By Gary M. Kramer– The San Francisco International Film Festival opens April 9 with a screening of the dramatic thriller Naked Singularity, and closes on April 18 with a screening…
By Bishop Howard– Coming out for me really happened in stages. There was coming out to myself, coming out to those close to me, and the last stage is one…
By John Chen– Spring 2021 has officially arrived, and we all know too well that spring ushers in a new, fresh start, and the beginning of something promising, and something…
Alvin H. Baum, Jr., passed away on March 28, 2021. He was 90 years old, and died of natural causes in his sleep. Alvin (Al) was born September 7, 1930, in…
By Ann Rostow– You Are Getting Very Sleepy My eyes usually glaze over when I stumble over a poll headline, but I was drawn into the latest Public Religion Research…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– When we were first invited to Japan to speak about marriage equality and LGBTIQ rights seven years ago, we asked those in attendance at…
By Andrea Shorter– The LGBTQ community should be at the forefront to stand with our Asian/American and Pacific Islander brothers and sisters against the anti-Asian violence and hate crimes on…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The housing situation in the Bay Area and elsewhere in California is problematic. Market rents are too expensive for most longtime residents of…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Like many parents, I feel somewhat relieved. California has finally begun bringing back more students for in-person learning this month—thanks to AB 86, a compromise between…
By Paul Ellis– My coming out story is a good deal different from so many others. Let me tell you why. Sure, I grew up in a conservative town, Pittsburgh,…
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