The Valkyries Queer Lovefest Continues as Team Heads to Playoffs
Now heading into the WNBA playoffs, the Golden State Valkyries in mere months have become one of the most successful, lucrative teams in women’s sports. The passion and devotion of their fan base is arguably the strongest and most evident in the entire world of sports. Like…
Children’s Fairyland Oakland to Mark 75th Anniversary With Celebrations in September 2025
Children’s Fairyland in Oakland is the OG theme park for kids and those of all ages who remain young at heart. As a writer for San Francisco Magazine once commented, it is “as miniature and uncynical as a toddler’s beating heart.”Walt Disney made a beeline for it,…
The World’s Queerest Grocery Store Provides a Blueprint for Democracy
Perhaps it is the longer days, the mixture of fog and sun, or the influx of visitors, but summer in San Francisco for hundreds of years has been synonymous with influential, significant events. Examples include the very founding of the city, on June 29, 1776; LGBTQ+ Pride…
Announced Closure of Oasis Signifies Major Changes to Bay Area Queer Nightlife
D’Arcy Drollinger, the Owner and Artistic Director of Oasis Nightclub, on July 19 announced that the popular club will be closing on January 1, 2026, after more than a decade of community-driven entertainment. The venue has been a cultural hub for drag, cabaret, live theater, and queer…
PBS and the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Rights
Public broadcasting has played a notable role in contributing to the national discourse on LGBTQ+ rights since at least the early 1960s, predating even the establishment of the Public Broadcasting Service on November 3, 1969. That is because stations such as KQED were already in existence by…
Dr. Tim Seelig and Husband, Singer/Musician Bobby Jo Valentine, Go Skydiving
Dr. Tim Seelig, a columnist for the San Francisco Bay Times and the Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, in the summer of 2025 went skydiving with his husband, singer/musician Bobby Jo Valentine. The video here shows this, along with a short interview they…
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Children’s Fairyland History: 75 Years of Interactive Storytelling, Art, and Inclusivity
At the root of many of our greatest pleasures—music, films, online diversions, and more—is storytelling. Oakland nurseryman Arthur Navlet (1893–1981), like…
A Storybook LGBTQ+ Wedding at Fairyland
By Christina Klingenberger-Valdez, With Photography by Lindsey Shea https://www.lindsey-shea.com/ My wife and I have deep roots in the Bay Area. I…
Hope Is Where You Find It
By Joanie Juster – There is no denying that these are dangerous times, and it is all too easy to get…
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