AIDS Walk San Francisco, which this year was held on Sunday, July 21, 2024, has raised over $1 million to support multiple beneficiaries. As the organizers share, “[T]he event emphasizes not one voice, but many voices; not just services in one city; but rather the Bay Area wide effort to bring this epidemic to an end.”

Dec 18, 2024 · LGBTQ News & Calendar for the Bay Area. Rafael Mandelman’s Life in Photos. Images by Rink (1970s–1980s Photos Provided by Rafael Mandelman) Rafael Mandelman, a former San Francisco Bay Times columnist, on January 8, 2025, was elected unanimously as the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

The vibrant trans narco musical Emilia Pérez is an operatic story of love, violence, and the power of women.A propulsive audacious experience, director Jacques Audiard’s film has Rita Moro Castro (Zoe Saldana), a lawyer in Mexico City, hired by the drug kingpin Manitas Del Monte (trans actress Karla Sofia Gascón in a dual role), to help him get gender reassignment surgery.

By Ann Rostow– Another year has come to an end, and what a year it was. My friends, I can’t imagine what lies ahead of us now. I can only hope that whatever comes our way is far better than our dire imaginings. Second, I hope for the unexpected. I hope for positive developments that […]

Humphry Slocombe ice cream cakes make the perfect holiday meal finale, such as the limited-edition X-Mas Story and Double Stuff versions. The Double Stuff Ice Cream Cake that can serve up to 12 with the 9-inch size consists of a layer of Madagascar Vanilla Cake, a layer of Chocolate Ice Cream, and a layer of Mascarpone Cookies & Cream Ice Cream.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2024, in a virtual town hall for participants and supporters, San Francisco AIDS Foundation’s Dr. Tyler Termeer and Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Joe Hollander announced that the 2025 AIDS LifeCycle ride will be the last. The two organizations are the beneficiaries of the annual ride. With ridership in 2024 having fallen […]

Neighborhood movie theaters often function like the family room of a community. The best ones have comfy seats, tasty snacks, good company, and quality entertainment whenever you want or need these things. Need takes on added importance during the holidays, when most other places are closed. A trip to the local movie theater on a […]

Dec 19, 2024 · Photos by Stefan Cohen The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus on December 6 and 7, 2024, presented their annual Holiday Spectacular at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. The packed 90-minute performance was filled with festive cheer, unforgettable music, and plenty of humor that had guests laughing out loud and singing …

The Castro came alive with neighbors, friends, vendors, and civic leaders who filled 18th Street on Friday, December 20, 2024, during the second in the series of Castro Night Market events coordinated by the Castro Merchants Association. San Francisco Bay Times volunteer coordinator Juan R. Davila staffed the Bay Times booth. Dressed as The Grinch, […]

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