By Dr. Carol Queen Joani Blank, who founded Good Vibrations in 1977, has died. She was 79 and had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just over two months before. True…
The San Francisco Giants, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company and Project Open Hand are proud to join forces on September 10–11, 2016, for “Project Open Hand Weekend,” a special two-day celebration benefitting…
Tumeka has faced neglect, depression, abuse, and addiction. She has survived some of the most extreme sorrows and losses this world could deliver, yet still completely embodies strength, grace, and…
By dk haas Art for AIDS began in 1996 as a small community event held by artists who felt powerless while watching their friends die of AIDS. The event was…
Oakland Pride is Sunday, September 11, and one of its cannot-miss attractions is the Womyn’s Stage. Inspired by requests from the East Bay LGBT women’s community, the Womyn’s Stage…
Yup, that’s the title of this month’s column. A number of things probably popped into your head. Maybe bubble bath, bubble butt or bubble gum, specifically Bubbliscious. Maybe the word…
Even today, more often than not, we read and hear about LGBT people being physically harmed, blatantly discriminated against and religiously condemned by those who fear and don’t understand us.…
When Art for AIDS was first conceived two decades ago, effective HIV treatments began to turn the epidemic around, especially in the developing world. The following year, Art for AIDS…
When people talk about the different levels of government, they usually know about their local government, such as their City and/or County, and also that we have State and Federal…
By Michael Costa Ageism is an issue in American society in general, given a fundamental cultural preference for “young,” “new,” and “fresh.” Those who are “older” and “aging” face certain…
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