Influential Bay Area Transgender Leaders Who Are Making History
San Francisco is the city with the highest population of out transgender individuals, according to many surveys, with New York, Austin, Portland, Seattle, Boston, New Orleans, Columbus, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta also often mentioned in the top 10. As a beacon for the global transgender community,…
Bought & Sold: The 50-Year-Old Roots of Big Money in Politics Today
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– As the destructive chaos of the second Trump presidency continues to unfold, we find ourselves returning over and over to the inordinate influence of big money in American politics. A staggering $15.9 billion was spent nationwide on federal election races during…
About the Cover 2.27.25
A powerful response to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service took place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, when Yosemite National Park staffers hung a massive American flag upside down at the top of El Capitan. Displaying the nation’s flag in this manner is a…
Business Grants and More to Empower LGBTQ+ Black Women
“In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.”—Audre Lorde The great poet and activist Audre Lorde (1934–1992) often spoke about the importance of self-definition and self-empowerment. Regarding the former, she said, “If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other…
Reflections on Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s Inaugural Prayer Service Address
By The Venerable Reverend Miguel Bustos– The words of The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, during the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., are etched in my memory as a profound moment of truth-telling and prophetic witness.…
Grammy Nominee Nadirah Shakoor Makes Rare Appearance in the Castro
Grammy nominee Nadirah Shakoor, the former lead singer of Arrested Development and who has been a longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, made a rare appearance in the Castro for Black History Month. (With the Coral Reefer Band in 2024, she performed a sold-out show…
Features
My Dinner With Andre(w): Part One
By Andrew Freeman– Hello! I’m Andrew Freeman and I was born with a fork in my mouth. I am delighted and…
Shaken, Pranked, and Stirred
By Dina Novarr– Spring is finally here. The days are getting longer, the weather warmer, flowers are bursting into bloom, and…
Kochina Rude Continues to Lead Overdose Prevention Efforts in San Francisco
By Sir Kippy Marks– “Practice Makes Love Easy” (PMLE), a phrase that I started to use around 9+ years ago during…
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