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    The Embedded Philanthropy in Biden’s Plan for Black America

    The Embedded Philanthropy in Biden’s Plan for Black America

    By Derek Barnes– In the wake of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19, police brutality, social unrest, and widening economic inequality, a good friend recently reached out and wanted direction on…

    Poland at a Crossroads with LGBTIQ People in the Crosshairs

    Poland at a Crossroads with LGBTIQ People in the Crosshairs

    By John Lewis– On a warm summer evening in 1987, I found myself hanging out in the heart of the medieval main square of Krakow, Poland, with my three new…

    There Is No Going Back

    There Is No Going Back

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance are a lesbian couple in their late 60s and early 70s. They had been together for decades when they decided to…

    Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health

    By Michele Karlsberg– Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health (PM Press), edited by Adrian Shanker, is considered to be the first book of the new decade that is a…

    The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care

    The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care

    By Suzanne Falter– (Editor’s Note: Lesbian author and podcaster Suzanne Falter is an expert at getting others “Back to Happy.” That is the title of her new podcast—available at iTunes…

    Jean Malin: Broadway’s Queen of Queens

    Jean Malin: Broadway’s Queen of Queens

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Some years after it happened, the nationally syndicated columnist Dorothy Kilgallen told her readers about a fight in a Greenwich Village club in 1928 or 1929.…

    Political Movies That Matter

    Political Movies That Matter

    By Jan Wahl– Movies that satirize, examine, or even celebrate politics have always been on the cinematic scene, from Citizen Kane to Seven Days in May to The Kingmaker to…

    Ann Rostow: Nasty

    Ann Rostow: Nasty

    By Ann Rostow– Nasty I am watching MSNBC with the sound off, as is my wont when I write my column, and I’m looking at Louis DeJoy, who I’ve decided…

    18th Street ‘Shared Spaces’ Kickoff Deemed a Success, with Some Lessons Learned

    18th Street ‘Shared Spaces’ Kickoff Deemed a Success, with Some Lessons Learned

    The Castro Merchants on Sunday, August 23, launched the 18th Street “Shared Spaces” program that established a car-free corridor between Collingwood and Hartford Streets. The launch marked San Francisco’s third…

    Struggling San Francisco Small Businesses Hold Peaceful Protest at City Hall

    Struggling San Francisco Small Businesses Hold Peaceful Protest at City Hall

    Supervisor and former San Francisco Bay Times columnist Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday, August 25, joined other city and community leaders at a peaceful protest that brought together leaders from San…