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…
San Francisco Bay Times 2025 Pride Parade Contingent to Spotlight Marriage Equality Leaders
June 26, 2025—the date of this publication—marks the tenth anniversary of nationwide marriage equality. On this evening, the San Francisco Bay Times will be holding at The Academy SF an official Pride kickoff party as well as a commemoration of the historic Supreme Court victory. It is…
New Name. New Look. Same NCLR
Photos courtesy of NCLRSpecial thanks to Jennifer Bing and Malkia Hutchinson After nearly 50 years as a leading LGBTQ civil rights organization, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) announced this week that it is changing its name to the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR) to…
‘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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End of an Era?
By Donna Sachet– When lost in an unforgiving desert, one’s only hope is the appearance of an oasis, a welcoming harbor…
Our Phenomenal Sister Patty
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– It’s hard for us to use the past tense when describing our phenomenal sister and…
Michael J. Wong: Practicing Love Loudly Through Equation and Ensemble
By Sir Kippy Marks– “Practice Makes Love Easy” highlights the notion that, over time, the challenges and complexities of human relationships…
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