most Californians. As Assembly Budget Chair, I…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Although it has been two and a half years since COVID turned our lives upside down, the pandemic has not gone away. The…
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