By Michele Karlsberg– Barbara Wilson’s Murder in the Collective was one of the first lesbian mysteries ever published. Her later Cassandra Reilly series, featuring a footloose Irish-American translator who solves…
By Patrick Carney– The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride since 1996 as a visible, yet mute, reminder of inhumanity. It is almost…
By Julie Peri– There are so many wonderful tools that help make your life easier when working with wood, and today we are highlighting the combination square. A combination square…
By Ann Rostow– Still in Kansas— Because I’m still in Kansas, let me start off by telling you that the Democratic governor of the Sunflower State, Laura Kelly, vetoed the…
By John Lewis– (Editor’s Note: On April 7, John Lewis provided the following comment before the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission. This meeting preceded that of the San Francisco Small…
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– The nail-biter 2020 election was enough drama for most of us; 2021 was supposed to be the proverbial “night off” from an election in California. After…
By Brandon Miller, CFP– By her eighth marriage, Elizabeth Taylor was probably pretty accomplished at combining assets with a spouse. But most of us only get married once, maybe twice…
By Philip Ruth– Cars are dead. Long live tall hatchbacks! That’s the nature of this new breed of vehicle: a high-riding five-door with SUV-like styling. You could say we’re in…
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 4 voted to pass an ordinance that will designate 651 Duncan Street—the former longtime home of lesbian activists Del Martin (1921–2008) and…
By Adam Sandel– Coming out does not happen overnight. In my case, it was more of a long evening. I guess I was always bisexual. I was attracted to both…
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