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    Oakland Coliseum Offers Hope During Pandemic’s Dark Days

    Oakland Coliseum Offers Hope During Pandemic’s Dark Days

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (“JPA”), working with other stakeholders such as the Oakland A’s and Alameda County Public Health, is now taking…

    Time to Multi-Task for LGBTIQ Rights

    Time to Multi-Task for LGBTIQ Rights

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– Now that the Biden-Harris administration has taken office, there’s no time to waste to reverse the last four years of backsliding and to make…

    Parents’ Love and Acceptance Inspire Empowering Business

    Parents’ Love and Acceptance Inspire Empowering Business

    By Julie Peri– Growing up, I had some of the most accepting and loving parents. They let me dress however I pleased, wear my hair short, and follow my dreams…

    Fabulous Fran Meets Marvelous Marty

    Fabulous Fran Meets Marvelous Marty

    By Jan Wahl– Fran Liebowitz is an articulate social commentator, a writer and lecturer with original, outrageous thoughts on New York, American life, and the hell of other people. Martin…

    Four Queer Films to Stream in February

    Four Queer Films to Stream in February

    By Gary Kramer– Four films with queer content will become available for streaming over the next few weeks. Here is a rundown of what to watch and when. Of local…

    Pamela Means Interrogates Social Ills Through Music

    Pamela Means Interrogates Social Ills Through Music

    By Michele Karlsberg– Happy New Year. Happy Inauguration. With that, and our past president, comes to mind the Pamela Means song “Impeachment Now!” and her recently released tenth album Pamela Means and The…

    Astrology: Speaking to Your Soul

    Astrology: Speaking to Your Soul

    By Elisa Quinzi– If ever there were echoes of the dawning of the age of Aquarius, it’s now. As a multitude of heavenly bodies converge in the humanitarian sector of…

    Life and Loss at ‘Hibernia Beach’ in the Castro

    Life and Loss at ‘Hibernia Beach’ in the Castro

    For nearly five decades, the corner of Castro and 18th Streets has been an important site for San Francisco’s LGBTQ community. In 1978, San Francisco Bay Times photographer Rink documented…

    Sister Dana sez, “Join me as an eager cheerleader for President Joe…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Join me as an eager cheerleader for President Joe…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– Sister Dana sez, “Join me as an eager cheerleader for President Joe Biden and his goal of 100 million Americans…

    Escape from the Zoom Room

    Escape from the Zoom Room

    By Dr. Tim Seelig– Have you seen the previews? It’s a new Netflix series. It has everything that makes for great television viewing. There is a fabulous actor playing the…