Sex and Dating

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

Rescue Row: The Officially Official Pet Rescue City Block in San Francisco
I grew up in a house with three indoor cats (two rescued ferals + one neighbor abandoned) and two outdoor ferals. Eventually we also rescued a Golden Labrador, Beau, from the same aforementioned neighbor. They decided to move and leave the dog behind in the front yard with no access

How To Win Bay To Breakers
During my first Bay to Breakers in the city some 7 years ago, I was lucky enough to witness a scene that changed my life forever.

It’s Hot Outside! Here are a Few Suggestions Before Getting Naked at Baker Beach!
Baker Beach, San Francisco CA Now that spring is here and presumably more warm weather, you may find yourself going to Baker Beach in the Presidio. You’ve got your beach towel, your jam box, your cooler full of tasty beverages…but it just doesn’t feel like enough. You want to feel

Why Hot Days in San Francisco are the Absolute Worst
It’s already 70 degrees outside and the day’s not even half over. The weather thingy on my computer says the high is gonna be 78 today but what the fuck does it know? In my experience here, anytime it’s predicted to be above 73 it invariably ends up being in the 80s.

Neo Allenism or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Sign Out of Facebook
The Fear of Missing Out, a condition so nice they gave it a catchy nickname: FOMO. So cute right? Isn’t that cute? The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO, remember) is a form of social anxiety in which an individual is afraid that they are left out of something memorable (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fomo): a party,

Win a Date with Broke-Ass Stuart!
So awhile back I was in a calendar of single Jewish guys called Mensch of the Month. I wanted the pic to be me naked with just a menorah covering my man parts, but that got a unanimous veto for some reason. I didn’t know that I had always wanted to

Dating Without A Voice: Eric Barry Dates With A Jaw Wired Shut (Part 1)
I try to purse my cracked lips open, sputtering through the mesh of teeth and wire. At first it’s just saliva, but then the colors begin to run red. Pressing against the back of my teeth with my tongue, I try to push the refuse through what gaps I can