Activism

5 San Francisco Places Crucial to Drag Legend Doris Fish
If ever there was a time for Australian legend Doris Fish and her circle’s story to be told, it is now.

Ploughshares Nursery: The Garden Center That Houses Homeless People
The Bay Area is littered with garden centers and nurseries, all boasting the best-looking plants and popular species. So what makes Ploughshares Nursery any different? One hundred percent of the profit is donated towards housing the homeless.

Where This Transgender Artist Goes to Cry in San Francisco
When I want a good cry, and lately there’s been a lot to cry about for transgender folks, sometimes I take to the city and let my feelings run wild. Here’s a list of memorable locations for me. And, in the words of the late trans visionary Sophie, “it’s okay to cry.”

Mixing Diasporas: Drag Cabaret in SF’s Chinatown
The fact that there was a drag show happening in the space was a historic event in itself.

Protest DA Jenkins Dropping the Charges of a Killer Cop
Remember all those impassioned posts you made in 2020 about how much Black lives mattered? Remember the protests you attended and the signs you put up in your windows and on your lawns? Well now it’s time to put your actions where you mouth is. In case you missed it,

Why San Francisco’s Biggest Fountain is Gushing Green
San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain is pumping a particularly florescent hue these days.

Bake Muffins & Feed Homeless Folks for National Muffin Day!
BY JACOB “MUFFIN MAN” KAUFMAN A long, long time ago, there was a show called Square One TV, which was a sketch comedy show for kids that was about – wait for it – MATH. Fuck. Yes. One fun thing I learned from Square One TV is that the digits of

This Is National Wake at the Roxie Theater
This movie is like one of those classes whose teacher and subject were so unexpected and so exciting that you went from slouch to ramrod straight in a moment as what you were hearing dawned on you.