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    High Schoolers React to the Lesbian-Themed Movie Freeheld

    High Schoolers React to the Lesbian-Themed Movie Freeheld

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is teaching the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. In this column,…

    Remastering Women’s Music in Political Times

    Remastering Women’s Music in Political Times

    “Gripping” feminist energy literally resulted from a recent meaningful handshake and meeting between Margie Adam and Hillary Clinton. Adam, who is based in the Bay Area and is one of…

    Training Across Borders

    Training Across Borders

    I recently returned from a life-changing “Training Across Borders” (TAB 2015) Aikido seminar, held at Loutraki SportCamp just outside of Athens, Greece. TAB’s purpose is to enable people in conflict…

    Get Your Pilgrim On

    Get Your Pilgrim On

    There’s a nip in the air, a splash of gold in the foliage. As dawn leans in close toward dusk and our grocer’s aisles fill with squashernalia, we’re getting our…

    Cultivating Gratitude, Even After Loss

    Cultivating Gratitude, Even After Loss

    I grew up in New England where glorious autumn colors and crisp clear days filled me with joy and gratitude for all the people and things in my life. It…

    Do Qualifications Matter?

    Do Qualifications Matter?

    A few columns back, I noted that it has been found that women who run for office often feel compelled to be better prepared and extremely well versed on issues…

    In the News, October 29, 2015 issue

    By Dennis McMillan San Francisco Is Changing the Face of AIDS Treatment World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV, calling on the rest…

    Ann Rostow: Easy Choices

    Ann Rostow: Easy Choices

    Easy Choices Sharp-eared GLBT pundits jumped on Hillary Clinton’s explanation for why her husband signed the Defense of Marriage Act the other day. Speaking to Rachel Maddow, Clinton implied that…

    Family Values

    Family Values

    When I called my uncle on June 26 to tell him that the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in favor of marriage equality, I could tell from across the country…

    Take a Day to Organize Your Finances

    Take a Day to Organize Your Finances

    By Brandon Miller Cancel unused credit cards If you’re paying an annual fee on a credit card or other account that you don’t use, you’re throwing money away. So, cash…