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    Fall in the Castro

    Fall in the Castro

    By Dr. Tim Seelig Fall is in the air in San Francisco. Can’t you just feel it? The mornings have a chill in the air. Everyone grabs their mittens and…

    Smuin’s New Season Features Fly Me to the Moon Ballet Tribute to Frank Sinatra

    Smuin’s New Season Features Fly Me to the Moon Ballet Tribute to Frank Sinatra

    As Michael Smuin’s (1938–2007) eponymous company approaches its 24th season, the Bay Area ballet troupe—now known as Smuin Contemporary American Ballet—works hard to continue his legacy of dance and showmanship.…

    New Film About Mental Illness Draws from Gay Filmmaker’s Real-Life Experiences

    New Film About Mental Illness Draws from Gay Filmmaker’s Real-Life Experiences

    By Gary M. Kramer– Directed and co-written by the openly gay Vincent Sabella, Elizabeth Blue, opening September 22 at the Roxie Theatre, is based on the filmmaker’s personal experiences with…

    Sister Dana Sez,”I am really excited that the notorious and glorious Folsom Street Fair is just around the corner.”

    Sister Dana Sez,”I am really excited that the notorious and glorious Folsom Street Fair is just around the corner.”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity SISTER DANA SEZ, “I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THE NOTORIOUS AND GLORIOUS FOLSOM STREET FAIR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. GET OUT YOUR GEAR AND GET IT…

    Pro Tips on Creating and Sending Invitations

    Pro Tips on Creating and Sending Invitations

    By Jacques Oskanian– First impressions matter, making tangible invitations sent out for weddings and other special events all the more important. Here is some advice that I have learned over…

    Lavender Legends of the Silent Screen

    Lavender Legends of the Silent Screen

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky The movies’ first action hero. The personification of modern American youth, vigor, and attitude. The most prolific woman director in Hollywood history. The greatest star of…

    How Should We Speak to Each Other? Part 3: Connecting Compassionately with Ourselves

    How Should We Speak to Each Other? Part 3: Connecting Compassionately with Ourselves

    By Tom Moon, MFT “In our language, there is a word with enormous power to create shame and guilt. This violent word, which we commonly use to evaluate ourselves, is…

    Sir Joshua Reynolds’ 1779–1780 Work: Anne, Viscountess Townshend, later Marchioness Townshend In the Permanent Collection of the Legion of Honor

    Sir Joshua Reynolds’ 1779–1780 Work: Anne, Viscountess Townshend, later Marchioness Townshend   In the Permanent Collection of the Legion of Honor

    Anne Montgomery (1752?–1819) was the second of three beautiful daughters of an Irish peer. Celebrated as the “Irish Graces,” the sisters were immortalized in 1773 by Sir Joshua Reynolds in…

    Gender Norms and the Bias Against Boys Wearing Pink

    Gender Norms and the Bias Against Boys Wearing Pink

    By Lyndsey Schlax (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She…

    Speaking to Your Soul

    Speaking to Your Soul

    By Elisa Quinzi– Life has a way of humbling us. Humility is necessary for us all to get along. Now is the time we ask what our part is in…