San Francisco’s First Ever City-wide Mayoral Candidate Town Hall on Seniors and People with Disabilities
The worldwide senior population is now at its highest level in human history, according to the United Nations Population Division. The number of people aged 60 years and over has tripled since 1950, surpassing 700 million in 2006. That is obviously good news tied, in part, to…
Join Us in Building a Community We Can Be Proud of at Any Age
By Karyn Skultety– San Francisco is the birth place of the LGBTQ movement. These are the streets where the leaders of our community were made and where our march towards justice began. On a warm night in August of 1966, the Compton Cafeteria Riots marked the moment…
Youth Power Movement Answers the Call to Action
By Lyndsey Schlax– (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She still offers that groundbreaking class but is teaching Ethnic Studies this semester. The two subjects often intersect,…
San Francisco Gay Chamber of Commerce Timeline
Founded in 1974, the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) is the San Francisco gay chamber of commerce and the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce. The GGBA is also the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs. With members who live and do business across San Francisco,…
Dan Ashley’s Rock the CASA Helps Youths in Need
The headlines of late have been so disheartening, and especially concerning the threats and challenges faced by our nation’s youth. The problems often seem overwhelming and complex, with few guaranteed quick fixes in sight. It is therefore all the more important to support those who are working…
Features
A Fantastic New Exhibit and Book About Our Shared Humanity: hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project
By Stuart Gaffney How many times has a stranger on the street asked you the question, “What are you?”—as if you…
Keeping Score of the San Francisco Mayor’s Race
By Louise “Lou” Fischer I’m a sports superfan. I’ll watch, and sometimes play, anything that involves a ball or a puck:…
Resist. Rebuild. Give OUT!
By Roger Doughty As LGBTQ people, we find ourselves at a moment in history when we all need to stand up…
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