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    In the News—–April 21, 2016

    Compiled by Dennis McMillan   Supervisor Wiener Announces Legislation to Ban Public Spending in States with LGBT Hate Laws Supervisor Scott Wiener is drafting legislation to prohibit City spending in…

    Ann Rostow—– Big Victory For Trans Rights in the Fourth Circuit

    Ann Rostow—–               Big Victory For Trans Rights in the Fourth Circuit

    By Ann Rostow Big Victory For Trans Rights in the Fourth Circuit Sometimes change happens in a single dramatic moment, such as the moment the High Court ruled in favor…

    Legendary Photographer Rink’s Work Featured in New York Exhibit

    Legendary Photographer Rink’s Work Featured in New York Exhibit

    San Francisco Bay Times photographer Rink, who has been photographing LGBT events in the city since the late 60’s, has a work featured in the major new exhibit, “The 1970s:…

    Financial Uncertainty and Labor Unrest at City College, Fighting Democrats, and Soiree 2016 in Review

    Financial Uncertainty and Labor Unrest at City College, Fighting Democrats, and Soiree 2016 in Review

    City College Update On April 4, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) released its report on City College’s revenues. FCMAT had prepared the report for the State Community…

    Can Meditation Help with My Depression?

    Can Meditation Help with My Depression?

    Q: I’ve been dogged by times of really intense depression for most of my life. Anti-depressants have helped some, and I’ve been in and out of therapy for years, but…

    Municipal Bankruptcies Continue to Draw Headlines

    Municipal Bankruptcies Continue to Draw Headlines

    What does it mean for investors when a city, country or territory declares bankruptcy? When placed in the context of the thousands of government entities in the U.S., it is…

    Exciting Developments for Marriage Equality in China

    My grandparents grew up in a small village in southern China, and raised my mother and her siblings in Hawaii. My grandparents might have thought of themselves as very open-minded…

    Safer Sex and Safer Cars Both Often Rely on Affordable Prevention Strategies

    Safer Sex and Safer Cars Both Often Rely on Affordable Prevention Strategies

    As with sexual health, preventative safety is becoming a big deal in the auto industry, and we see that with two recent test cars, the Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium and…

    Names and Identity

    (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. She…

    Kay Sekimachi: Student, Teacher, Artist

    Kay Sekimachi: Student, Teacher, Artist

    Produced in close collaboration with San Francisco native Kay Sekimachi (b. 1926), a pioneer in the post-World War II fiber art movement, the exhibition Kay Sekimachi: Student, Teacher, Artist offers…