The Best Things Our Food Critic Ate in April
Every month, food writer Soleil Ho recounts the best bites of the Bay Area (and elsewhere).
LGBTQ
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Forget "Redefining Masculinity." These Artists Are Blowing the Whole Thing Up
A Castro gallery show and a new Oakland bar ask what masculinity could look like if we stopped trying to nail it down.
Philz Coffee Deals Lethal Blow to Gay 'Little Treat' Culture
The beloved coffee chain nixed its Pride flags in the name of “inclusivity.” What the hell?
Tuesdays with the Baddies: Meet the East Bay Billiard Club Making Pool More Inclusive
In bars and back rooms, a radical group of pool players is creating space for women and nonbinary, trans, and queer folks — one break at a time.
So You’ve Finally Gotten Up the Nerve To Visit a Gay Bathhouse. Now What?
You must provide your own shower shoes, and woe betide you if you forget them. That’s the uniform.
‘Joy Is at the Core’: Drag Story Hour Sashays Into Its Next Decade
Despite Trump, transphobes, and a pandemic, the San Francisco storytelling event-turned-international-movement has plenty to celebrate.
What Is Queer Food? We Ate Some and Still Aren't Sure
What is queer food? Danny and Soleil go to Deluxe Queer to eat and find out what “queer food” is.
But What Did They Used to Call You?
A bill to seal the name and gender change records for trans and nonbinary people is set to pass in California. It’s not enough.
Watch Parties, Dildos, and Equal Pay: How Queer Valkyries Fans Claim Space in the WNBA
The vibes around Ballhalla are immaculate — yet the league is still mired in misogyny and inequality. What’s a fan to do?
