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    A Reality Check Concerning Women in State and Federal Government

    A Reality Check Concerning Women in State and Federal Government

    The genesis for this column was a discussion a few months ago about the dismally low number of women in elected office and how important it is to be aware…

    SF AIDS Foundation Launches Public Campaign to Fund New Castro Health Center: ‘Strut’

    San Francisco AIDS Foundation launched the public phase of “The Campaign for Health & Wellness,” having raised more than $12.2 million of its $15 million goal. The campaign funds the…

    To Stop the Shootings, We Must Stop the Illegal Guns

    To Stop the Shootings, We Must Stop the Illegal Guns

    Throughout the United States, attention to the problem of gun violence seems to rise when there is a well-publicized shooting, but often does not last, and fails to result in…

    Justice for LGBT Students

    Justice for LGBT Students

    Education is the greatest gift we give to our children. We strive to preserve equal access to it through laws that protect K–12 students from discrimination and harassment in our…

    Injustice Collectors

    Injustice Collectors

    Some of the unhappiest people I’ve ever met are “injustice collectors,” an evocative phrase that most of us intuitively understand as soon as we hear it. Injustice collectors ruminate continually…

    Religious or Spiritual, Marriage Is Still a Great Blessing

    Religious or Spiritual, Marriage Is Still a Great Blessing

    Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. In the last San Francisco Bay Times, Reverend Elizabeth River shared two closing prayers. Both were examples of readings appropriate…

    Ban Ki-moon: Leading by Example

    Ban Ki-moon: Leading by Example

    In last edition’s column, we told the story of openly gay Syrian refugee Subhi Nahas, who recently made history when he addressed the first ever meeting of the United Nations…

    Learning to Be an LGBT Ally

    Learning to Be an LGBT Ally

    When I was in middle school, a friend asked me why I didn’t support gay marriage. I told her that I believed marriage was between a man and a woman.…

    Randy Shilts: The Murrow of Castro Street

    Randy Shilts: The Murrow of Castro Street

    Before AIDS had its name, before it had the attention of the media, the government, or even the gay community, Randy Shilts was bringing information about it to the notice…

    Sean Dorsey Dance: Making Waves and Dancing Bold

    Sean Dorsey Dance:  Making Waves and Dancing Bold

    Bay Area dance fans have the rare opportunity to see award-winning LGBT dance company Sean Dorsey Dance perform twice in San Francisco this month. Sean Dorsey Dance, directed by transgender…