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    Donna’s Chronicles, “When you’ve attended as many Coronation Weekends…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “When you’ve attended as many Coronation Weekends…”

    By Donna Sachet— When you’ve attended as many Coronation Weekends as we have, you begin to realize that they are very much like amusement rides. You may have to stand…

    Provenance and Pleasure: Engineering Intimacy

    Provenance and Pleasure: Engineering Intimacy

    By Dina Novarr— There’s a reason people talk about a great bar program the way they talk about great sex: you don’t fully know what to expect until you feel…

    Good To Eat Is Queer, Women, and Immigrant-Owned—and Worth the Trek to Emeryville

    Good To Eat Is Queer, Women, and Immigrant-Owned—and Worth the Trek to Emeryville

    The wife-wife team at Good To Eat restaurant in Emeryville—Chef Tony Tung and General Manager Angie Lin—has created one of the best Asian cuisine destinations in the Bay Area that…

    Leanne Borghesi: Practicing Love Out Loud, Onstage and In Community

    Leanne Borghesi: Practicing Love Out Loud, Onstage and In Community

    By Kippy Marks— Some people practice love quietly, like a soft hum beneath the noise of the world. And then there is Leanne Borghesi—a woman who practices love in full…

    Where Spectacle Meets Soul: A Month in Global Sport

    Where Spectacle Meets Soul: A Month in Global Sport

    By Beth Schnitzer— There are weeks when sport entertains us. And then there are weeks when it reveals itself. February delivered both. Super Bowl week brought spectacle to the Bay…

    The Powerful New Book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality

    The Powerful New Book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The powerful and gorgeous new book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality, published late last year to much critical acclaim, will arrive in…

    Cheering on a Girl Named Becky (Part 2)

    Cheering on a Girl Named Becky (Part 2)

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— Today, we continue our discussion of two lawsuits the U.S. Supreme Court will decide this year involving the right and freedom of transgender girls…

    Here’s What Happens When Philanthropy, State Government, and Local Nonprofits Work Together

    Here’s What Happens When Philanthropy, State Government, and Local Nonprofits Work Together

    By Maritza Martinez— As queer people navigate a world that increasingly feels less safe than it did just a few years ago, I’ve also seen truly meaningful progress made for…

    Maud Allan: The Vision of Salome

    Maud Allan: The Vision of Salome

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky— The biblical princess Salome is possibly the most notorious dancer in history. Her “Dance of the Seven Veils” has mesmerized us for the last 2000 years,…

    Puppy Love

    Puppy Love

    By Jewelle Gomez— I’ve been a cat lesbian all of my life, until several years ago when our last sweetie left us. We made it through the pandemic without succumbing…