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Oh, the season has finally closed. As the Castro closed down its operations on Sunday, ending the Castro Street fair with its massive turnout audience, so closed the long, drunken street fair festival season that has been keeping marketers, merchants, and myself quite busy since Gay Pride in late June. I can honestly say that I am happy to see it close, and am only dreading that it means the Holidays are right around the corner. Ugh! That said, there was plenty of excitement to close the season off with a bang! Let’s discuss. More
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Pinkyswear
Over the course of the past week, I have spent more time thinking about the state of our countires future than the current state of the cities social scene. I mean, we are falling apart, and it is freaking me out. How am I supposed to snoop on all you fags whilst watching CNN and making sure that America hasn’t fallen into the sea? It has been quite the juggling act, as I am sure you are aware. More
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Pinkyswear
In these topsy turvy times, it seems like all we can mutually establish is a general support for common values and a love of alcohol. While one brings us together, the other one, as I have seen, sometimes father apart. In the midst of what has been repeatedly called, “the most important election of our lives,” tempers seem to have been be ignited on television and in the streets. Now while this may seem like a turbulent climate, it is just the perfect settings to do one of my favorite things: dish. More
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Pinkyswear
On what will likely be the last weekend of its kind, San Francisco seemed ripe for the picking. Sure, the rain was right at our heels, but that didn’t mean that we couldn’t be extra celebratory about the last time we’d feel eighty degrees for six months. On a Saturday night, every patio at every restaurant in town was overflowing with the sweet excesses that only the ends of summer can deliver. I was making my rounds, enjoying my short shorts for the last time, and couldn’t believe how much scoop was taking place all over. More
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Pinkyswear
What a great week to be alive! After our long, uphill battle of the past eight years, the coronation of a new king seemed more surreal than anything. Tears flowed like water in a stream as the city rallied alongside the rest of the nation in support of the greatest symbol of hope Americans have had in this generation. It was an amazing spectacle, and it filled us all with a joy we haven’t collectively expressed in a long time. That joy came rushing out of us in a pulsating frenzy, and the scene that spread across San Francisco, though bittersweet, was palpable. More
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Equality In The Face of Inequity
For 18 years now, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has put together the GLAAD Media Awards to reward the mainstream media for its fair and accurate portrayals of the LGBT community, however scarce they may be. Though such depictions remain few and far between, there is no shortage of talent and passion in the field that deserve recognition and praise. More
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Retaining San Francisco’s Visitor Visibility
Every June thousands of people descend upon San Francisco for a celebration that is entirely San Franciscan in its origin. For more than 35 years now, the San Francisco Pride celebration has been the hallmark of the LGBTQ community calendar and since its inception has branded our city as the LGBTQ capital of, if not the world, at least the Western Hemisphere. More
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A New Weekly Column
If good things really do come to those who wait, then I should be holding court with King Midas instead of counting change with Uncle Scrooge. It’s time to take a new tack. But in the crush of the gay landscape, is there still room for squares? This column will offer answers to that question -- sometimes in jest, often in truth, but always in a cardigan and glasses. More
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The Rising Sum
At what point did we start measuring worth by the notches on our nightstands instead of nickels and dimes? Living in a Gay Metropolis may seem to have its perks, but I’ve seriously begun to question whether the benefits still outweigh the costs. While watching the parade of available attractive men walk by can send anyone into a tizzy, it’s less fun when you actually have to try to catch one. No matter how beautiful your friends say you are on the inside, you know that inevitably strangers will only notice the outside. This constant preening often leaves me feeling less like a peacock and more like a chicken. More
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Pride Not Prejudice
San Francisco’s annual Pride has always been about embracing our differences and celebrating our similarities. This year’s theme “Pride Not Prejudice” not only seeks to highlight that principle, it aims to cement that motto into our psyche. It’s about taking time to remember the first Pride celebration in 1970, called “Gay In,” around the time of the Stonewall uprisings. It’s about taking time to remember the origins of the Rainbow Flag, created by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 parade. It’s also about giving ourselves time to reflect on how far we’ve come since then, and how far we still have to go. More
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