Moments away from writing a curt post about the lack of Donna Sachet covering this year's Gay Pride Parade, the fine homosexuals at the Bay Area Reporter report that, wait, yes, Sachet will be back this year to cover the melange of queers that gather annually along Market Street. Praise Jesus, indeed. more ›

Too old, young, married with children, in the closet, cracked out, hungover or far away to watch this morning's Gay Pride Parade? Relax. You can watch it within the warm, glowing, comforting glow of your computer screen. Check out the parade live at 10 a.m. this morning over SFPrideLive.com, hosted by alleged celebrities Jai Rodriguez, Michelle Meow and Sebastian Kunz.. (An aside:? Where the fuck are Jan Wahl and Donna Sachet? It's not a LGBTTQGLGQ Pride parade without Jan and the Castro district's tranny of note. This is bullshit.) You can also watch it live on Comcast channel 99 starting at 10:30 a.m. Who knows? Coverage might just border on 'almost interesting.' Oh, and also be sure to send SFist your Pride pics. If you want to, that is You can do by by electronically mailing them to editor@sfist.com, or simply tag them with 'sfist' IN Flickr. Have fun, kids. more ›

Taken by Jim Herd at Saturday's Pink Triangle party (always celebrated the day before Queer Pride Parade), a "newly sober" Mayor Gavin Newsom rips into a bottle of bubbly. How adorable! more ›

You know you've made it in San Francisco as a marginalized group when you start getting in fights with other marginalized groups -- so a local bisexual advocacy/social group is under fire for their policies excluding certain transgender persons. more ›

The Pride Parade is one of the best photo-ops of the year, isn't it? The yearly celebration gives us an opportunity to step back, examine ourselves, and then breathe with relief, "yup, still gay." more ›

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We always know when we're near the Eatwell Farms stand at any given farmer's market: A sudden whiff of lavender quickly balloons into a heady aroma. The farm's stand always carries dried lavender and a variety of products derived from it, but for a few weeks they now have it fresh. Alas, the season will probably have passed by the time the Pride Parade trundles down Market with that color on display among the rainbows. We're more accustomed to lavender in our bath salts than on our herb racks, but of course the pungent member of the far-reaching mint family is a distinctive component in , the classic French blend that also features basil, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, and fennel. A touch of lavender can infuse lemonade, summer fruit desserts, or ice cream with its telltale aroma, and it has a natural affinity for honey (most lavender honey is made by infusing the sweet stuff with the herb, not from bees pollinating the plant). It should be used with discretion, however, or your final dish will smell like a boutique bath store. more ›