By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– Five years ago, Evan Minton, a Sacramento-area transgender man, scheduled a hysterectomy as part of his gender confirmation surgery to be performed by his…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– Home for the holidays—these four words conjure up a variety of thoughts, different for everyone. Maybe for you they conjure up a movie, a television show,…
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– At the November 9, 2021, Oakland Public Safety meeting, the Committee voted unanimously to forward the proposed ordinance introduced by me and coauthored…
Donna Sachet– The Academy’s third annual Legends Awards ceremony took place last Friday at the Swedish American Hall and nearly 200 people showed up to celebrate and socialize, including Jan…
By David Landis– It’s wine time. In the last issue, The Gay Gourmet visited Napa to recommend hotels, excursions, and restaurants. Now, it’s time for what’s front and center in…
By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: After many well-deserved literary awards for his novel Flower of Iowa, author Lance Ringel has released a new bestseller, Floridian Nights, which captures a unique moment in…
By Elisa Quinzi– Carl Jung told us, “That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate.” The planets do not cause events to happen to…
By Eddie Reynoso– This year’s Veterans Day was observed across America by LGBTQ veterans who celebrated the 10th anniversary of the lifting of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ban, the…
Billy Porter has been a queer icon for nearly a decade, at least since he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as…
National Philanthropy Day, November 18, was established to recognize and pay tribute to the meaningful contributions that philanthropy—and those active in our own philanthropic community—make to our lives, communities, and world.…
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