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    20th Anniversary FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL Is an Online Extravaganza of Trans and Queer Performance

    20th Anniversary FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL Is an Online Extravaganza of Trans and Queer Performance

    One of the great highlights of Pride season is the annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of transgender and queer performance. The festival is known for its superb artists, innovation, sold-out crowds,…

    Wild Characters Living Again!

    Wild Characters Living Again!

    By Jan Wahl– From Vito Russo’s The Celluloid Closet to Emily Leider’s Becoming Mae West to the recent He’s Got Rhythm: Gene Kelly by Cynthia and Sara Brideson, my life…

    ‘I Am VAXXY R U?’

    ‘I Am VAXXY R U?’

    By Liam P. Mayclem– “I am VAXXY r u?” This is what friend and artist Jason Dilley said to me in a phone call in February of this year. What…

    When to Use a Jigsaw

    When to Use a Jigsaw

    By Julie Peri– A jigsaw is a great tool to use for making intricate cuts and curves. The thin blade and variable speed allow you to pivot and make incredibly…

    Original Rainbow Flag Fragment, Thought Lost, Now at the GLBT Historical Society Museum

    Original Rainbow Flag Fragment, Thought Lost, Now at the GLBT Historical Society Museum

    On June 4, The GLBT Historical Society Museum and Archives in San Francisco unveiled a historic artifact, thought to be lost forever. It is a fragment of one of the…

    Ann Rostow: Is He Gay, or European?

    By Ann Rostow– Is He Gay, or European? Since we can travel again, let me tell you about the 2021 Rainbow Europe survey, which shows civil rights progress has stagnated…

    What a Difference 17 Years Make: Cicadas and LGBTIQ Equality

    What a Difference 17 Years Make: Cicadas and LGBTIQ Equality

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– 2021 is a special year. Although cicadas and their sonorous sounds are a regular part of summer in much of the world, this summer…

    Congratulations, Lavender Graduates of 2021

    Congratulations, Lavender Graduates of 2021

    By Andrea Shorter– It is the season of college and university graduations, and a few weeks ago I was invited by the LGBTQ student organization at my alma mater to…

    33 Years of LYRIC Pride – Annual Open House Will Be Virtual for 2021

    33 Years of LYRIC Pride – Annual Open House Will Be Virtual for 2021

    By Araceli Nuñez Lee– It all started with a sandwich. In 1988 over a lunch near San Francisco’s Civic Center, Donna Keiko Ozawa and B. Dana Kivel had a vision…

    It’s Time to Get Rid of Jaywalking Tickets

    It’s Time to Get Rid of Jaywalking Tickets

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– I’ve done it. You probably have too. A flower shop or a store catches your eye on the other side of the street while walking. Maybe…