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Divas, The Bay Area’s Only Transgender Bar, is Closing
For decades Divas was one of the few public places where Trans women felt safe and comfortable being themselves. Sure SF has long been considered an LGBTQ friendly place, but even in other parts of the Queer community, Transgender people weren’t always welcome.

Over 100 Drag Kings & Queens To Perform in Oakland
Via – Mama Celeste (aka Grey Tartaglione) The Bay Area Drag Festival is Coming Back to Oakland From Friday April 26th to Sunday April 28th, over one hundred drag kings, queens, and queer performers from the Bay Area and beyond will come together for the second annual Oaklash Drag Festival. Organized by

Bay Area Senior Citizens Find The Cannabis Scene is Lit
Bay Area seniors are discovering you can 420 well into your 70s, 80s, or longer. Senior citizens are the fastest-growing demographic of cannabis users in the U.S., and the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 18% of people 55 and older are now marijuana users. (That’s

We wanna send you and a friend to see Sales @ August Hall!
SALES is an American guitar-based pop band from Orlando, Florida. The band’s members are musicians Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih. They are joined on tour by Malcolm Martin, who serves as the live drummer and percussionist. Saturday, April 27, 2019 | August Hall | Tickets can be purchased here [promosimple

We wanna send you plus one to see QUITAPENAS!
QUITAPENAS, one word all caps, four syllables all claps, just to give you a taste of their rhythmic contagion. This Tropical Afro Latin combo was born under the warm California sun in 2011. They borrow aesthetics from the radical 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, each song echoes a remix of history and

Nosey Neighbors Are Trying to Kill All the Joy
People care a lot about the place they call home – it’s not just a shelter with four walls and a roof, it’s a personal respite from the conformity police lurking in every other aspect of our lives. Most people around the Bay Area get up at the butt crack

How to Make Friends in San Francisco
Are you new to the city? Maybe you’re an engineer who’s a bit socially awkward, or marketing intern fresh out of college? Maybe you’ve made enough Fortnite friends this year, and it’s just time you met some real-life people? Anyway, whatever it is, don’t worry. We have some foolproof ways

Growing up in San Francisco: A Middle Class, Catholic School Gal
By Adlyn South Donahan From the 1960’s to the early 2000’s, Catholic schools reigned top dog when it came to first choice education for the middle class. In San Francisco, every district had a Catholic school you could send your kid to. After K-8th grade, there were a plethora of