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    In the News: 6.7.2018

    Compiled by Dennis McMillan President Trump Refuses to Proclaim National LGBT Pride Month It has been traditional practice for the President of the United States to annually declare June as…

    Ann Rostow: Ridiculous High Court Ruling Signifies Nothing

    Ann Rostow:  Ridiculous High Court Ruling Signifies Nothing

    By Ann Rostow– Ridiculous High Court Ruling Signifies Nothing Well, it’s over. Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado, the big juicy landmark blockbuster case that was supposed to give gays and lesbians the…

    Limiting the Fraudulent Practice of Gay Conversion Therapy

    Limiting the Fraudulent Practice of Gay Conversion Therapy

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– June is Pride Month, a time when we recognize the sweeping impact LGBTQ individuals, advocates and allies have had in the U.S. and the world. It’s…

    Oakland Needs a Pro-Active System to Solve Trash, Illegal Dumping and Blight Problems

    Oakland Needs a Pro-Active System to Solve Trash, Illegal Dumping and Blight Problems

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Addressing how we deal with trash, illegal dumping and blight in our community—so that we all live in a clean and healthy city—is…

    Shining Our Rainbow Light Through the Prism of Pride

    Shining Our Rainbow Light Through the Prism of Pride

    By Andrea Shorter– Thank goodness for Pride. We could all use a big rainbow dose of LGBTQ Pride celebration at about right now. At the heart of the festivities of…

    GGBA Monthly Report, Business Tips and More!

    GGBA Monthly Report, Business Tips and More!

    Frederick Douglass Had It Right– Why We Took a Stand with the SBA and Where We Go from Here– By Audry deLucia– Frederick Douglass had it right in his 1857…

    Values We Can Be Proud Of

    Values We Can Be Proud Of

    By Tom Moon, MFT– Psychologists have long known that there are two different kinds of values that motivate us to get out of bed in the morning. The first are…

    Blood and Water

    By David Perry– “Are you too good to join the Army? Who do you think you are? I never went to college.” After 40 years, the words still sting: big…

    Artist Phillip Hua’s Magnificent New Solo Show in SF

    Artist Phillip Hua’s Magnificent New Solo Show in SF

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Twenty years ago, police arrested John Lawrence and Tyron Garner in bed together in Houston, Texas, for the state law crime of “homosexual conduct.”…

    Helping Children Grieve

    Helping Children Grieve

    By Deborah Schwing, LMFT, LPCC– Loss is part of life. When children and teens experience the death of someone close to them, their ability to cope with, and make sense…