By Ann Rostow– Notes from Underground I have a habit of putting vague column ideas into the “notes” area on my iPhone. I’m not talking about GLBT stories per se,…
By Andrea Shorter– He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, and is the son of an immigrant. Both of his parents were professors at the University of Notre…
By John Lewis– As I type, Stuart’s 95-year-old mom is approaching the end of life. Stuart’s mom was always ahead of her time. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, the…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Gun violence has become all too common in our country. Nowhere is safe—not a movie theater, not a school, not a workplace and not even a…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The fiscal difficulties facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) made national headlines earlier this year. The OUSD Board voted to cut $21.75…
May marks the 1908 founding of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which got its start under another name at a surprising location: a YMCA auditorium. The founders were the…
By Gary M. Kramer– The imaginative Swedish sci-fi film Aniara opens with what looks like an end credits crawl as images of disasters unspool behind them. “Say goodbye to Earth,”…
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– Sister Dana sez, “After so many instances of defending corrupt Trump, Bill Barr should be disbarred from the bar. Hey, look at that! I just used the…
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) each year presents Courage and Vanguard awards to recipients during the organization’s Anniversary celebrations. At this year’s event, which will take place on…
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