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    Harry Hay: The Founder of Us All

    Harry Hay: The Founder of Us All

    It was some time during the 1930s, Harry Hay remembered, when he turned to his then lover Will Geer to share an idea he had. Hay wanted to start a…

    Restaurateur Rachel Herbert’s Brilliant Mix: Cafés, Parks, Music, Art and LGBT Good Vibes

    Restaurateur Rachel Herbert’s Brilliant Mix:  Cafés, Parks, Music, Art and LGBT Good Vibes

    What is the value of relaxing at a beautiful neighborhood park in San Francisco and then enjoying a leisurely delicious meal with friends or family afterward at a sunny café?…

    Ann Rostow: I’m Thinking Friday, June 26

    By Ann Rostow I’m Thinking Friday, June 26 As June comes to a close, the Supreme Court has only a few days left to announce its remaining decisions. The Court…

    In the News

    In the News

    By Dennis McMillan Nation’s First LGBTQ Shelter Opens in the Mission Jazzie’s Place, the first shelter in the country for the adult LGBTQ community, opened in the Mission District, 1050…

    Protecting Education as the Great Equalizer

    Protecting Education as the Great Equalizer

    Earlier this month in Oakland, an obscure organization met to decide if California’s community and two-year colleges meet education standards. The process sounds simple, but the Accrediting Commission on Community…

    Supporting Bay Marriage

    Supporting Bay Marriage

    Our LGBT community in the Bay Area can help achieve goals and programs that more strongly unite the different parts of our region—supporting “Bay Marriage.” The Bay region shares needs…

    Pride Without Exception 2015

    Pride Without Exception 2015

    During LGBTQ Pride Month this year, we find ourselves thinking about a book I studied years ago in college: 20th century political philosopher John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. In…

    Pride in Marriage

    Pride in Marriage

    Bay Area civic pride is palpable, from the Golden State Warriors victory celebrations earlier this month to all of the rainbow motifs now in more businesses than ever before. It…

    On Being Single

    On Being Single

    “I can’t find a relationship,” the dejected man in my office says. In fact, he has solid relationships with many long-standing and valued friends and family members, but they don’t…

    Equal Rights! Special Rights!

    Equal Rights! Special Rights!

    Being a gay activist means that we have to do a lot of “splaining” and talking so that we can get our message of equal rights across to the masses.…

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