By Dr. Kathleen Sullivan– Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying, “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” Getting older is a privilege…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– It’s remarkable how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made strides in reducing the number of uninsured Californians. In fact, our uninsured rate has reached an…
By Rebecca Kaplan– As California accelerates its shift to a clean energy future, the debate around how to best reduce emissions often focuses on the merits of one technology over…
By Donna Sachet– Halloween in the Castro may never be what it once was, before city officials decided that the potential for crime, violence, and mayhem was too high. Highly…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– If the words immortalized by mononym Barbra are true, people need people. If we need people, we’re the luckiest people in the world. I think that…
Championing creative resistance to the current anti-transgender backlash everywhere, the world’s first and longest-running transgender film festival is set to return with more than 40 films from around the world.…
By Gary M. Kramer– The vibrant trans narco musical, Emilia Pérez, out November 13 on Netflix, is an astonishing, operatic story of love, violence, and the power of women. Director…
By Jan Wahl– It is time for the good movies to come out. Hollywood waits until now. Two of my favorite films of the year have been released, but the…
By Jewelle Gomez– I know no one wants to read about a meeting, but here goes! I’ve been on the committee that oversees the endowment of the James C. Hormel…
The Heartbeat Library (fiction – hardcover) by Laura Imai Messina The Heartbeat Library delves into healing, loss, and connection. On Japan’sTeshima Island, a library preserves the echoes of heartbeats from…
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