Children’s Fairyland Oakland to Mark 75th Anniversary With Celebrations in September 2025
Children’s Fairyland in Oakland is the OG theme park for kids and those of all ages who remain young at heart. As a writer for San Francisco Magazine once commented, it is “as miniature and uncynical as a toddler’s beating heart.”Walt Disney made a beeline for it,…
The World’s Queerest Grocery Store Provides a Blueprint for Democracy
Perhaps it is the longer days, the mixture of fog and sun, or the influx of visitors, but summer in San Francisco for hundreds of years has been synonymous with influential, significant events. Examples include the very founding of the city, on June 29, 1776; LGBTQ+ Pride…
Announced Closure of Oasis Signifies Major Changes to Bay Area Queer Nightlife
D’Arcy Drollinger, the Owner and Artistic Director of Oasis Nightclub, on July 19 announced that the popular club will be closing on January 1, 2026, after more than a decade of community-driven entertainment. The venue has been a cultural hub for drag, cabaret, live theater, and queer…
PBS and the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Rights
Public broadcasting has played a notable role in contributing to the national discourse on LGBTQ+ rights since at least the early 1960s, predating even the establishment of the Public Broadcasting Service on November 3, 1969. That is because stations such as KQED were already in existence by…
The Rescissions Act of 2025 Threatens to Gut Numerous LGBTQ+-Related Programs
As of this writing, the Trump administration is putting pressure on Congress to pass the Rescissions Act of 2025, following the administration’s successful recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Senate must pass the Rescissions Act before July 18, 2025. If not, the White…
‘Pursuit of Equality’ Co-Director Mike Shaw’s Video of San Francisco Pride 2025
The San Francisco Bay Times was honored to feature, among its special guests in the 2025 SF Pride Parade, the Co-Directors of the award-winning, groundbreaking 2005 documentary Pursuit of Equality about the fight for marriage equality. At the parade on June 29, 2025, Mike Shaw and Geoff…
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Children’s Fairyland History: 75 Years of Interactive Storytelling, Art, and Inclusivity
At the root of many of our greatest pleasures—music, films, online diversions, and more—is storytelling. Oakland nurseryman Arthur Navlet (1893–1981), like…
A Storybook LGBTQ+ Wedding at Fairyland
By Christina Klingenberger-Valdez– My wife and I have deep roots in the Bay Area. I grew up here, it’s where I…
Hope Is Where You Find It
By Joanie Juster – There is no denying that these are dangerous times, and it is all too easy to get…
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