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    What is in a Name? A Reflection by Empress Khmera Rouge on the 40th Anniversary of the Cambodian Genocide

    What is in a Name?  A Reflection by Empress Khmera Rouge on the 40th Anniversary of the Cambodian Genocide

    Who are you? What do you call yourself? Who do you think you are? Our names and identities are such a major part of who we are that many of…

    Couple Facing Second Marriage Challenges with Grace and Integrity

    Couple Facing Second Marriage Challenges with Grace and Integrity

    I recently met with 2 women who have asked me to marry them this fall. Presently, they live apart—Catherine lives in the Sacramento area, and Kit lives in Texas. They…

    One Day at a Time

    Michele Karlsberg: Do you write every day? Fiona Zedde: As much as I love writing, I usually don’t write every day. Especially when my deadline isn’t that close. I like…

    Reimagine Your Office

    Reimagine Your Office

    I recently moved my home office to a new off-site location. Up until this point, I had thought of myself as being an “organized” person—papers filed and supplies neatly tucked…

    Springing into Tennis

    Springing into Tennis

    The Gay and Lesbian Tennis Federation, one of the largest LGBT sports organizations in San Francisco, has a full events calendar for the spring that promises to be a blast…

    Chef Rossella Pascuzzi Brings Her Passion for Food to Poesia

    Chef Rossella Pascuzzi Brings Her Passion for Food to Poesia

    While dabbing impeccably fresh and savory tomato sauce from my chin in a food swoon, I looked up to see Poesia waitress, Sara. She asked, “It was delizioso, right?” Oh-yes, I replied. Sara said, “Rossella…

    Tune Out Fictional Weddings and Tune in to Your Own Marriage Desires

    Tune Out Fictional Weddings and Tune in to Your Own Marriage Desires

    While going from dinner at the food court in San Francisco Centre to ODC’s dance performance in Yerba Buena Center, my boyfriend and I walked through Bloomingdales. Their lower level sales floor contains china, crystal and…

    Donnetta Lavinia Grays Infuses A.C.T.’s “Let There Be Love” with Emotional Honesty

    Donnetta Lavinia Grays Infuses A.C.T.’s “Let There Be Love” with Emotional Honesty

    Talented actress Donnetta Lavinia Grays is a great conversationalist who loves the art of storytelling, as evidenced by her standout work on compelling TV shows such as “The Blacklist” and “Law and Order.” Theater is where…

    Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful

    Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful

    From an email I received a while back:  “I’m a very good looking guy. People say I have movie star looks and everywhere I go, people stare. I’m not bragging…

    Imminent Change that Sets You Free

    Imminent Change that Sets You Free

    The unstable realm of relationships is coming full circle with patterns that have been active for the entire year. Closures can be painful, even when our more authentic self is granted permission to rise and flourish…