Results Now Available From Groundbreaking Survey of LGBTQIA+ Midlife and Older Adults in California
By Marcy Adelman– The first state-funded study of LGBTQIA+ midlife and older adults in California is nearing completion. It is a two-part study on LGBTQIA+ aging that includes both an online survey and data from a series of focus groups with some of the hardest to reach…
A Call to Action on World AIDS Day
By Joanie Juster– I had planned to write a simple column about World AIDS Day, and let you know about the local activities planned for its annual commemoration. Then the election happened, and like everything else in our lives, World AIDS Day took on a whole new…
Honoring Our Trans Family on the Transgender Day of Remembrance
By Honey Mahogany– For many Americans, the month of November signals the beginning of the holiday season. However, for the trans community, the month of November is often a bit more somber. November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we reflect on those…
About Our Cover 10.17.24
Halloween in the Castro and Día de los Muertos in the Mission are annual rites of passage for many of us, but these and other important early fall observances are overshadowed by this year’s elections. From local, state, to national levels, critical decisions must be made that…
October 11, 1987
By Gert McMullin– My name is Gert McMullin. My official title at the Quilt would be Quilt Production Coordinator and Conservation but I think of myself as a panel maker. That’s how it all began for me some 36 plus years ago. My friends were the first…
Kamala Harris Dance Group Recreated in San Francisco
Vice President Kamala Harris’ high school dance group “Midnight Magic” was recreated by the Feline Finesse Dance Company on October 31, 2024, for the event series Divas & Drinks @ The Academy presented by the San Francisco Bay Times. Harris created the dance group with her friend…
Features
Radical Acts of Joy
By Joanie Juster– For months I’ve been writing about the election, and warning of the potential consequences. Much of what I’ve…
How to Face a Trump Presidency as a Trans Person
By Honey Mahogany– The election of President Trump has stirred up a maelstrom of fear and uncertainty for many Americans, and…
Time for Sarah McBride and Her Colleagues to Stand Strong for Trans People
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– We were shocked and horrified two weeks ago when Republican provocateur and Congressmember Nancy Mace…
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