A Guide to Fighting Street Harassment: How Bystanders Can Best Intervene on Behalf of Women Being Harassed
Enough is Enough street rally, image courtesy EnoughIsFuckingEnough.com Street harassment in the Bay Area has gotten so bad that women are putting duct tape on their mouths, removing their clothes in public and holding silent protests with signs recounting the ugly and awful remarks male aggressors make to them on
BAS Pride 2014: Free Hard French Tickets Still Available & Cut Some Rug @ Disco Daddy! (6/29)
Well another Pride in the city draws to a close with the mega parade and parties that are the jewels in the pretty tiara that is queer pride week. If you are an early riser or perhaps have not yet slept you still have time to either watch as
Do’s and Don’ts for Straight People on Pride Weekend
Pride Weekend is an appointment party on the annual calendar, and inevitably some stroller-pushing breeders will want in on that action. I mean, who wouldn’t, it’s a lot of fun. It’s not that straight people are unwelcome; most Pride events are all about inclusion, plus they’ll be very happy to
Sex and Dating: What are Your Deal Killers?
We all have a list. A “Standards List” for people you date. The gauntlet of rules we hold against the person asking you for a first date. They won the “Sure…I’ll share a coffee/meal/blanket in the park with this person” prize. So what must they do now? What must happen in
BAS Pride 2014: LEXhibition, Free Waffles and Bottomless Mimosas at the Lexington Club
When it comes to the city’s queer gin bins, you can hardly do much better than the Lex. For one, it is one of only two that serves the women’s’ community full time and even if that isn’t your bag, it’s a nice neighbourhood joint with cool people and a
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Dear SF & LA: Shut Up And Hug It Out
Shhh. Stop whining. Let’s all eat burritos on a beach, together. “Blah blah blah, TRAFFIC, blah blah blah SUPERFICIALITY! REALITY SHOW REJECTS!” is what I constantly hear from San Francisco citizens about my current residency in LA. “Yackity shmackity, ZILLIONAIRE TECH ASSHOLES! PRICE OF RENT!” is what I hear about
Etiquette for Using Slurs in a Post-Trannyshack World
Trannyshack flyer from 2010, redaction added My everyday casual slur use was rocked with the recent name change of the drag club formerly known as Trannyshack. Wait, a word that so adorably rhymes with “granny” has negative associations and is considered part of the hate speech vernacular? It’s not okay
Win Tix to the Not Dead Yet Festival
Not Dead Yet Fest is a reminder — no, a battle cry — of how much great music is alive and well in San Francisco. NDYF exists to promote and bring together the ever-growing music community in our city by the bay. We’re emerging artists and veteran performers, and we’re
