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    New Survey Identifies Aging Concerns in the LGBT Community

    New Survey Identifies Aging Concerns in the LGBT Community

    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…

    What a Difference a Decade Makes: The 10 Year Anniversary of the Marriage Caravan

    What a Difference a Decade Makes: The 10 Year Anniversary of the Marriage Caravan

    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…

    Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Take the Marital Plunge

    Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Take the Marital Plunge

    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,…

    Is it Now, Yet?

    Is it Now, Yet?

    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!”

    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!”

    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!”…

    Happy 40th Anniversary, SF FrontRunners!

    Happy 40th Anniversary, SF FrontRunners!

    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…

    Our Deepest Desires Can Dissolve Our Darkest Fears

    Our Deepest Desires Can Dissolve Our Darkest Fears

    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…

    Christophe Caballero Dazzles and Rocks a Bowler Hat in Chicago

    Christophe Caballero Dazzles and Rocks a Bowler Hat in Chicago

    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!”…

    Writer=Author

    Writer=Author

    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…

    The Way He Looks Proves That Real Love for All of Us Is Blind

    The Way He Looks Proves That Real Love for All of Us Is Blind

    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…