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    Hope Is Where You Find It

    Hope Is Where You Find It

    By Joanie Juster – There is no denying that these are dangerous times, and it is all too easy to get sucked into the vortex of despair. From troops overrunning…

    A Radical Act of Queer Resistance: Falling in Love

    A Radical Act of Queer Resistance: Falling in Love

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis – Over 820,000 married same-sex couples live in the United States today, according to the latest figures from the UCLA Williams Institute. That’s over…

    Roger Casement: Pioneering Activist for Human Rights

    Roger Casement: Pioneering Activist for Human Rights

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– “Imagine a tall, handsome man, of fine bearing; thin, mere muscle and bone, a sun-tanned face, blue eyes, and black curly hair. A pure Irishman he…

    Kimberly Clark of the Blue Water Foundation

    Kimberly Clark of the Blue Water Foundation

    By Sir Kippy Marks– Picture Kimberly Clark standing at the helm of a sailboat, the wind catching her hair as she guides a group of foster youth across the San…

    California Rising: The Daiquiri Doctrine

    California Rising: The Daiquiri Doctrine

    Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr– The second-largest alcohol distributor in America just pulled out of California entirely, leaving 2,000 people jobless and an entire industry scrambling. Republic National Distributing…

    Heading to a Show This Fall: Here’s Where to Eat

    Heading to a Show This Fall: Here’s Where to Eat

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – I’ve been known to be an “artsy fartsy” type. Even though I prefer the term “aesthete,” I fully embrace it. If there’s a…

    Concours d’Elegance: 74 Years of Automotive Excellence in Pebble Beach

    Concours d’Elegance: 74 Years of Automotive Excellence in Pebble Beach

    By Beth Schnitzer – I was honored to attend the 74th edition of the Concours d’Elegance, making the 2 1⁄2-hour drive from San Francisco to Pebble Beach with my sister,…

    Special Cheeses Now on Sale for Rainbow Grocery’s 50th Anniversary

    Special Cheeses Now on Sale for Rainbow Grocery’s 50th Anniversary

    By Gordon Edgar– In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we have some of our most special cheeses on sale all month, or until we run out! Rainbow Grocery Co-op Select…

    Strengthening Divorce Protections for California Families

    Strengthening Divorce Protections for California Families

    By Catherine Stefani– When families go through a divorce, the legal system should protect the people involved, especially children and financially vulnerable spouses. That’s why I introduced AB 1297, and…

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Who Is ‘Qualified to Pray for Peace’?

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Who Is ‘Qualified to Pray for Peace’?

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– This week in Japan is Obon, the millennia-old festival based on the traditional belief that the spirits of the ancestors return to Earth each…