san francisco

disability

interview

theater

Sins Invalid’s “Birthing, Dying, Becoming Crip Wisdom” Features Crip Art, Activism, Love & Liberation

“We deserve to have art that is by us and for us and is us being complicated and depicting all our lives as they are, without simplifying or reassuring.”

Tovah —

Oct 13, 2016

photoessay

photography

the scene

San Francisco Pride Was Really Wild

We eased into the raging with a potluck of queers.

Molly —

Jun 28, 2016

a+ photoessay

NSFW

af+

NSFW PHOTOESSAY: Folsom Street Fair 2015

The largest leather festival in the world brings butts, boobs and spanking to Folsom street in San Francisco.

Molly —

Oct 1, 2015

event

photoessay

the scene

PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands 2015

Outside Lands: It’s chilly, there are trees, there’s great music and delicious food. You should go.

Molly —

Aug 13, 2015

california gay history

lesbian history

lgbt history

Booths for Ladies: An Unauthorized History of the Lexington Club

The idea of this building housing regular, straight people drinking regular, straight drinks was peculiar to me. So I set off into various archives to learn more, uncovering a total…

Ivy Schlegel —

Apr 30, 2015

kickstarter

kipper clothiers

queer fashion

Custom Suits, Kipper Clothiers, and Other Things That Are Worth Investing In

It’s time I invest in a suit that will actually fit me. So it’s a really good thing a company like Kipper Clothiers, who makes custom suits for the LGBT…

Alex —

May 22, 2014

Daily Fix

gay families

politics + activism

Bevan Dufty Reminds Us Gay Candidates Have Kids Too

This gay man thinks that watching him ride the train with his daughter will make you more likely to vote for him.

Rachel —

Oct 4, 2011

Daily Fix

gay history 101

issues

20 Years Ago Today in Gay History: The AB101 Veto Riots Would’ve Blown Your Mind

Twenty years ago today, the queers of San Francisco set fires, broke windows and got arrested, and they did it for you.

Rachel —

Sep 30, 2011

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Gay & Women’s Rights Activists GLITTERBOMB GOP Candidate Tim Pawlenty

WELCOME TO SAN FRANCISCO!

Riese —

Jun 16, 2011

feminism

gender identity

visual art

Street Art’s Gritty, Sexual, Honest and Very Very Queer Side

“Us” in this instance being graffiti artists, street artists, vandals, thought provokers— who are women, and also queer.”

Jilly Ballistic —

Jun 8, 2011

Daily Fix

haviland stillwell

the scene

West Hollywood is Too Gay to Function, or “Shane Don’t Live Here No More”

We hit the pavement in West Hollywood to discover if The New York Times is right about the controversial gentrification of the gayest city in the universe.

Riese —

Mar 7, 2011

alsoalsoalso

california

society + culture

Gay History In The Making: Museum Opens In The Castro, Will Be Great

The first-ever GLBT History Museum in the US is opening in San Francisco, and it is every kind of perfect. Also, gay divorce allowed in Texas, two lesbian priests married…

Rachel —

Jan 9, 2011