By Assemblymember Phil Ting The hateful rhetoric being spewed from D.C. today has a tragic side effect—it gives permission to those with hate in their hearts to act on their…
By Misti Layne It is off-the-charts exciting and monumental when you get engaged. But, let’s be honest here. It is also daunting to plan a wedding and envision your dream…
By Tom Moon, MFT Research shows that 50 percent of a person’s happiness level is genetically determined, 10 percent is affected by life circumstances and situation, and the remaining 40…
By John Chen Laying poolside—diligently turning golden brown in sunny 95-degree Palm Springs and surrounded by beautiful, playful, social naked men of all shapes and sizes—I was in paradise, although…
Compiled by Dennis McMillan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights The Supreme Court vacated an appeals court decision in favor of a transgender boy, Gavin Grimm, and…
By Ann Rostow Turning in the Widening Gyre Friends, I have no idea where to start this column (and as a result, I am well behind on my deadline—shhh, don’t…
By Zoe Dunning Six years ago, my friend Gary Gartner tried to persuade me to join Facebook. I had steadfastly resisted the temptation, because I was incredibly busy at the…
By Rafael Mandelman LGBT Center Soirée 2017! It is hard to believe it has been fifteen years since the LGBT Center opened its doors. And what years—by turns, challenging, tumultuous…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis The U.S. Supreme Court’s two landmark marriage equality decisions contain powerfully eloquent declarations of the dignity and humanity of LGBTQ people. When the decisions…
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