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By Ann Rostow—

Play Ball, Or Not

As the Supreme Court wound down its 2025/2026 session, the justices released the court’s decision in the combined cases that asked whether states can ban transgender women and girls from playing sports for public schools and colleges. Surprise! The answer was of course they can. Justice Kavanaugh wrote ...

As Orphan Andy’s begins a new chapter under new owner Michael Goodrich, the San Francisco Bay Times asked several local community leaders to share their thoughts about this storied Castro diner.

Andrea Aiello, Executive Director of the Castro Community Benefit District

“My memories of Orphan Andy’s are really memories of Denni...

By Joanie Juster—

Pride Month provided San Francisco with some high-profile examples of what leadership and true allyship should—and should not—look like.

First, thank you to everyone who marched in, volunteered for, and helped create the first-ever Trans Ally Rally on Saturday, June 27. A collaborative effort between San Francisco Pride, People’s Marc...

San Francisco AIDS Walk Photos

By Joanie Juster—

When AIDS Walk San Francisco began in 1987, we had no idea we would still need to do this work forty years later, and, yet, we do.

On Sunday, July 19, 2026, AIDS Walk San Francisco will mark its 40th anniversary of raising funds for Bay Area organizations that serve people with HIV and AIDS...

By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis—

Late last month, the conservative Republican supermajority of the U.S. Supreme Court issued a deeply flawed decision, upholding state bans on transgender girls and women playing in school sports. Significantly, the ruling does not require all states to exclude trans athletes from girls’ sports; it only applies to states with suc...