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    The Choice to Move

    The Choice to Move

    My spouse and I recently moved to a smaller home after 30 years in our beautiful painted lady on Castro Street. As we downsized, donated, gave away and sold some…

    Down and Out on the Streets of San Francisco

    Down and Out on the Streets of San Francisco

    San Franciscans hate homelessness. Some of us blame the homeless themselves for their circumstances. Others see, in the disorder in our BART stations and on our sidewalks, the obscene consequences…

    Healing the Wounded AIDS Warrior: An Interview with Tez Anderson

    Healing the Wounded AIDS Warrior:  An Interview with Tez Anderson

    This is not a time for inaction in our fight against HIV/AIDS. As Tez Anderson told me during a recent interview, “We need to start planning for the next 20…

    Aging, Illness and the 5 Stages of Grief

    Aging, Illness and the 5 Stages of Grief

    Denial Who, me? Aging? So, I turned 60 in January 2013, big deal. “Oh, you’ll see. Being over 60 is different,” friends said. “Not for me” was my constant retort.…

    Reflecting on the Life and Death of Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins

    Reflecting on the Life and Death of  Bryan “Feather Lynn” Higgins

    Images of intolerance and hatred filled the media this week. We have witnessed the militarization of a police force against its people in Ferguson, Missouri, as they rioted against perceived…

    Endorsement Season

    Endorsement Season

    As many of you may know, I was elected to the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) two years ago. This is the governing body of the party in…

    November Election Preview

    November Election Preview

    Greetings political nerds! Remember those happy bygone days when the voter information handbook was nearly as thick as a phone book? More recently, some of us may have come to…

    Creating Welcoming Environments for LGBT Seniors

    As the U.S. Supreme Court was taking up the issue of gay marriage last year, Dr. John DeCecco wanted to make a difference in his local community here at The…

    Three Stylish Cars, But Only One Knocks Your Cap Back

    Three Stylish Cars, But Only One Knocks Your Cap Back

    Style. They say we gays know it well. I recently tested three cars that are loaded with style, each in their own way. The ELR is Cadillac’s first plug-in hybrid;…

    Ensuring Protection and Inclusion for LGBT Seniors

    Ensuring Protection and Inclusion for LGBT Seniors

    In the previous Aging in Community column, Daniel Redman discussed key legal documents all LGBT seniors should have, but that are particularly important for people living with dementia. This week,…