Our parents’ generation prided themselves on being independent. But most of us boomers who have lovingly provided years of support and caregiving for frail or ill parents know firsthand what…
Ten years ago this month, Marriage Equality USA leaders decided to channel the seemingly boundless energy of the San Francisco Winter of Love into a nationwide bus tour—the Marriage Equality…
Why do you want to get married? What is it that drives you, calls to you, and makes you sure you are doing the right thing? Are your motives emotional,…
Wariness is a kind of innate default setting in the human brain. To keep our ancestors alive, the brain evolved a “negativity bias”—an inclination to be constantly on the alert…
Sister Dana Sez, “This November 4th is Election Day. LGBTQ citizens, be sure to get OUT to the polls or turn in your absentee ballots early to Queer the Vote!”…
The San Francisco FrontRunners, the founding chapter of the world’s LGBT and straight allies running organization, is an impressively strong franchise. SF FrontRunners is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year…
By Gypsy Love Producer/Director Ben Stiller’s 2013 film adaptation of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” depicts the adventurous journey of long-dissatisfied daydreamer Walter Mitty. A career crisis compels Mitty…
Great cities have inspired great songs and performances. Think of crooning Tony Bennett or Jeanette MacDonald standing under the earthquake ruins (in film) singing, “San Francisco, open your Golden Gate!”…
Michele Karlsberg: When did you decide to become a writer? Melissa Brayden: The dictionary defines storytelling as the conveying of events in words and images, often by improvisation or embellishment. The one thing it left…
Brazil’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, The Way He Looks, opens November 7. It is out writer/director Daniel Ribeiro’s feature length version of his excellent 2010 short I…
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