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    Interwoven Legacies: Celebrating Local LGBTQ+ and Personal Milestones

    Interwoven Legacies: Celebrating Local LGBTQ+ and Personal Milestones

    By Jay Greene, Esq., CPA– In the tapestry of personal and community identity, recognizing important milestones holds profound significance, particularly within the context of local LGBTQ+ history. Celebrating personal milestones,…

    Michael Shawn Youens (1968–2023), Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Saint, Owner of Ducati Models, and Designer at Falcon Studios

    Michael Shawn Youens (1968–2023), Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Saint, Owner of Ducati Models, and Designer at Falcon Studios

    Tributes continue to pour in for Michael Shawn Youens, who was the owner of Ducati Models, a photo retoucher and graphic designer at Falcon Studios, and a longtime volunteer for…

    Priscilla Alexander (1939–2023), Co-Founding Editor of the San Francisco Bay Times

    Priscilla Alexander (1939–2023), Co-Founding Editor of the San Francisco Bay Times

    Priscilla Alexander, who worked as an editor for the San Francisco Bay Times during its first years of publication in the late 1970s and later became an influential activist in…

    Ringing in Equality This Holiday Season

    Ringing in Equality This Holiday Season

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– “We are sad. We are angry. We are grateful. We are hopeful.” These were the words of Vaibhav Jain and Parag Mehta, one of…

    Reflecting on AGUILAS Activities in 2023 and Planning for 2024

    Reflecting on AGUILAS Activities in 2023 and Planning for 2024

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– The nonprofit AGUILAS in 2023 continued to be the only agency in San Francisco that provides all of its services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. AGUILAS…

    Donna Sachet, “Include a visit to Grace Cathedral in your holiday plans…”

    Donna Sachet, “Include a visit to Grace Cathedral in your holiday plans…”

    Donna Sachet– Include a visit to Grace Cathedral in your holiday plans to view the Rainbow World Fund’s Tree of Hope standing proudly in the Keith Haring Chapel and covered…

    Sunday’s a Drag Holiday Extravaganza

    Sunday’s a Drag Holiday Extravaganza

    Photos by Andy Berry Photography, https://www.andyberryphoto.com/ Donna Sachet presented the Sunday’s a Drag Holiday Extravaganza at Club Fugazi on November 26 and December 17, 2023. For the December show, in…

    GLAAD Awardee Mark S. King Chronicles His Life as a ‘Gay Survivor’

    GLAAD Awardee Mark S. King Chronicles His Life as a ‘Gay Survivor’

    By Michele Karlsberg– Writer and activist Mark S. King is a powerhouse and his message is simple: “We have more to fight against today than during the worst of the…

    Recommendations from Book Passage 12.21.23

    The Best American Short Stories 2023 (fiction/anthology – paperback) edited by Min Jin Lee This is a collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist…

    Lit Snax: 12.21.23

    Vivienne Westwood: Catwalk by Alexander Fury, Andreas Kronthaler, and Westwood Of all the world’s fashionistas, none have so wondrously melded beauty, social consciousness, originality, and fun into their designs. Fans…