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    Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins’ Unforgettable Light

    Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins’ Unforgettable Light

    At the Bay Times, we will never forget Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins. We saw this beautiful radical faerie often, at events, at the deli on Noe where Higgins worked, or…

    Reflecting on the Life and Death of Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins

    Reflecting on the Life and Death of  Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins

    Images of intolerance and hatred filled the media this week. We have witnessed the militarization of a police force against its people in Ferguson, Missouri, as they rioted against perceived…

    Photos Courtesy Of Gay Games Ix Presented by The Cleveland Foundation and Federation of Gay Games

    Photos Courtesy Of Gay Games Ix Presented by The Cleveland Foundation and Federation of Gay Games

    By Tony Jasinski Team SF did us proud at Gay Games IX in Cleveland, bringing back several well-earned medals. Here are just a few of the highlights: Michael Survillion from…

    Ann Rostow: Dear Virginia, There Is A Santa Clause

    Dear Virginia, There Is A Santa Clause My dearest readers. We are getting so close to marriage equality we can taste it. It tastes like dark chocolate and almonds. Or…

    National and Local News Map

    Compiled and with commentary by Dennis McMillan Provo, UT – Blogger Fired from English Language School over ‘Homophonia’ – 7.29 Homophones, as any English grammarian can tell you, are words…

    Endorsement Season

    Endorsement Season

    As many of you may know, I was elected to the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) two years ago. This is the governing body of the party in…

    November Election Preview

    November Election Preview

    Greetings political nerds! Remember those happy bygone days when the voter information handbook was nearly as thick as a phone book? More recently, some of us may have come to…

    José Sarria’s Continuing Role in the Fight for LGBT Rights

    José Sarria’s Continuing Role in the Fight for LGBT Rights

    “Why be ashamed of who you are?” activist, singer and drag performer José Julio Sarria (1922-2013) once asked. Sarria, who died last year, exemplified gay pride even before the word…

    Oscar Wilde: Work of Genius

    Oscar Wilde: Work of Genius

    “It’s an odd thing,” Lord Henry Wotton once remarked, “but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco. It must be a delightful city and possess all…

    Creating Welcoming Environments for LGBT Seniors

    As the U.S. Supreme Court was taking up the issue of gay marriage last year, Dr. John DeCecco wanted to make a difference in his local community here at The…