The Internet’s Best Takedowns of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Bill — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
When Indiana governor Mike Pence signed the state’s “religious freedom” bill into law last week, the backlash was immediate...
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An Open Letter From San Francisco to Indiana — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Peter Lawrence Kane Hey Indiana, Gurl. We’re writing because you’re about to do something really terrible in...
Photos: Gay SF in the ’70s Was a Lot Cooler Than the Gay SF of “Looking” — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jeremy Lybarger In the late ’70s, a San Francisco photographer named Hal Fischer published two books about gay life...
Six 20-Something Dykes You Meet on OkCupid
Yes, there are still lesbians in San Francisco...
Why Pink Saturday Was Canceled and What That Means for SF Pride
By Peter Lawrence Kane By now you’ve probably heard that Pink Saturday, the eve-of-Pride event that has taken over...
Oakland Becoming the Bay’s Queer Center
By Nastia Voynovskaya It isn’t news that rising rents have pushed many marginalized communities out of San Francisco. For...
PHOTOS: Castro’s Rainbow Crosswalks are Here
By Michelle Rial Anyone living in The Castro with ears and a will to sleep can tell you that the...
Queer SF Party Co-Opted for Cash by Boston Group — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Devin Holt There are few things more valuable than ideas in an information economy. Fame and fortune — or at...
Vintage Photos of Gay Love From the Early 1900s
By Jessica Saia These days San Francisco has gay pride coming out the proverbial wazoo, but in the distant (and...
HBO’s “Looking” SF Extras Casting Call — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Peter Lawrence Kane Looking, the HBO show that’s either the gay version of Girls or the slow, boring...
I Came Out to My Homophobic Parents
Faced with the choice of having to accept my sexual orientation or disown me, my parents made the harder choice. They’re certainly never going to wave flags at the Pride parade, but they’ll also stand up for me if one of their friends or family members says something disparaging....
Party Pics: Is This a Photo of You at Big Gay Birthday?
By Ellen Black Last year we threw San Francisco the biggest gayest birthday party to date — this year we went...