Guests filled the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco’s ballroom on Sunday, April 23, 2023, for the sold-out 25th Anniversary of Openhouse, the beloved LGBTQ+ senior housing and services organization co-founded…
By Ann Rostow– Look At Me I see that I spent the entirety of “lesbian visibility week” (in late April) lounging around the house reading trashy novels, watching TV, and…
By Joanie Juster– This past winter was the longest and coldest (by San Francisco standards) I can remember in over four decades. But after a couple of false starts, spring…
By Dr. Meredith Greene– Sam was 25 when he was given the news that he only had a year to live. Although he had heard about a mysterious new illness,…
By Daniel Redman– In 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown began, a group of LGBT elder advocates and government officials began meeting to keep track of concerns and needs arising, share…
By Ames Simmons– “We’re not really a family anymore.” These were the last words spoken to me by my father, who at age 81 experienced rapidly advancing cognitive decline before…
By Rudy Lemcke– The other day I was talking to a friend about a song I had heard by the band Radiohead called “Glass Eyes.” The song ends with the…
By Shireen McSpadden– San Franciscans hold many opinions and stereotypes about people living on our streets. People I speak to are often surprised to learn that many of these individuals…
“Welcome Castro,” a new visitor center and gift shop focusing on all things Castro, celebrated its grand opening on April 27, 2023. The event, which took place from 4–7 pm…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Millions of Californians could soon lose their Medi-Cal health coverage if they don’t act over the next few months. That’s because the federal COVID-19 Public Health…
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