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Ann Rostow: Time Flies Away
By Ann Rostow– Time Flies Away I love the cartoon of a clock face marked by days of the week instead of hours. That’s how it feels to me, although…
Gay Blood Is Thicker Than Water
By Stuart Gaffney– Many years ago, when I was a college student, I did my civic duty and decided to participate in a Red Cross blood drive publicized on campus.…
Disturbing Parallels: No Excuse for Hate
By Assemblymember Phil Ting– I don’t have to tell you; our world has changed drastically. I commend our state and local leaders who took decisive action to slow the spread…
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Gap in Mental Health Services for Seniors
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The COVID-19 crisis, and with it the need to shelter in place, have exposed gaps in San Francisco’s services for seniors and LGBTQ seniors in particular. The city…
SF SPCA: Take Me Home with You!
“Meet Bonnie, Clyde, and Jessica! These triplet cats are 5 years old and have been together their entire lives. They’re best friends and will do whatever it takes to get…
Ann Rostow: Bad Samaritans
By Ann Rostow– Bad Samaritans Last issue, I neglected to write about the antigay right-wing group, Samaritan’s Purse, which has voluntarily set up a 60-bed field hospital in Central Park.…
Bernie Sanders Suspends Presidential Campaign, Paves Way for Biden
Senator Bernie Sanders on April 8 ended his bid for the presidency, with former Vice President Joe Biden now the clear Democratic front-runner in the race. After a conference call…
Six Feet of Separation: Sheltering-in for DV Survivors During COVID-19
By Andrea Shorter– 1.5 million and rising: the number of people the world over infected by coronavirus as of this writing. Soon enough, if not already, more of us will…
2020 Foresight: Expect the Unexpected
By John Lewis– When I was a senior in high school back in the 1970s, I played classical piano and was invited to perform the difficult Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in…
Big Abilities and Style
By Philip Ruth– When is too much too much? It’s a subjective question with a highly personalized answer. In terms of cars, the response has no baseline. Pretty much any…
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