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    LGBTQ Pride Month Kickoff and Flag Raising at SF City Hall

    LGBTQ Pride Month Kickoff and Flag Raising at SF City Hall

    Mayor London Breed hosted a press conference and flag raising ceremony at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, launching Pride Month in the city. In opening the press…

    Pride Month: Its History and the Beginning of LGBTQ+ Civil Rights

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– What is Pride Day? Police regularly used to harass and arrest LGBTQ+ people, including those in San Francisco. The Compton Riots occurred in San Francisco on…

    Dr. Eduardo Morales Becomes First Latinx Individual to Receive Professor Emeritus Status at Alliant International University

    San Francisco Bay Times columnist and AGUILAS founder Eduardo Morales, PhD, recently earned Professor Emeritus status at Alliant International University, becoming the first Latinx individual to hold the prestigious title.…

    Trans Pride

    Trans Pride

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– If it hadn’t been for COVID-19, my family would have celebrated my great nephew Elijah’s 13th birthday two years ago with a large family bar mitzvah,…

    Openhouse Spring Fling 2022 – “Love Is Ageless”

    Openhouse Spring Fling 2022 – “Love Is Ageless”

    Openhouse held its first in-person Spring Fling brunch since 2019, celebrating the theme “Love Is Ageless” and the role of the organization in coming together and extending grace and love to…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “Yes, June is upon us and with it all those beloved traditions associated with LGBTQ+ Pride…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “Yes, June is upon us and with it all those beloved traditions associated with LGBTQ+ Pride…”

    Donna’s Chronicles– By Donna Sachet– Yes, June is upon us and with it all those beloved traditions associated with LGBTQ+ Pride, many of which were cancelled or dramatically modified over…

    In Memoriam: Bette Schnitzer (1929–2022) – A Teacher So Beloved and Popular That She Was Known by Just a Single Letter: ‘S’

    Bette Schnitzer, the mother of Spritz Co-Founder and President Beth Schnitzer, died on May 11. Many of us here in the San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ community know Beth, who…

    Jackie Mei Ling and Chinatown’s Female Impersonators

    Jackie Mei Ling and Chinatown’s Female Impersonators

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– As a dancer, Jackie Mei Ling (1914–2000) could do it all. During San Francisco’s Golden Age of Nightclubs from the 1940s to the 1960s, he successfully…

    Trans and Queer Performance Take Center Stage at 2022 FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL

    Trans and Queer Performance Take Center Stage at 2022 FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL

    San Francisco’s popular annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL has announced that it is expanding to a two-week online festival this year … and that all tickets will be completely free! This…

    LGBTQ Broadway Actor Honors His Jewish and Immigrant Heritage in Timely Ragtime

    LGBTQ Broadway Actor Honors His Jewish and Immigrant Heritage in Timely Ragtime

    The story told in the Tony Award-winning musical classic Ragtime is a remarkable reflection of today’s world, despite being set 120 years in the past. Tracing the intersecting lives of…