By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Charles Warren Stoddard, San Francisco’s lavender “boy poet,” made his first journey to Hawaii in 1864 when he was 21. One afternoon, “lounging at Whitney’s bookstore”…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is an idyllic locale made famous in the early 1960s when Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr filmed Tennessee Williams’…
Here’s to Us (young adult/romance) by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera Ben survived freshman year of college, but he’s feeling more stuck than ever. Ben’s only real bright spot is his…
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock Find out why this memoir has become part of the Trans Lit canon. It is…
“My name is Biko! I am a one-year-old male, chihuahua, short coat mix looking for my forever family! I will crawl in your lap, give a few kisses, and generally…
By Philip Ruth– Let’s say your budget for a new vehicle is $100,000. Buying at this price point means deciding between the choices the lesser segments don’t offer. Want a…
By Joanie Juster– Week after week I have written about the dangerous laws being introduced into state and local governments around the country: laws that attack LGBTQ+ people, that ban…
By Cathy Renna– We could not be more excited to bring the Creating Change conference to San Francisco—for the first time and as we celebrate 50 years of advocacy, activism, and…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– With prices higher on almost everything we buy, global inflation has been taking a bite out of everyone’s budgets. It’s especially hard for low-wage workers, often…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On February 2, 2023, a press conference was held where I, along with Mayor Sheng Thao, Councilmembers Fife, Reid, Ramachandran, Jenkins, and Gallo,…
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