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    Diversity as Strength: Pioneering Inclusive Business Practices

    Diversity as Strength: Pioneering Inclusive Business Practices

    By Tony Archuleta-Perkins– Dear Friends and Supporters of the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA), As we continue our mission to foster inclusivity and diversity within the LGBTQ+ business community, we’d…

    Angela Rodriguez, MD, of ART Surgical

    Angela Rodriguez, MD, of ART Surgical

    Dr. Angela Rodriguez is a plastic surgeon with a heart for compassionate and personalized care. With 20 years of experience, she is known for her expertise in helping transgender and…

    Your Voice, Our Community

    Your Voice, Our Community

    By Kathleen Sullivan, PhD– I started my career in gerontology, the study of aging, when I was in my 30s. After a career as a community organizer, campaign manager, and…

    A Reunion of SF LGBT Center Board Alumni, and an Invitation to the Center’s 22nd Anniversary Soirée

    A Reunion of SF LGBT Center Board Alumni, and an Invitation to the Center’s 22nd Anniversary Soirée

    By Rebecca Rolfe– Last month, the SF LGBT Center brought together dozens of board alumni, each of whom has played a significant role in our journey. This reunion was a…

    Trans Visibility as a Strategy for Progress

    Trans Visibility as a Strategy for Progress

    By Pau Crego– Every year on March 31, trans people and our allies celebrate the International Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV). TDOV is an opportunity to acknowledge and honor trans…

    The Alvin H. Baum, Jr, Memorial Lecture Series

    The Alvin H. Baum, Jr, Memorial Lecture Series

    By Mike Shriver– The truth is, I miss Al. Three years ago, we lost a giant in the LGBTQIA+ and Jewish communities. Al Baum, Jr., was a philanthropist, a pioneer,…

    The Maitri Affirmation Center Is Part of a Growing Continuum of Care for the Transgender Community

    The Maitri Affirmation Center Is Part of a Growing Continuum of Care for the Transgender Community

    By Michael Armentrout– Eighteen-year-old Oli was in crisis. He’d spent his savings on getting his top surgery and a flight to San Francisco from Alabama. But a few months before…

    The AGUILAS 30th Anniversary Celebration

    The AGUILAS 30th Anniversary Celebration

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– This year marks the 30th anniversary of AGUILAS, which provides services to the Latinx LGBTQI+ community. Founded in 1991, AGUILAS was funded by the San Francisco…

    The Price of Freedom

    The Price of Freedom

    By Derek Barnes– For more than 200 years after its independence, Haiti has been plagued by crises and political disruptions. The latest incidents of gang violence and crime have contributed…

    Rita Rockett, a Hero During the Darkest Days of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Welcomed Back to San Francisco

    Rita Rockett, a Hero During the Darkest Days of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Welcomed Back to San Francisco

    Rita Rockett, fondly known as the “Brunch Goddess of Ward 5-A” for her work uplifting hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients during some of the darkest moments of the pandemic in the 1980s…