Photos courtesy of Sister Roma Sister Roma, Juan Davila of the San Francisco Bay Times, and others helped out with the 2023 Tenderloin Tessie free Christmas Dinner offered to all…
By Deb Svoboda– Lesbian icons and trailblazers Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon met in Seattle in 1950 and moved in together in an apartment on Castro Street on Valentine’s Day…
By Ann Rostow– Don’t you hate the end of the year quizzes and lists and “best of” this and that? It’s almost as if no one wants to actually write…
San Francisco Bay Times founding news editor Randy Alfred went on a tour of Southeast Asia this month. “Going to temple for Hanukkah,” he told us, “has a different meaning when…
By Joanie Juster– There were a lot of inspiring speeches at this year’s annual vigil commemorating the 1978 assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Many of the…
By Pau Crego– As I prepare to leave the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives (OTI) after working there for six and a half years, I am struck by how…
By Derek Barnes– Eviction moratoriums, rent control, and TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) share a common origin: policy. Despite enacting policies to ostensibly mitigate danger and avoid crisis, we…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– It’s hard to think about, but long-term care is an important need for which you should prepare. It’s also something most folks start planning, and saving…
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,…
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…
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