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    An Eleventh Grader Reviews the 2007 Award-Winning Film Milk

    An Eleventh Grader Reviews the 2007 Award-Winning Film Milk

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is teaching the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. In this column,…

    The Longevity Wave: Meeting Future Needs

    The Longevity Wave: Meeting Future Needs

    There are 3 million LGBT seniors, and that number is expected to dou­ble by 2030. People over 65 years of age are the fastest growing segment of both LGBT and…

    Taking Action to Stop Gun Violence in Oakland

    Taking Action to Stop Gun Violence in Oakland

    Earlier this year, I fought for and won funding in the new City of Oakland budget to specifically focus on stopping gun crime. I have been working to get these…

    Giving Thanks for Progress

    Giving Thanks for Progress

    The fight for civil rights inspired me to enter politics, and 2015 has been a particularly inspiring year. As we approach Thanksgiving, I wanted to take stock of this year’s…

    High Schoolers React to the Lesbian-Themed Movie Freeheld

    High Schoolers React to the Lesbian-Themed Movie Freeheld

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is teaching the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. In this column,…

    Training Across Borders

    Training Across Borders

    I recently returned from a life-changing “Training Across Borders” (TAB 2015) Aikido seminar, held at Loutraki SportCamp just outside of Athens, Greece. TAB’s purpose is to enable people in conflict…

    Get Your Pilgrim On

    Get Your Pilgrim On

    There’s a nip in the air, a splash of gold in the foliage. As dawn leans in close toward dusk and our grocer’s aisles fill with squashernalia, we’re getting our…

    Cultivating Gratitude, Even After Loss

    Cultivating Gratitude, Even After Loss

    I grew up in New England where glorious autumn colors and crisp clear days filled me with joy and gratitude for all the people and things in my life. It…

    Do Qualifications Matter?

    Do Qualifications Matter?

    A few columns back, I noted that it has been found that women who run for office often feel compelled to be better prepared and extremely well versed on issues…

    In the News, October 29, 2015 issue

    By Dennis McMillan San Francisco Is Changing the Face of AIDS Treatment World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV, calling on the rest…