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    The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Returns for 2022 Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary

    The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Returns for 2022 Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary

    The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this November 10–20, with a special expanded festival. Founded in 1997, SFTFF is the world’s longest running film…

    Ann Rostow Where’s the Rest of the Story?

    Ann Rostow Where’s the Rest of the Story?

    By Ann Rostow– Where’s the Rest of the Story? I was laboriously going through GLBT headlines, forced by my deadline pressure to summon up an interest in the usual suspects;…

    Sunshine, History, Self-Care

    Sunshine, History, Self-Care

    By Joanie Juster– I find election seasons to be extremely stressful—and here we are in San Francisco facing our fourth election this year. Yikes. But as someone who believes fully…

    Access for All: Vote Yes on Proposition I and No on J

    Access for All: Vote Yes on Proposition I and No on J

    By Blake Dillon — Golden Gate Park, formerly known as the “outside land” and covered with sand dunes, was initially envisioned by civil engineer William Hammond Hall (1846–1934). The city’s…

    Vote Yes on Prop D: Affordable Homes Now

    Vote Yes on Prop D: Affordable Homes Now

    By Senator Scott Wiener– While there are two similar-sounding housing measures on San Francisco’s November 8 ballot—Prop D and Prop E—only one of them will make it faster and easier…

    Middle Class Tax Refunds for Millions of Californians

    Middle Class Tax Refunds for Millions of Californians

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– October means the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has begun the process of sending $9.5 billion tax relief payments to most Californians. As Assembly Budget Chair, I…

    COVID-19 Isn’t Over: Wear a Mask

    COVID-19 Isn’t Over: Wear a Mask

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Although it has been two and a half years since COVID turned our lives upside down, the pandemic has not gone away. The…

    How Latinx Cultures Celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, and Día de los Muertos

    How Latinx Cultures Celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, and Día de los Muertos

    By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D.– The word Halloween originated from the phrase “All Hallows’ Eve” and dates back to the ancient times after the Romans conquered the Celts. In the festival…

    Donna’s Chronicles, “See Moulin Rouge…”

    Donna’s Chronicles, “See Moulin Rouge…”

    By Donna Sachet– See Moulin Rouge, the touring Broadway production that has it all … dazzling lighting, eye-popping sets, flashy costumes, snippets of a host of pop songs, all delivering,…

    Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine

    Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: This month, Patrica Grayhall is celebrating the publication of her memoir, Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine (She Writes Press). The inspiration for the memoir began with a box…