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    Speaking to Your Soul: 4.10.25

    Speaking to Your Soul: 4.10.25

    By Elisa Quinzi– The arrival of Neptune into the first zodiac sign, Aries, heralds a transition of quantum proportions. We are undergoing the birth pangs preceding our emergence into a…

    Gays of National Parks Blends Beauty With Belonging

    Gays of National Parks Blends Beauty With Belonging

    Gays of National Parks brings queer joy, creativity, and chosen family into stunning natural landscapes—from the granite cliffs of Yosemite, to the stillness of Joshua Tree, the volcanic skies of…

    April 5, 2025: We’re All Hitting the Streets

    April 5, 2025: We’re All Hitting the Streets

    By Joanie Juster– While visiting Houston in 1999, I took a taxi ride with a driver from Kenya who was studying political science at Rice University. This was during the…

    North Dakota at the Forefront of Protecting Marriage Equality

    North Dakota at the Forefront of Protecting Marriage Equality

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– North Dakota? How could North Dakota, of all places, stand at the forefront of protecting marriage equality? The state ranks as the third least-populated…

    My Dinner With Andre(w): Part One

    My Dinner With Andre(w): Part One

    By Andrew Freeman– Hello! I’m Andrew Freeman and I was born with a fork in my mouth. I am delighted and honored to be filling in for David Landis, The…

    Shaken, Pranked, and Stirred

    Shaken, Pranked, and Stirred

    By Dina Novarr– Spring is finally here. The days are getting longer, the weather warmer, flowers are bursting into bloom, and April Fools’ Day is around the corner. It is…

    Kochina Rude Continues to Lead Overdose Prevention Efforts in San Francisco

    Kochina Rude Continues to Lead Overdose Prevention Efforts in San Francisco

    By Sir Kippy Marks– “Practice Makes Love Easy” (PMLE), a phrase that I started to use around 9+ years ago during the 1st administration of POTUS (45) D.J.T, suggests that…

    Carnivale, A Mardi Gras Masquerade at Grace Cathedral

    Carnivale, A Mardi Gras Masquerade at Grace Cathedral

    Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography For Mardi Gras this year, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, celebrants gathered at Grace Cathedral to enjoy Carnivale, the cathedral’s popular annual fundraiser. The evening…

    Unite With Ukraine: Rally & March for a Just and Lasting Peace

    Unite With Ukraine: Rally & March for a Just and Lasting Peace

    Photos by Rink On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the Ukrainian American Council and partnering organizations sponsored a rally and march at Harry Bridges Plaza to mark three years of Russia’s…

    Choosing Resistance and Joy

    Choosing Resistance and Joy

    By Joanie Juster– Natural disasters like earthquakes and tornadoes are terrifying and can cause massive destruction, but they are over relatively quickly. The problem with unnatural disasters—those caused by human…