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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Vintage magazines and erotica are a common sight on Folsom Street in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept 14, 2024 (Michael Lane / Xpress Magazine)

Who’s Your (Leather) Daddy?

Travis Raburn, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

Moonlight spills over the rooftops of San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, illuminating a peculiar scene in the street below. Men dressed like erotic leather soldiers can be seen standing outside...

"Makeup" your identity

“Makeup” your identity

Shelley Wang
May 11, 2020

Different makeup products have been designated specifically for women over the last few decades. Makeup advertisements from brands like Maybelline and Olay often feature actresses or models who promote...

Alice Thiu poses for a portrait with her custom-made bike from her bicycle company THESIS at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, October 12th, 2018. (Mira Laing)

Women on Wheels

Mira Laing
May 30, 2019

Alice Thiu poses for a portrait with her custom-made bike from her bicycle company THESIS at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, October 12th, 2018. (Mira Laing) More pictures on this subject...

What’s a Queen to a Non-believer?

What’s a Queen to a Non-believer?

Amelia Williams
April 5, 2019

“That bass was tickling my taint, I loved it.” Rumor has it, you can find a drag show in San Francisco anywhere, any day of the week. There’s Rupaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) viewing parties on Mondays,...

Erasure of the L in LGBTQ

Erasure of the L in LGBTQ

Greg Ragaza
April 3, 2019

A tall, slender woman, probably in her late forties, strolls up to the bar, opulent in her beige fur coat. The bartender, who just finished up a transaction, walks over to her with a welcoming smile. “What...

Hitchhiking Powered By Love

Hitchhiking Powered By Love

Nikko Avellana
March 15, 2019

Sometimes you end up meeting the love of your life through a date, on the bus, online, or through mutual friends. No matter how they start or end, polyamorous relationships are enjoyed by different people...

Jezebel Yana poses for a portrait in her living room in San Francisco, California. Yana, a 21-year-old transgender woman from Los Angeles, left home at 17 because of continual emotional abuse from her family regarding her gender preference and has lived in San Francisco since. (Niko LaBarbera/Xpress)

The Coming Out Experience

Nikko Avellana
March 1, 2019

At seventeen years old, Mar Pierce was nervous. She had just realized that she was bisexual and, although nervous, built up the courage to come out to her mom. Pierce’s mom accepted her bisexuality...

The colors we date in

The colors we date in

Greg Ragaza
December 13, 2018

The hard reality of dating as a person of color in the gay community. It’s Valentine’s Day, 2015. I’m at a party, but no one catches my eye. Instead, I’m swiping left and right on Tinder, hoping...

The Importance of Them

The Importance of Them

Greg Ragaza
December 3, 2018

It is a typical Monday afternoon at the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University. Busy—the kind of busy where booming conversations blend together until no actual sentences or distinct...

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