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    The LGBTQ Seniors Bill of Rights Is Aging Well

    The LGBTQ Seniors Bill of Rights Is Aging Well

    By Senator Scott Wiener– When you’re a public official, occasionally an idea comes along that’s so obvious and so necessary that all you can do is stop and think, “How…

    Aging in Community Special Edition

    Aging in Community Special Edition

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Welcome to the Aging in Community column’s first special edition, a two-part series in the month of May, to celebrate Older Americans Month. The articles and…

    The Al Baum Memorial Lecture Series

    The Al Baum Memorial Lecture Series

    By Mark Leno– My dear friend Rabbi Camille Angel has been a trailblazer for many decades in many ways. Currently, she is the Rabbi in Residence at the University of…

    Past, Present, Future

    Past, Present, Future

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Twenty-four years ago, I co-founded Openhouse with my late partner, Jeanette Gurevitch, to build senior housing with services for San Francisco’s LGBTQ community. It was a…

    President Biden’s Executive Order Granting LGBTQ Protections

    President Biden’s Executive Order Granting LGBTQ Protections

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Timed for Pride Month 2022 and primarily directed at the anti-LGBTQ state measures that are an assault on the safety and civil rights of LGBTQ children,…

    Trans Pride

    Trans Pride

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– If it hadn’t been for COVID-19, my family would have celebrated my great nephew Elijah’s 13th birthday two years ago with a large family bar mitzvah,…

    Shireen McSpadden: Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award 2022

    Shireen McSpadden: Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award 2022

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– After a 2-year delay due to COVID, the Openhouse annual Spring Fling event is back and in-person and with it the presentation of the Openhouse Adelman/Gurevitch…

    The ENACT Act

    The ENACT Act

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Tim and his husband Michael live in San Francisco. They have been together for more than 30 years. Michael is 8 years younger than Tim, so it…

    Reduce Suffering and Improve Lives

    Reduce Suffering and Improve Lives

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Big, bold long-term policies and solutions are essential to ultimately resolving the challenges of our mental health system and the lack of affordable, accessible, and culturally appropriate…

    On the Front Lines: Fighting Evictions

    On the Front Lines: Fighting Evictions

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Even though the eviction moratorium in San Francisco has been extended to November 30, with further legislation pending to extend it to December 31, evictions and…