How My Queer Style Journey Led Me to Start a Non-Binary Label
Learning to authentically express myself wanted me to make it easier for others to do the same...
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Cocktails During the Pandemic
Covid-19 has changed so many things, even simple rituals...
On Losing Your Best Friend During a Pandemic
My best friend of 25 years died suddenly in February; I mourned along with thousands...
How the News Media Created the Alt-Right
“An endless stream of incendiary drivel will never materialize into a proper political movement without a mascot.”...
Has it Gotten Harder to Be Queer in San Francisco?
Is it getting easier to be queer nowadays? Yes and no....
Is the IPA Craze Finally Over?
Hops oils may have gotten us addicted to IPAs in the first place. Are drinkers getting tired of them?...
How to Have Sex on a Duck Boat Tour
Though the SF division of Ride the Ducks International has closed, we think you’ll find this guide works just as well in any city with duck-boat tours....
RNC to Gays: We Treat You like Shit, but It Could Be Worse
The Republican National Convention in Cleveland made history, but just what kind is still up for debate....
I Took One of San Francisco’s “Weirdest” Classes, Lockpicking for Ladies
Kristin Parke knows not to play with handcuffs unless she has a key within easy reach....
Does the Sharing Economy Misuse the Word “Sharing”?
Dictionaries are static. They freeze words and pin them like butterflies to a collection board....
Kayaking with the Crab Fishermen of Bodega Bay
M y hand skims the water and grabs the blue noodle. It’s the fourth in a line of five buoys floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean 70 miles north of San Francisco in Bodega Bay....
I Peed Standing Up for a Week. The Results Were Messy
I tinkled while the shower sprinkled. I probably peed on myself but cannot confirm. I pissed myself in ideal conditions....