With Cities Raising Diverse Pride Flags, Push to See SF Castro Follow Suit

With several cities in California flying more diverse versions of the rainbow flag, LGBTQ advocates in San Francisco are seeking to see the Castro business district follow suit and raise one of the flags on the giant flagpole at Harvey Milk Plaza.

by Matthew S. Bajko and John Ferrannini | Jun 20, 2020

Q-Music: Pride Inside – A Queer Quarantine Playlist

Music from Marty Thomas, Kesha, Rachael Sage, Green Day, Shopping, Game Theory, The Third Mind and other musicians touch on colors of the rainbow.

by Gregg Shapiro | Jun 24, 2020

Online Extra: Federal Judge Indicates He's Likely to Unseal Prop 8 Tapes

At a virtual federal court hearing Wednesday, the judge indicated he'd likely unseal the tapes of the Proposition 8 trial.

by John Ferrannini | Jun 18, 2020

Online Extra: African-American Shakespeare Company's New Talk-Back Interview Series with Colman Domingo

African-American Shakespeare Company's new Talk-Back interview series premieres online June 20 with actor, writer, and director Colman Domingo.

by Jim Provenzano | Jun 17, 2020

Sonoma County Greenlights Return of Tourist Lodging

To the relief of Sonoma County hotel operators who were forced to close their doors to tourists in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials in the North Bay county have given the greenlight to the travel lodging industry to reopen Friday.

by Mathew S. Bajko | Jun 20, 2020

Political Notebook: In Colorado, Transgender Trailblazer Titone Seeks Second Term

Earlier this year the Colorado Legislature was poised to ban criminal defendants from using a gay or transgender panic defense at trial.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jun 18, 2020

Following Pride Flag Confrontation, Farmers Market Management Company Complains of 'Vitriol' It Has Received

The farmers market management company whose director publicly berated the gay owner of a Livermore cookie company for handing out rainbow flags at his booth is now complaining of the "vitriol" it has received since video of the confrontation went viral.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Jun 18, 2020

Photo Books Capture NYC, SF and Other Pride Celebrations and Protests

Four new and recent photos books celebrate Pride's decades of parades, celebrations and protests, in photos by Alyssa Blumstein, Fred W. McDarrah, Ron Williams, and from The New York Times archives.

by Jim Provenzano | Jun 21, 2020

Online extra: San Francisco Opera cancels 2020 season

San Francisco Opera announced the difficult decision to cancel its Fall 2020 Season due to the ongoing pandemic. Nearly 40 music productions and programs have been put on hold or cancelled, while online programming continues.

by Jim Provenzano | Jun 16, 2020

Online Extra: Litquake's 'You, Me, And Everyone In Quarantine' June 16

For a bit of in-home literary inspiration, log on to the Litquake-sponsored reading, with Irene McCalphin, SevanKelee Boult, Wo Chan, Katie Fricas, Preeti Vangani, and host Baruch Porras-Hernandez.

by Jim Provenzano | Jun 16, 2020


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