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Terrorgrams: Peaches Christ & Crew's 'Screaming Telegrams' Bring Door-to-Door Scary Delights
Get some creepy clowns and ghoulish gals delivered to your door, or a ghoul-friend's, with the new Screaming Telegrams service.
Chicago's Boystown Drops Moniker, Embraces Greater Inclusiveness
After a recent survey, Northalsted Business Alliance will retire the use of the "Boystown" moniker in marketing for the Chicago neighborhood in order to be more inclusive and welcoming.
Historic Boston Nightclubs Ramrod and Machine Permanently Closed
Ramrod and Machine, the last two queer nightclubs in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, permanently shuttered their doors just before quarantine and won't be coming back.
Literary Grants, Fellowships and Awards Update
Literary arts emergency grant recipients have been announced, George Takei wins an award, and Lambda Literary's LitFest schedule is announced.
A Weekend in the Castro: Businesses, Re-opened
Visitors to the Castro district on Sunday, Sept. 13 enjoyed outdoor dining, drinks and shopping at local stores. Safety and health precautions were heeded as patrons enjoyed themselves while supporting local businesses.
How Starving Public Health Fueled a COVID Fire in Florida
As the nation starved the public health system intended to protect communities against disease, staffing and funding fell faster and further in the Sunshine State, leaving it especially unprepared for the worst health crisis in a century.
Castro Street Closure Request for Dining Plaza Hits Roadblock
A request by the Castro Merchants to turn a portion of a street running through the heart of San Francisco's LGBTQ district into an outdoor dining plaza on weekends through the end of the year has run into a roadblock over fire vehicle access.
Editorial: Raise An Inclusive Castro Flag
The Castro Merchants, the organization of neighborhood businesses which oversees the iconic rainbow flag flying at Castro and Market streets, should consider installing a more inclusive version of the global symbol of LGBTQ rights.
Editorial: Show the Castro Some Love
It's been a stark four months of mostly sheltering in place for the city — and the rest of the Bay Area — but there are signs that the Castro is coming back to life.
Mercy Housing Under Fire from 95 Laguna Resident
A disabled bisexual woman who is a resident of 95 Laguna Street is seeking mediation with Mercy Housing following a series of injuries she said she sustained after moving to the San Francisco affordable housing complex geared toward LGBTQ seniors.
In SF LGBTQ Castro District, Commerce Moves Outside
Missing one of her favorite spots in the Castro, Veronika Fimbres took her friend Desiree Ruskin to Harvey's last Friday for lunch, grabbing one of the tables set up on the sidewalk.
SOGI Data on COVID-19 Patients Must Now Be Reported, California Says
California will now be requiring health care providers and local health departments to report data on the sexual orientation and gender identity of COVID-19 patients, according to a July 28 news release.
Trump Lets New Yorkers Back Into Federal Travelers Program
Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself.
As Coronavirus Patients Skew Younger, Tracing Task Seems All But Impossible
In California, 18- to 49-year-olds now make up the majority of people testing positive for COVID-19. The number has risen sharply in the past month.
Virus Prompts Drastic Measures As Death Tolls Set Records
The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission and a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel.
Let the Good Times... Hold. Virus Recloses New Orleans Bars
It's a fresh taste of bitter medicine for New Orleans: A sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is forcing bars in the good-time-loving, tourist-dependent city to shut down again just a month after they were allowed to partially reopen.
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.
Online Extra: Artists Create New Black Lives Matter Mural in Western Addition
The latest Black Lives Matter street mural, created on June 12 by was painted on Fulton Street with a direct view toward San Francisco's City Hall. Photographer Gooch captured a unique angle when he and his husband participated in the painting event.
Author Talk with Alvin Orloff, Beth Lisick and K.M. Soehnlein
The San Francisco Public Library's 'On the Same Page' series presents author Alvin Orloff in a June 10 online conversation with authors Beth Lisick and K.M. Soehnlein, who'll discuss the wild Bay Area '80s and '90s and literary topics.
Online Extra: Dining In: Black-Owned, Drag-Infused Meals to Go
Too pooped amid protests and a pandemic to prepare poultry? Bay Area Black-owned restaurants and Oasis' drag-hosted catered meals can nourish you through the revolution.
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