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    Pride Weekend and Beyond

    Pride Weekend and Beyond

    By Joanie Juster— This year’s Pride Weekend seems designed to counter the drumbeat of hatred coming from around the country with a nonstop expression of solidarity and joy. From the…

    The Power of Pride Under Pressure

    The Power of Pride Under Pressure

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— Imagine you’re at home having lunch on a Saturday afternoon when you hear a knock on the door. Not expecting anyone, you answer the…

    Legally Changing Your Name: What Your Financial Life Needs to Know

    Legally Changing Your Name: What Your Financial Life Needs to Know

    By Brandon Miller— Your name is the very first piece of property you ever own. But, for a lot of people, there comes a day when that name stops fitting.…

    Protecting Your Chosen Family: Estate Planning as Resistance in Action

    Protecting Your Chosen Family: Estate Planning as Resistance in Action

    Jay Greene, Esq., CPA— This Pride Season, as San Francisco celebrates Resistance in Action, many in the Bay Area LGBTQ+ community are thinking about real protection. War, immigration shifts, and…

    Openhouse Executive Director Morey Riordan Advances Health Equity and Social Justice

    Openhouse Executive Director Morey Riordan Advances Health Equity and Social Justice

    By Tom LeNoble— Each month, The Philanthropic Mindset explores how we contribute to the lives of others. Philanthropy is not defined by wealth or recognition. It is found in a…

    For 2026 San Francisco Pride Grand Marshal John Weber, ‘Community Service Is a Part of My DNA’

    For 2026 San Francisco Pride Grand Marshal John Weber, ‘Community Service Is a Part of My DNA’

    By Kippy Marks— John Weber enters this month’s PMLE column, not just as the 17th individual to be spotlighted here, but as one of the beating hearts of San Francisco’s…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “We’ve been to our share of Pride events…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “We’ve been to our share of Pride events…”

    By Donna Sachet— We’ve been to our share of Pride events this month and over the course of the past 30-some years, but one stands out as a triumph in…

    Cooking With Pride

    Cooking With Pride

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet— Merriam-Webster defines pride as “the quality or state of being proud, (meaning) reasonable self-esteem, confidence, and satisfaction in oneself; or, pleasure that comes from some…

    Check, Please! Bay Area Taste & Sip 2026

    Check, Please! Bay Area Taste & Sip 2026

    By Leslie Sbrocco The annual Taste & Sip, held at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria on June 8, 2026, celebrated the 21st season of Check, Please! Bay Area. This…

    In Feathers and Fins: The Original Pride

    In Feathers and Fins: The Original Pride

    By Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr— There is a story I keep coming back to. It happened on the other side of the country, yet it feels like it…