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    How Should We Pursue Happiness?

    How Should We Pursue Happiness?

    By Tom Moon, MFT– The idea that every person has an inherent right to pursue happiness is one of the founding principles of our country, but is happiness really something…

    Pastor Stacy Boorn of herchurch Shares Her Art and Creative Wisdom

    Pastor Stacy Boorn of herchurch Shares Her Art and Creative Wisdom

    By Kit Kennedy– For this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times I spoke with Stacy Boorn, who is a creative visionary, ordained Lutheran pastor, leader of herchurch, photographer, painter,…

    Timely Documentary by Trans Filmmaker Examines Campaign Finance Reform

    Timely Documentary by Trans Filmmaker Examines Campaign Finance Reform

    By Gary M. Kramer– Don’t want to see a documentary about campaign finance reform? You’ll be sorry. Dark Money, opening July 27 at the Shattuck Landmark cinema, is trans filmmaker…

    The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Memoir

    The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Memoir

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: Eric Poole’s new memoir Excuse Me While I Slip into Someone More Comfortable is featured in this issue. I asked Eric to talk about the…

    Bearing the Load of Justice Kennedy’s Departure

    Bearing the Load of Justice Kennedy’s Departure

    By Andrea Shorter– Who doesn’t remember one of the best scenes in the near cult classic TBS perennially aired movie My Cousin Vinny, when fiancée Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei)…

    Strengthening the Effort to Abolish ICE

    Strengthening the Effort to Abolish ICE

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– With all of the painful and offensive things going on in the world today, it can sometimes be difficult to maintain hope. And…

    New State Budget Helps LGBTQ Community

    New State Budget Helps LGBTQ Community

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– State budgets are statements of our priorities and provide a framework for us to strengthen and uplift our communities. They are the most powerful tool California…

    GGBA Business Tips, Member Spotight and More!

    GGBA Business Tips, Member Spotight and More!

    Business Tips from GGBA Commissioner Orders Workers’ Comp Insurers to Report Federal Income Tax Savings Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones recently issued an order requiring that every insurer licensed to write…

    Can Meditation Relieve Depression?

    Can Meditation Relieve Depression?

    By Tom Moon, MFT– Q: I’ve been depressed for a long time and finally started getting treatment for it last year. I’ve been taking antidepressants and seeing a therapist for…

    Broadway’s Lesbian Troika

    Broadway’s Lesbian Troika

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– The three women were at the height of their careers, the peak of their creative abilities. Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991) was one of “the high royalty…