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    Art Imitates Life in the New TV Show Doubt

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis As we eagerly anticipate the upcoming premiere of the landmark LGBT history miniseries When We Rise, we were excited to see the premiere of another…

    San Francisco Pride Announces 2017 Grand Marshal Nominees

    The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade has announced the slate of nominees for public vote for the event’s 2017 Community Grand Marshals. Annually, the general…

    Chris Columbus Receives First Robin Williams Award for Excellence in Entertainment

    Chris Columbus Receives First Robin Williams Award for Excellence in Entertainment

    Legendary writer, director and producer Chris Columbus received the first ever Robin Williams Award for Excellence in Entertainment at a ceremony held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on…

    Winter Fancy Food Show Suggests World Peace Happens Over Food

    Winter Fancy Food Show Suggests World Peace Happens Over Food

    By Elaine Viegas Representatives from 1400 companies based all around the world traveled to San Francisco recently for the Specialty Food Association’s 2017 Winter Fancy Food Show, held January 22–24…

    Student Voices: Two Spirit

    Student Voices: Two Spirit

    By Jenn Bowman (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (Asawa SOTA) launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBTQ course in…

    When We Rise Brings Raw Emotions and Memories Back to the Surface

    When We Rise Brings Raw Emotions and Memories Back to the Surface

    By Debra Walker I love Gus Van Sant’s work. He seamlessly captures the raw emotion of a time I, and many of you, lived through in the new ABC miniseries…

    In the News: 2.9.2017

    Compiled by Dennis McMillan Deal Reached to Make City College Free to San Francisco Residents Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim this week announced that City College of San…

    Ann Rostow: Time Slouches On

    Ann Rostow: Time Slouches On

    By Ann Rostow Time Slouches On Has it really been only two weeks since last we met, dear readers? It feels like two months, which suggests that our experience of…

    Transgender Law Center’s 2017 Plan of Resistance

    Transgender Law Center’s 2017 Plan of Resistance

    We know that 2017 will be a cruel and difficult year for transgender and gender nonconforming people, but now is not the time for panic, isolation, or doubling down on…

    Transgender Immigrants Among Hardest Hit by Trump Administration Actions

    Transgender Immigrants Among Hardest Hit by Trump Administration Actions

    By Ilona Turner After her parents left Peru in search of better economic opportunities in the U.S., Christina Lopez followed. She wanted to be with her family and, as a…