By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Oakland—like many Bay Area cities—has been facing rising rates of homelessness, with the counts in our community increasing dramatically in recent years. This…
Collaboration Business Consulting, a certified LGBT Business Enterprise, aims to inspire, educate and empower proactive leaders to achieve breakthrough performance. The company works with CEOs, company executives, leaders and influencers…
By Tom Moon, MFT– In the years immediately after Stonewall, the new gay liberation movement was primarily about sexual freedom. Sodomy laws criminalized gay sex almost everywhere in the country,…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– Twenty-five years ago, through herculean efforts of San Francisco residents and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the National AIDS Memorial Grove (NAMG) was established in an area of…
By David Perry– I’m exhausted. I admit it. Plus, most everyone I know is exhausted too. The nonstop “hive brain” of social media, the tweets too tart, the Facebooks too…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Everyone knew Charley Parkhurst. For some 15 years he was one of the most accomplished, fearless and celebrated stagecoach drivers in California. Described as having a…
By Cinder Ernst– Have you noticed that there is always something “new” trending in fitness? I have been a personal trainer for almost thirty years, so I’ve seen lots of…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– We, like many other LGBTIQ people, were heartened to learn of the outpouring of financial support from the community for the Jacksonville, Florida, high…
‘Prisoner 00045’ Transported to Alcatraz On Sunday, July 22, The Trump Chicken organization sailed a 33-foot President Donald Trump-resembling balloon around Alcatraz, in front of AT&T Park and at other…
By Ann Rostow– I’m Still Sad I admit, I was pretty depressed when I wrote the previous column. The appellate courts have been a vehicle for gay rights ever since…
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