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    SF Pride 2022 to Feature Music Legend Martha Wash, Actor Sherry Cola, and Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider

    SF Pride 2022 to Feature Music Legend Martha Wash, Actor Sherry Cola, and Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider

    Two-time Grammy Award nominee Martha Wash will headline the Main Stage at the 52nd annual San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade (Pride 52) taking place on…

    Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage 6.9.22

    Young Mungo (fiction – hardbound) by Douglas Stuart A story of queer love and working-class families, Young Mungo is the brilliant second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, which was…

    Lit Snax 6.9.22

    Portrait of An Unknown Lady by María Gainza What if a replication is better than the original? How should we value art? These are just a few questions conjured by…

    Cocktails with Heather: Electric Avenue

    Cocktails with Heather: Electric Avenue

    By Heather Freyer– Electric Avenue is #dowhatmovesyou in a glass. The drink is loud, fun, and effcient—low cost and an enjoyable taste to keep you partying all night long. Representing…

    ‘The First Pride Was a Riot’: Snappy Catchphrase but Inaccurate

    ‘The First Pride Was a Riot’: Snappy Catchphrase but Inaccurate

    By Marsha Levine– It’s June and rainbow paraphernalia is popping up everywhere, with references to “all the colors” and friends of Dorothy. Our world is awash with pink and lavender…

    Ann Rostow: Okay, GenZ!

    Ann Rostow: Okay, GenZ!

    By Ann Rostow– Okay, GenZ! I am having a hard time getting the ball rolling this morning, so I figured I would begin with that admission. Why is this, you…

    Shireen McSpadden: Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award 2022

    Shireen McSpadden: Openhouse Adelman/ Gurevitch Founders Award 2022

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– After a 2-year delay due to COVID, the Openhouse annual Spring Fling event is back and in-person and with it the presentation of the Openhouse Adelman/Gurevitch…

    History, Films, Party & More for Harvey Milk Day 2022

    History, Films, Party & More for Harvey Milk Day 2022

    By Joanie Juster– Harvey Milk Day: Sunday, May 22 Harvey Milk’s birthday falls on a weekend this year, and Castro Street will be filled with events to celebrate what would…

    Down Payment Help for First-Time Homebuyers

    Down Payment Help for First-Time Homebuyers

    By Assemblymember Phil Ting– Home ownership plays a key role in strengthening communities. It also helps families, particularly families of color, build and pass on intergenerational wealth. But one of…

    Getting Head Start and Wellness for Our Children

    By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– As Oakland struggles with the fight against the closure of schools and Head Start centers in predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods, it becomes…