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    National AIDS Memorial Grove’s ‘The Berlin Patient’ Boulder

    Photos by Bill Wilson Timothy Ray Brown was an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS. He had been diagnosed with HIV while studying abroad in 1995,…

    Speaking to Your Soul 10/21/21

    Speaking to Your Soul 10/21/21

    By Elisa Quinzi– October’s orchestra of other-worldly orbs urges us to examine the underlying motives driving our emotions, particularly in the context of our relations with others, and with getting…

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    LGBTQ+ Intersectional Identities in STEMM

    (This series of profiles from the California Academy of Sciences New Science exhibit tells first-person stories of LGBTQ+ women and gender minorities of color working in STEMM—science, technology, engineering, math,…

    SF Pride Hosts Inaugural Ken Jones Awards

    SF Pride Hosts Inaugural Ken Jones Awards

    Photos by Rink On Thursday, October 14, San Francisco Pride hosted its first annual Ken Jones Award in a gala reception held in the San Francisco Hilton’s penthouse. (For more…

    Cocktails with Heather: Bacardi Bat Brew

    Cocktails with Heather: Bacardi Bat Brew

    By Heather Freyer– Make your Halloween night take flight with a Bacardí Bat Brew, a Caribbean twist on an Espresso Martini. The nutty tropical flavor of Bacardí Coconut is a…

    Top of Your Stack: Recommendations from Book Passage 10.21.21

    Top of Your Stack: Recommendations from Book Passage 10.21.21

    Bewilderment (fiction) by Richard Powers The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is…

    Sister Dana sez, “I want to wish everyone a Very Happy Halloween…”

    Sister Dana sez, “I want to wish everyone a Very Happy Halloween…”

    Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun– By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “I want to wish everyone a Very Happy Halloween—and especially a Really Festive Hallow-QUEEN!” AT THE WAKE…

    Dykes with Drills: Speed Square

    Dykes with Drills: Speed Square

    By Julie Peri– If you have been in a woodshop or inherited some tools belonging to a builder or carpenter, you may have come across a triangular-shaped tool called a…

    All Hallows Eve

    All Hallows Eve

    By Jewelle Gomez– Halloween is one of those celebrations that folks either embrace with bacchanalian devotion or try to ward off with crucifixes. Needless to say, I’m in the first…

    Latinxs Are the Current Largest Ethnic Group in California

    Latinxs Are the Current Largest Ethnic Group in California

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– The 2020 U.S. Census recently reported that Latinx individuals comprise the largest ethnic group in California, making up 39.4% of the state’s current population of 39.66…