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    Ancient Loves and Lovers Chaffe

    Ancient Loves and Lovers Chaffe

    Men have written of loving men and women of their love for other women since the beginning of recorded time. From the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the oldest…

    Queer Fashion Week 2016

    Queer Fashion Week 2016

      The second annual Queer Fashion Week (QFW) is now underway in Oakland at the historic spot called Venue (420 14th Avenue). The glamorous event, which runs through October 2,…

    King Harald and Lyric Scott: Can Love Win Again?

    King Harald and Lyric Scott: Can Love Win Again?

    When we took a few moments to catch up on the news last week, we came upon two striking online videos that could not have appeared more different: King Harald…

    Republican-Built Double Standards

    Republican-Built Double Standards

    “We grade Donald Trump on a curve. If he does not drool, we call him presidential.” -Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist We used to have some appearance of decorum in…

    Key LGBT Bills Expand Equality in California

    Key LGBT Bills Expand Equality in California

    When the Legislature adjourned last month, we sent a number of measures to Governor Jerry Brown to expand equality, justice, and inclusion to California’s LGBT community. As I write, the…

    Oakland City Council Votes to Support Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Oakland City Council Votes to Support Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline

    I recently gathered with community activists in front of Oakland City Hall to express our solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the environment, and all First Nation Peoples, and…

    LGBTQ in San Francisco and Other Big Cities

    LGBTQ in San Francisco and Other Big Cities

    (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She has just resumed…

    Prince’s Musical Director to Blast Out Purple Love at 43rd Annual Castro Street Fair

    Prince’s Musical Director to Blast Out Purple Love at 43rd Annual Castro Street Fair

    It is hard to believe that the Castro Street Fair is 43 years old! Members of our team have been going for many of those years, and will be back…

    Sexy Spa Night Addresses Ethnicity and Gay Identity in Complex, Powerful Ways

    Sexy Spa Night Addresses Ethnicity and Gay Identity in Complex, Powerful Ways

    Spa Night, opening September 30 at the Roxie, is a complex, quietly powerful drama about ethnicity and gay identity, written and directed by Andrew Ahn. David (Joe Seo) is a…

    The Upside Down Pyramid

    The Upside Down Pyramid

    Warning: This article is not like previous installments. In all honesty, it is difficult writing an article full of witty repartee and pithy retorts in this troubled time in which…