On October 7, Governor Brown signed the LGBT Disparities Reduction Act that requires four state agencies to collect voluntary self-reported demographic information on sexual orientation and gender identity. This bill…
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,…
Win Aaron Win Of all the contests on this November’s ballot, there are none that I care about more than the District 3 Supervisor race. It is not just that…
One aspect we LGBT folk know well is the closeted period, where we told lies about ourselves to others and ourselves. Once we move through it, we rarely want to…
The genesis for this column was a discussion a few months ago about the dismally low number of women in elected office and how important it is to be aware…
Throughout the United States, attention to the problem of gun violence seems to rise when there is a well-publicized shooting, but often does not last, and fails to result in…
Education is the greatest gift we give to our children. We strive to preserve equal access to it through laws that protect K–12 students from discrimination and harassment in our…
When I was in middle school, a friend asked me why I didn’t support gay marriage. I told her that I believed marriage was between a man and a woman.…
On September 18, the eighth annual National HIV & Aging Awareness Day will highlight the massive change in the epidemic: half of all people with HIV in the U.S. will…
On August 12, the members of San Francisco’s Democratic County Central Committee met to vote on the Party’s endorsements for this November’s ballot. It was a grim night for the…
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