I, for one, am happy to see the end of 2025. Our country has been taken over by a cabal of small, cruel men, who answer to a Caligula of a president. All we can do is protest, stand up for what’s ...

n Bay Area meetings about emerging opportunities, businesses, and events, one city continues to be mentioned as 2025 draws to a close: Oakland. On the surface, that is surprising. Oakland’s large ...

Future issues of the San Francisco Bay Times will take a deeper dive into LGBTQ+ owned and allied destinations in East Bay cities beyond Oakland, but, for now, here are a few additional ...

The superb new Slate podcast When We All Get to Heaven tells the story of the pivotal role the San Francisco MCC (Metropolitan Community Church) played as a queer church and an indispensable part of ...

The holiday season has a way of speeding everything up. Calendars fill, inboxes overflow, and suddenly you’re juggling festive plans, family logistics, travel costs, year-end deadlines, and a swirl of ...

As LGBTQ+ community members in the San Francisco Bay Area age, thoughtful elder care planning becomes key to maintaining independence, dignity, and connection. This involves legal tools like advance ...

As 2025 quickly draws to a close, it is hard to believe how fast this year has gone by. The months seem to have blurred together, and suddenly we find ourselves preparing to turn the calendar to a new ...

The résumé of Clarence “CK” Kwan is packed with some of the biggest names in tech, such as Meta and Amazon. After years of working as an in-demand architect and design leader, CK decided to found his ...

For its participants, Openhouse + On Lok Community Services is more than a day center. It is the place where they feel safe, supported, and seen. Over the past year, all of us at Openhouse + On Lok ...

Golden Ratio, a new community hub in downtown Oakland, is the latest LGBTQ-owned business to strengthen the growing vibrant queer scene in the East Bay. Located at 1517 Franklin Street, Golden Ratio ...

With 2026 on the near horizon, it’s time to look at trends in wine for the new year. Consumption of traditional wine is down as younger drinkers have a plethora of options from spirits to ...

So, what do we do with a movie that is half interesting and half a snooze fest? The good news is that it gives us some insight into Shakespeare when he was writing Hamlet. The bad news is the second ...