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    Take Me Home with You!

    Take Me Home with You!

    You can address me as Lady Jasmine. I hope you’re looking for a quiet and affectionate companion to keep you company–that is exactly what I’m wishing for in my golden…

    Find Unconditional Love at Local Animal Shelters, Rescue Centers

    Find Unconditional Love at  Local Animal Shelters, Rescue Centers

    Volunteers and staff at Bay Area animal shelters and rescue organizations often work extra hours now, given that many of the facilities are at, or above, their normal capacities. There…

    Meet the Challenge, Seize the Dream

    Meet the Challenge, Seize the Dream

    Today (February 25), Uranus the Rebel gives you the green light to break a rule that doesn’t make sense, and get away with it. An added bonus? That devilish look…

    Sister Dana sez, “We have an effed-up election system in America. Why do we need primaries and cawkasses?”

    Sister Dana sez, “We have an effed-up election system in America. Why do we need primaries and cawkasses?”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “We have an effed-up election system in America. Why do we need primaries and cawkasses? Flip a coin? Draw a card?? Whaaat??!…

    Academy of Friends; A Gala of Glamour and Giving

    Academy of Friends; A Gala of Glamour and Giving

    Local parties centered on national events tend to pale in comparison to the bigger occasion. A very rare exception is the Academy of Friends’ Academy Awards Night Charity Gala, which…

    Profile of Andrea Shorter

    Profile of Andrea Shorter

    Planning to Run for Office? If You’re a Woman, Take Note

    Planning to Run for Office? If You’re a Woman, Take Note

    Recent events in the Democratic Primaries bring to light, again, the issues faced by female candidates. There is not enough room in this column to go through the kind of…

    All Gender Restroom Access

    All Gender Restroom Access

    Restrooms are a necessity of life.  Everyone should be able to use public restrooms in peace in order to participate in public life on equal terms. This makes public restroom…

    Justice for Gavin Grimm

    Gavin Grimm, a 16-year-old high school junior from Gloucester, Virginia, simply wants to be able to use his school’s restrooms as all his classmates can. But like LGBT couples who…

    Finding My Story in the Obituaries

    Finding My Story in the Obituaries

    Most people smile when I mention that I officiate weddings, but seem a tad surprised when I mention that I also lead funerals. Obituaries, death notices, life tributes: whatever you…