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    Empress of the Greatest, Gayest City on Earth

    Empress of the Greatest, Gayest City on Earth

    By Khmera Rouge “Where else, but here in San Francisco?” This is a simple question that I have asked myself many times over since moving to the Bay Area. It…

    Role Model Alma Soongi Beck, Esq., Mixes Legal Savvy with Community Service

    Role Model Alma Soongi Beck, Esq.,  Mixes Legal Savvy with Community Service

    Even the most confident and strong among us can feel defeated by legal troubles, but that’s where Alma Soongi Beck, Esq., comes in like a superhero, resolving complex issues concerning…

    Lenore Chinn Challenges Social Conventions Through Her Award-winning Art and Poetry

    Lenore Chinn Challenges Social Conventions Through Her Award-winning Art and Poetry

    Realist painter Lenore Chinn’s bold and distinctive works command attention. We’ve found ourselves captivated for lengthy periods, absorbing every emotion, brushstroke and minute detail. As great fans of her paintings,…

    Fighting Discrimination in Education

    Fighting Discrimination in Education

    (Editor’s Note: This article marks the debut of new San Francisco Bay Times columnist Assemblymember Phil Ting, who has been a longtime ally of our community. As you can see…

    LGBT in Oakland: How Far We’ve Come, and Our Next Steps

    LGBT in Oakland: How Far We’ve Come, and Our Next Steps

    (Editor’s Note: A while back, we mentioned the future launch of a new San Francisco Bay Times column authored by Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan. We are now delighted to…

    Childbirth Without the Doctor?

    Childbirth Without the Doctor?

    Recently, a couple of web sites, Opendoor.com and openlistings.com, have gotten a lot of press. The premise of these sites is to take the agents out of the real estate…

    How to Win as a San Francisco Home Buyer in Today’s Market

    How to Win as a San Francisco Home Buyer in Today’s Market

    It’s no secret that the San Francisco housing market is hot, hot, hot. Limited inventory and lots of competition leave buyers questioning, “What does it take for my offer to…

    Bayard Rustin: Undaunted Crusader for Civil Rights

    Bayard Rustin: Undaunted Crusader for Civil Rights

    Bayard Rustin believed devoutly in the American ideal, the “self-evident” truths that all of us “are created equal” and endowed “with certain unalienable Rights,” including “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit…

    From a Couple to a Thrupple

    From a Couple to a Thrupple

    Q: My husband and I have been together for eleven years. We were monogamous for three years, and then we transitioned to an open relationship, which has worked well for…

    To Love Is Not to Possess

    To Love Is Not to Possess

    The Sound of Music movie was near and dear to my heart, even before I spent a college semester abroad in Salzburg, Austria. The school I attended was located in…