SF Oasis Finally Reopens
After roughly seven months of work there is now a gold-tiled bar, a fresh crop of murals, a crocodile-textured wall upstairs. Oasis leans hard into a maximalist, Moulin Rouge cabaret....
LGBTQ+A collection of 186 posts
We love all things queer, rainbow bright and inclusive about San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. 🌈❤️
How to Do Dore Alley: Your 2026 Guide to Up Your Alley Weekend
I once ran afoul for briefly calling Dore Alley a "sex fair." And let's be honest for a second because yes: there's plenty of sex happening at it. But it is also more than that....
How To Make July 4th Gay Again
Many of my progressive friends have stopped wanting to celebrate the country at all. But I would like to do the exact opposite....
At a Queer Democratic Breakfast, Lurie Finally Spelled It Out for the Giants
When you put the uniform on one of our teams in San Francisco, you represent something bigger than yourself....
Responding to comments on the recent SF Giants controversy
We celebrate straight love in nearly every song on the radio and at all 2,430 ballgames a year. After the Giants' Pride Night, the comments still wanted to know when heterosexuals get their parade....
SF Oasis to reopen on July 17th
In a move that's timed perfectly for Pride Month, and on the heels of D'Arcy Drollinger's SF film premiere: Oasis just announced it will reopen July 17th....
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....
An Evening with The Bold Italic and SF Symphony
I'm very excited to announce The Bold Italic's first sponsored collaboration with San Francisco Symphony. June 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate our recently passed music director and queer icon Michael Tilson Thomas....
Here's Where Celebrities Drink at San Francisco Bars
Sam Smith ended a 20-night residency by walking Kim Petras to a Castro bar for one more round. That's the kind of night this map is made of....
A Daniel Lurie Porn Casting Call Has Appeared on Poles in SF
The mayor's slogan is "Let's go San Francisco." Someone built the X-rated remix called "Let's Blow San Francisco." The casting call is real, and we have the receipts....
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....
Every San Francisco fashion designer and seamstress I can vouch for
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say there's no fashion in San Francisco, I could commission a new ballgown. Or five....