An SF Pride guide from someone who actually goes
Here's my extensive experience with Pride that began as an insecure 30-something with a severe case of FOMO....
GayA collection of 17 posts
Trump Cost Us Margaret Cho on 'Heated Rivalry'
She would have been Shane's mother, the one role in the whole series that made me weep. Then ICE fears and a second Trump term got in the way....
Easter in the park proved again why San Francisco is the country’s queer heart
It felt like all of San Francisco was packed into the park, locked in for one of the city’s wildest — and most meaningful — traditions: Easter in the Park with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence....
My brother’s a drag queen, and I am his ally
As the sister of a drag queen, Kristin Burtaine explains the importance of speaking up in a difficult time....
I Met the Cutest Guy in SF , Then Forgot His Name
Missed connections in the appellation of polyamory...
The Five Tartine Pastries You Meet in Gay Heaven
Emotional eating and sexual healing in the Golden Gate City...
The Migrating SF Gayborhood
In light of the Gangway’s recent closing, we take a look back at how the city’s gay neighborhoods have evolved over the years...
Lovable Weirdos: What It’s Like Being a Massage Therapist in San Francisco
The good, the bad, and the weird...
Everyone Thinks I’m Gay (But I’m Not)
I was the first person to assume I was gay. As a kid, I talked with a lisp and hated...
This Is Why I Jerk Off at the Gym (NSFW)
It’s a Tuesday. I’m finishing my workout at my neighborhood gym. I walk into the locker room, throw...
Why Is San Francisco So Hard on Single People?
I don’t know how it happened. One day I was the last single person left among my friends. Looking around the table during a recent dinner, I was the only non-couple in attendance....
Power Coupling
By Michael Stabile The corner of Jones and Turk is being rebranded the “Uptown Tenderloin,” but it’s still a...