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    My Father the Lifelong Activist

    My Father the Lifelong Activist

    By Stuart Gaffney– My father died last month at age 96. He was a remarkably gifted and talented economics professor, who The New York Times reported “was at the forefront”…

    Coming Out Stories: Heart of a Woman

    Coming Out Stories: Heart of a Woman

    I graduated from Wake Forest University in the 1980s and there I met the university’s first Reynolds Professor of American Studies, Dr. Maya Angelou. I read all of her works,…

    A Case for Representation: Why Diversity Initiatives Fail and Representation Matters

    A Case for Representation: Why Diversity Initiatives Fail and Representation Matters

    By Derek Barnes– The recent death of U.S. Representative John Lewis reminds us of his enduring vision and the work that one individual can pursue to attain a legacy that…

    Summer 2020 in The Castro

    Summer 2020 in The Castro

    Photos by Drew Altizer — This year’s coronavirus pandemic has brought new experiences to us all in ways we never could have dreamed of when 2020 began. The San Francisco…

    Gay Thriller Upon This Rock Tackles Vatican Sex Scandals, International Terrorism, and Refugee Crisis

    Gay Thriller Upon This Rock Tackles Vatican Sex Scandals, International Terrorism, and Refugee Crisis

    By Eric Jansen– “Upon This Rock” is a tangled-web crime mystery set in Italy and Vatican City, with Catholic corruption, hidden homos, suicide, international terrorism, and the refugee crisis in…

    Crossing Our Pettus Bridge: Resisting Trump’s Cruel Summer in the Cities

    Crossing Our Pettus Bridge: Resisting Trump’s Cruel Summer in the Cities

    By Andrea Shorter– Are we there, yet? Have we now entered into the realm of the actual authoritarian state that has been mused about, warned about, and predicted to occur…

    The Need for LGBTQ Data During COVID-19

    The Need for LGBTQ Data During COVID-19

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting — Demographic data is important for health equity because it helps to identify a community’s vulnerability to disease and deliver more culturally competent care. COVID-19 data…

    A Letter to the Editor from Nan Parks

    A Letter to the Editor from Nan Parks

    (Editor’s Note: Nan Parks is back! As Ann Rostow recently wrote, “Do any longtime readers remember my secret alter ego, the inane Bay Times “columnist” Nan Parks from back in the day?…

    Take Me Home with You!

    Take Me Home with You!

    “Rocky, Skinny, and Chiquitita have lived together their whole lives, and we’re looking for an adopter who will take all three fun-loving pups! While these cuties aren’t technically siblings, they’ve…

    Philanthropy Has Critical Roles to Play at This Moment

    By Roger Doughty– July 2020 finds our nation, the world, the Bay Area, and our LGBTQ community confronting some of the greatest challenges in living memory: the COVID-19 pandemic; a…