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    Fortitude

    Fortitude

    By Jewelle Gomez— “Flamboyance and fortitude, femme and butch—not poses, not stereotypes, but a dance between two different kinds of women … .” Joan Nestle wrote this in A Persistent…

    Provincetown: An LGBTQ+ Getaway

    Provincetown: An LGBTQ+ Getaway

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet— “If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air Quaint little villages here and there You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape…

    The Room That Keeps Changing and Staying the Same

    The Room That Keeps Changing and Staying the Same

    Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” —Dolly Parton Before Christian Beaulieu and Jay Bordeleau opened a single bottle at The…

    After Almost a Century, Vella Has Emptied Their Last Vat of Cheese

    After Almost a Century, Vella Has Emptied Their Last Vat of Cheese

    By Gordon Edgar— The big news in the cheese world right now is the end of almost a century of cheesemaking in Sonoma. Vella Cheese Company announced that it has…

    September: The Season in Between

    September: The Season in Between

    By Johanna Klaiman— September at the farmers’ market is arguably the most confusing, and one of the best, times of year to shop.  Although the first day of fall is just over a week away,…

    Renée’s Napa Valley Beat

    Renée’s Napa Valley Beat

    By Renée Lubin Holmes— Greetings Friends: Summer is moving swiftly towards cooler breezes much faster than I’d like to admit. I am sharing my most recent experiences and favorite spots…

    Designing Our Wild & Precious Lives

    Designing Our Wild & Precious Lives

    By Zoe Dunning— (Editor’s Note: It has been nearly a decade since Zoe Dunning wrote an article for her popular column in the San Francisco Bay Times, Do Ask, Do…

    Elections Are Coming: You Can Help

    Elections Are Coming: You Can Help

    By Joanie Juster— Election Season in Full Swing The primaries are finally over, and, if you haven’t already started getting serious about the upcoming midterms, now is the time to…

    A Journey Home to Kansas City

    A Journey Home to Kansas City

    By John Lewis— Stillness—the cicada’s crydrills into the rocks. The renowned Japanese poet Bashō wrote this haiku four centuries ago after hiking for days to reach a remote mountaintop temple…

    NCLR’s Imani Rupert-Gordon on Making a Difference and Keeping Optimism Alive

    NCLR’s Imani Rupert-Gordon on Making a Difference and Keeping Optimism Alive

    By Tom LeNoble— Imani Rupert-Gordon is President of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR), a national legal organization advancing the civil and human rights of LGBTQ people and their…