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The Nite Owl: The Lucky Penny
It’s been a fairly cold summer inside and out this year, but in the past weeks things have warmed up slightly, albeit encased in drizzle. I’m riding the 38-Geary out of the Tenderloin and away from Bus Station John’s frisky disc-y, the Tubesteak Connection where a gaggle of fuzzy men

BAS Pride in Pictures 2015
Sf Pride 2015 was one roller coaster of a ride! History was made when the Supreme Court finally handed down its much-belated decision that marriage was a right for all and that love reigned even more supreme than itself. Yet the struggle at home was just as real as it

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

BAS Pride 2015 Call to Action: Unity Rally for Chicano LGBT Mural (7/1)
For the third time, in less than a month, a simple, yet powerful, art installation has been marred by hate. Manuel Paul’s Por Vida, which was installed to great fanfare from the queer Latino community on June 13th, was defaced again late Monday, this time by arson. That it

BAS Pride 2015: The Harvey Milk Club Marches with #MyNameIs and Disco Daddy Pride Edition (6/28)
Good morning you queer grey city of love! Pride week comes to a close today with the massive annual parade and the culmination of a memorable June, to say the least. The Supreme Court finally recognized rights that should have been in place in the first place and the city

BAS Pride 2015: DAY OF DECISION!!! Trans March, #HoldingOntoSF, Call to Aid the Galería de la Raza Mural
Nothing is as excruciatingly painful as when those you love turn their back on you. For many of us, San Francisco has done just that. The creators, the artists, the dreamers who took this city as their muse have been given notice. In the past few weeks, even our

BAS Pride 2015: The Lexington Pride Kick-off, Megaphone, & FREE tickets to Phallus In Wonderland
The doors may have closed, but the Lex is hardly out of business. Since what was one of the best bars in the Mission was priced out, it has taken on a new presence as a community ambassador to queer community, offering a thorough resource for Pride going-ons this week.

BAS Pride 2015: Win Tix to Hard French Pride Party + The 2015 Bi-BQ + Pride Night @ Comix Experience
Well queers, we are already mid-week of this year’s rainbow tour and about knee deep in plenty of gay-ass shit to do. If you are, by chance looking for something to do on the way to the Milk Club and 48 Hills joint happy hour (because you would never miss

BAS Pride 2015: Pullin’ Pork Happy Hour Wed. 6/24 & FREE Tickets to Pound Puppy Pride!
When we lost the Bay Guardian last year, in addition to a consummate news source and progressive ally, we also lost one of the best party hosts in town. Among it’s annual offerings was it’s Pride week kick-off, “Pullin’ Pork For Pride”. Well, the Harvey Milk Club thought it would