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    Great Interviews, Movies, and Stars

    Great Interviews, Movies, and Stars

    By Jan Wahl– It’s been a fabulous career of not only movies, but also interviewing stars from Cary Grant to Johnny Depp (Grant was dry and funny, Depp deep and…

    Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet Goes Virtual!

    Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet Goes Virtual!

    Queen’s “Thank God It’s Christmas” (“it’s been a long hard year”) will resonate even deeper this year. Now imagine a ballet set to this driving tune. Or to Eartha Kitt’s…

    Today’s ‘Cancel Culture’ and Why Censorship Never Works

    Today’s ‘Cancel Culture’ and Why Censorship Never Works

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: This month’s column features Dr Naomi Wolf, who has penned an exclusive piece for the San Francisco Bay Times. Naomi is a liberal, progressive feminist…

    Three Decembers: A Musical Masterpiece for Home Viewing

    Three Decembers: A Musical Masterpiece for Home Viewing

    Last March the theater world suffered a crippling loss when four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, librettist, and screenwriter Terrence McNally (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime,…

    Ann Rostow: Will It Ever End?

    By Ann Rostow– Will It Ever End? I just reread my last column, which I generally do in order to avoid repeating myself from week to week. Surely, none of…

    Vice President Elect Kamala Devi Harris Will Always Be a Friend to the LGBTQ+ Community

    Vice President Elect Kamala Devi Harris Will Always Be a Friend to the LGBTQ+ Community

    By Rebecca Prozan– The year was 2003. After working at City Hall, attending law school, co-chairing former Supervisor Bevan Dufty’s first campaign, and taking the bar exam, I went on…

    On a Road Trip to Sonoma with Kamala Harris

    On a Road Trip to Sonoma with Kamala Harris

    By Derek Barnes– I first met Kamala Harris when she was campaigning to become San Francisco’s district attorney at a friend’s fundraiser event for her. After a successful election, one…

    Kamala Harris: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum Major

    Kamala Harris: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum Major

    By John Lewis– As I skimmed through my yearbook at my 40th high school reunion a few years ago, I stumbled upon my friend and fellow band member Marilyn Grant’s…

    The Return of Hope and Joy

    The Return of Hope and Joy

    By Kate Kendell, Esq.– When we won the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in 2015, we as legal advocates knew that the fight for true liberation, equality, and justice…

    Oakland on November 7 Celebrated News About President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris

    By Morgan Shidler– I think we’ll all remember where we were when media outlets called the 2020 election for Joe Biden. No matter how we felt about the candidate, it…