Posts Tagged ‘Real Bad’

Year-Round Gratitude

Suzan Donna Palm Springs Pride

One of the best things about living in San Francisco is how thankful I am, every day, to be able to live in the best city on earth. Whether our beautiful bubble is booming or bursting, and whether my personal stock is trading up or down, my love and gratitude for all things San Francisco [...]


San Framily Values

Suzan and Graig Powerhouse Alley

As a self-proclaimed homosociologistA fag hag who appreciates and actively participates in a wide range of gay subcultures, and who takes particular pride in being accepted as one of the gays in settings that typically include no women or straight persons., I tend to be a fundamentalist with it comes to the San Framily values [...]


Gifts That Keep on Giving

Suzan and Sister Phyllis

Most people wait until the holidays to be charitable, but nobody gets into the spirit of giving like the gays, which is why I love them so. For us, opportunities for togetherness aren’t just a seasonal thing. Counting the blessings we create among our chosen families is a year-round pursuit of happiness, and it’s inspiring, [...]


A DJ Disciple

If god is a DJ, life is a dancefloor, love is the rhythm, you are the music.” - Pink As a professional homosociologistA fag hag who appreciates and actively participates in a wide range of gay subcultures, and who takes particular pride in being accepted as one of the gays in settings that typically include no [...]


My Gay Midlife Crisis

My Gay Midlife Crisis

The Up Your Alley street fair is one of my favorite San Francisco holigays, and my best test for the current boundaries of the straight comfort zone. If Dore Alley is the new Folsom Street Fair, very few things about loving my gays are truly edgy or underground anymore. Once upon a time, only the [...]


Real Bad XXII Donates Record-Breaking $180,000

Real Bad XXII Donates Record-Breaking $180,000

November 12th, 2010 Grass Roots Gay Rights West (GRGR/West), producers of the annual REAL BAD fundraising party that follows San Francisco’s world-renowned Folsom Street Fair, today announced the fundraising results from REAL BAD XXII, which was held on Sunday, September 26, 2010. Despite a difficult economic backdrop, REAL BAD XXII raised an unprecedented $180,000 for [...]