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    People’s March 2025

    People’s March 2025

    Photos by Rink On Saturday, January 18, 2025, multi-generational crowds of protestors gathered in cities across the world for The People’s March (still called theWomen’s March in certain cities abroad,…

    Reflections on Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s Inaugural Prayer Service Address

    Reflections on Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s Inaugural Prayer Service Address

    By The Venerable Reverend Miguel Bustos– The words of The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, during the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral…

    Full Transcript of the 2025 Inauguration Prayer Service Address by the Rt. Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington

    Full Transcript of the 2025 Inauguration Prayer Service Address by the Rt. Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington

    May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, oh God, for you are our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. Please…

    Daniel Lurie Inaugurated as San Francisco’s 46th Mayor

    Daniel Lurie Inaugurated as San Francisco’s 46th Mayor

    Democrat Daniel Lurie—a philanthropist, founder and former CEO of the Tipping Point Community, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, and a relative newcomer to elected politics—was sworn in on…

    Southern California’s LGBTQ+ Community Unites to Support Victims, First Responders of Devastating Wildfires

    Southern California’s LGBTQ+ Community Unites to Support Victims, First Responders of Devastating Wildfires

    Photos courtesy of Cal Fire Official/Flickrhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/calfire/ Southern California’s LGBTQ+ communities, skilled at organizing and fundraising, were among the first to raise funds and collect essential items for victims of the…

    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    By Joanie Juster– The social media landscape as we know it has been in turmoil for quite a while, especially since a certain multibillionaire turned Twitter into “X,” which quickly…

    The Stones of Manzanar

    The Stones of Manzanar

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The setting was both beautiful and haunting. The jagged snow-capped peaks of the Eastern Sierra gleamed against the clear blue sky. A warm winter…

    Rink Remembers 1.16.25

    Rink Remembers 1.16.25

    Alan Baird The passing on January 8, 2025, of labor leader Allan Baird, age 92, touched the hearts and minds of LGBTQ+ community members who recalled his role in the…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “As we enter a brand-new year…”

    By Donna Sachet– As we enter a brand-new year, let’s look back at 2024 and its many ups and downs. January 2024 included many of the expected events, such as…

    ‘Ask Dr. Tim’ Debut

    ‘Ask Dr. Tim’ Debut

    It’s 2025. We face it with mixed emotions shrouded with varying degrees of dread. This past week, I stepped into the first day of my 75th year. I did so…