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    Donna’s Chronicles, “At precisely 6:30 pm, a roar of motorcycles shook Market Street…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “At precisely 6:30 pm, a roar of motorcycles shook Market Street…”

    By Donna Sachet– At precisely 6:30 pm, a roar of motorcycles shook Market Street as members of the Dykes on BikesÒ drove up in formation to The Academy closely followed…

    Friends of the Children

    Friends of the Children

    By Bev Scott– I confess I was coasting, allowing the progressive politics of San Francisco to reassure me that we were making progress.  Then the summer of 2020 happened.  I…

    Bobbi Campbell: AIDS Poster Boy

    Bobbi Campbell: AIDS Poster Boy

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Bobbi Campbell (January 28, 1952–August 15, 1984) would have been 70 this year. He was only 30 in 1982 when he and Dan Turner brought together…

    Conversion Therapy Survivor Spearheads New Documentary in Development: We Just Want to Be

    By Sé Sullivan– Trans lives are under attack, and children are the primary targets. Many urgently ask, “What can we do to support?” Now, parents of trans and nonbinary children…

    Mitchell’s Ice Cream: ‘Take Pride in What You Do and Do It from the Heart’

    Mitchell’s Ice Cream: ‘Take Pride in What You Do and Do It from the Heart’

    By David Landis– Growing up in the Midwest, ice cream was always a treat. Howard Johnson’s had their 28 flavors and then Baskin-Robbins came along with even more—31 flavors! But…

    Oasis Mural Project: New SOMA Full Building Mural Unveiling to Kick-off Pride Month

    Oasis Mural Project: New SOMA Full Building Mural Unveiling to Kick-off Pride Month

    Five Bay Area mural artists this month will create a new work at 298 11th Street, in San Francisco, on the exterior of the Oasis nightclub/cabaret, one of the largest LGBTQ owned nightclubs…

    Lit Snax: 5.5.22

    Royal Witches: Witchcraft and The Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England by Gemma Hollman This is a fascinating history of four noblewomen in 15h Century England who dared to suffer no fools…

    Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage 5.5.22

    Burn the Page (nonfiction/memoir – hardbound) by Danica Roem This is a wonderful combination of inspiring memoir, social manifesto, and entertaining prose. Danica Roem made national headlines when—as a transgender…

    Ten Ways to Enjoy Sweet Cherries

    Ten Ways to Enjoy Sweet Cherries

    By Debra Morris– Cherry season is here and the season is short so hustle over to your local farmers’ market and get farm-fresh, just-picked sweet cherries before they’re gone. There…

    Cocktails with Heather: Cuatro Highball

    Cocktails with Heather: Cuatro Highball

    By Heather Freyer– As day becomes night, savor the refreshing Caribbean flavors of Añejo Cuatro rum and ginger ale. It’s called the Cuatro Highball, or as we like to say,…