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Love Is Winning in Japan
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– When we were first invited to Japan to speak about marriage equality and LGBTIQ rights seven years ago, we asked those in attendance at…
LGBTQ Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence
By Andrea Shorter– The LGBTQ community should be at the forefront to stand with our Asian/American and Pacific Islander brothers and sisters against the anti-Asian violence and hate crimes on…
Ending Exclusionary Zoning and Allowing Four-Plexes
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The housing situation in the Bay Area and elsewhere in California is problematic. Market rents are too expensive for most longtime residents of…
Reopening California Schools Safely
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Like many parents, I feel somewhat relieved. California has finally begun bringing back more students for in-person learning this month—thanks to AB 86, a compromise between…
Busting Open the Closet Door in Steeltown U.S.A.
By Paul Ellis– My coming out story is a good deal different from so many others. Let me tell you why. Sure, I grew up in a conservative town, Pittsburgh,…
Broadcasting Legend and SF Giants P.A. Announcer Renel Brooks-Moon to Serve as Bal Masque Grand Marshal
San Francisco’s Krewe de Kinque (KDK) charitable Mardi Gras club is gearing up for “On The Radio,” the theme for Bal Masque XVIII, to be held virtually and in the…
Oakland Chef Nelson German Hopes to Become America’s Next Top Chef
By David Landis– For Nelson German, a young Dominican American chef from the streets of New York who now helms two of Oakland’s most revered restaurants (alaMar and Sobre Mesa),…
Rise Up with the Sisters This Easter
By Sister Dana Van Iquity– 2021 marks the 42nd Anniversary of the San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence! The Sisters’ annual “Easter in The Park” will be a virtual celebration,…
Showbiz I Shouldn’t Love
By Jan Wahl– Suddenly one of my favorite songs is not cool anymore. Frank Loesser’s Baby, It’s Cold Outside is a ball, especially when sung by Lady Gaga and Joseph…
Hairy Homosexual Horror Host Stan the Mechanic
By Michele Karlsberg– In the great tradition of Vampira and Zacherley, Stan the Mechanic is the new TV horror host who has hit the airwaves. Stan, as the one and only…
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