“My name is Mindy! I’m a 16-year-old who weighs about eight pounds and am thought to be a Domestic Shorthair mix—which, in this case, means I’m lushly furred and cute…
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…
One of the most vocal international supporters of LGBTQ rights, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, visited the Castro in San Francisco on September 6, 2022. After her morning flight arrival,…
By Ann Rostow– Why Do We Hate Ada Shelby? I decided to lead this column with the interesting victory out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,…
By Joanie Juster– “For as long as I could remember, the small cottage on Castro Street had been home.” One of my favorite books when I was a girl was…
The second annual Pridefest Oakland, created by an impressive group of East Bay-based LGBTQ+ community leaders, will take place from 11 am to 6 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2022,…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Pride festivals help celebrate, uplift and expand on the strength and resistance of the LGBTQ+ community in the face of abuse and oppression.…
Drake’s Brewing Company has created a special beer, Pridefest Hazy IPA, in honor of this year’s Pridefest Oakland. In addition to being served at the festival, the unique brew will…
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– In midst of COVID-19, another virus has emerged as a public health threat: monkeypox. Three weeks into August, there were nearly 15,000 confirmed cases in the…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– On July 15, 2022, my wife gave birth to our daughter, expanding our circle of love. My parents and my mother-in-law were all…
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