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    Beyond Cultural Competence: Cultural Humility Is Key in Caring for LGBT Elders

    Beyond Cultural Competence: Cultural Humility Is Key in Caring for LGBT Elders

    By Michelle Alcedo and Ariel Mellinger LGBT seniors often face sub-standard care within health and social services, whether it is due to overt discrimination from providers, or it results from…

    What If ‘Senior’ Were Not a Bad Word?

    What If ‘Senior’ Were Not a Bad Word?

    By Karyn Skultety, PhD I have been an admirer of Openhouse throughout my career in aging services. I was amazed by the bravery of the founders to take on LGBT…

    Is a Small Business Administration Loan Right for Your Business?

    Is a Small Business Administration Loan Right for Your Business?

    By Wendy Ross When launching or expanding a business, one of the earliest decisions to be made is how to finance the venture. A traditional option has been to secure…

    Shawna Virago: Heaven Sent Delinquent

    Shawna Virago: Heaven Sent Delinquent

    San Francisco’s own transgender music pioneer and cult solo acoustic artist Shawna Virago has just released her new album Heaven Sent Delinquent (Tranimal Records), and it’s already being called the…

    Sister Gurl

    Sister Gurl

    always a sense of competition that came along for the ride. I actually shared a room with my brother from the age of 0 to 16, something I would surely…

    Taekwondo Casts Spell on Viewers with Seductive Homoeroticism

    Taekwondo Casts Spell on Viewers with Seductive Homoeroticism

    By Gary M. Kramer Out Argentine writer/director Marco Berger’s Taekwondo, now out on DVD, casts a spell on viewers. Set entirely in a country estate, the film depicts little more…

    Selma Lagerlöf: A Nobel Mind

    Selma Lagerlöf: A Nobel Mind

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky When Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909, no one except her most intimate friends knew she…

    Student Voices: Reflection and Advice from Tom Ammiano

    Student Voices: Reflection and Advice from Tom Ammiano

    By Jenn Bowman (Editor’s Note: Teacher Jenn Bowman of San Francisco’s Mission High School is teaching LGBTQ Studies. In this column, Bowman’s students share their thoughts about LGBTQ-related matters, including…

    Sister Dana Sez, “Did You Remember to File Your Tax Return on April 18?”

    Sister Dana Sez, “Did You Remember to File Your Tax Return on April 18?”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity Sister Dana sez, “Did we remember to file our tax returns on April 18? Oh no, not you, ‘special’ Donald! You don’t bother to do such things, do you?!” On Tax Day Saturday,…

    Speaking to Your Soul

    Speaking to Your Soul

    By Elisa Quinzi Spring fever is the body and its senses, coming alive. It also reveals our innate connection with the earth, and with cycles and seasons. Right now we…