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    SF Pride Announces Public Voting for 2019 Community Grand Marshals

    The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee invites the public to vote on the 2019 slate of nominees for Community Grand Marshal. Each year, both an individual and an organization selected…

    Stacey Abrams’ Rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union Address Mentions LGBTQ Community

    The Democratic Party rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union Address was delivered by Stacey Abrams (D-Georgia) on February 5. It included the following: “America achieved a measure of…

    The Three Components of Self Compassion: 1 – Self-Kindness vs. Self-Criticism

    The Three Components of Self Compassion: 1 – Self-Kindness vs. Self-Criticism

    By Tom Moon, MFT– Can we intentionally learn to be less self-critical and more self-compassionate? Based on her pioneering research, psychologist Kristin Neff has concluded that we can. She has…

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: In trans activist, writer and former naval aviator Brynn Tannehill’s new book, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask), she breaks…

    Meet the 2019 GGBA Board of Directors, GGBA Calendar and More!

    The 2019 GGBA board is made up of a dynamic group of business professionals. They bring a diverse range of perspectives and business acumen to the boardroom and to the…

    Women’s March Has Evolved to Become a Movement, Not a Moment

    Women’s March Has Evolved to Become a Movement, Not a Moment

    By Morgan Shidler– When the Women’s March was announced just days after the election in 2016, I think the prospect of organizing to get out to D.C. for it saved…

    Courage, for a Change, from California’s First ‘First Partner’

    Courage, for a Change, from California’s First ‘First Partner’

    By Andrea Shorter– It’s the middle of January 2019, and we just celebrated the birthday and civil rights movement legacy of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with…

    California Leads When Washington Will Not

    California Leads When Washington Will Not

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Here in California, we are witness to unprecedented dysfunction in Washington, exemplified by the longest government shutdown in American history. While the drama unfolds in our…

    After Ten Years, Oscar Grant Honored

    After Ten Years, Oscar Grant Honored

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009 by…

    Could a Gay Phoenix Rise from the Ashes in Poland?

    Could a Gay Phoenix Rise from the Ashes in Poland?

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– On January 14, the nation of Poland was rocked by the horrific stabbing to death of Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz—on stage in front of…