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    In the News: December 17, 2015

    By Dennis McMillan LGBTQ-inclusive Companies Among Most Financially Successful It comes as no surprise to us that the most LGBTQ-inclusive companies are among the most financially successful. Logo announced its…

    Inspiration from Nonagenarians and Students from SF’s School of the Arts

    Inspiration from Nonagenarians and Students from SF’s School of the Arts

    For readers unfamiliar with the word—don’t worry—nonagenarians are not the latest addition to the wonderful and ever expanding alphabet soup that is the LGBTIQ movement. Nonagenarians are people in their…

    New Tom & Jerry Ornament Commemorates Rainbow Flag

    New Tom & Jerry Ornament Commemorates Rainbow Flag

    Tom Taylor and Jerry Goldstein, whose beautifully decorated home in the Castro is a perennial holiday favorite, have a new addition to their seasonal tradition this year. With Gilbert Baker,…

    An Important Change to a Long-standing Pentagon Policy

    An Important Change to a Long-standing Pentagon Policy

    Happy holidays to you! This is often a time for reflection and sharing. In this column I want to share some good news and reflect on how we can reach…

    Now Is the Time to Think About Your Next Tax Return

    Now Is the Time to Think About Your Next Tax Return

    Your 2015 tax return isn’t due until April of 2016, but now is the time to consider your options for tax planning. Many of the tax-saving moves you can make…

    End of Semester Thoughts

    End of Semester Thoughts

    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,…

    Magnificent Women in Pants

    Magnificent Women in Pants

    Although Deuteronomy 22.5 expressly forbids cross-dressing as an “abomination unto the Lord,” San Franciscans have adored transvestite performance since the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Like many other admonitions…

    San Francisco State University College of Ethnic Studies

    San Francisco State University College of Ethnic Studies

    By Dr. Amy Sueyoshi San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies was established in Fall 1969 after an extended student strike demanding a curriculum that respected the diverse intellectual traditions…

    San Francisco State University Department of Sexuality Studies

    San Francisco State University Department of Sexuality Studies

    By Dr. Jessica Fields The Sexuality Studies Department at San Francisco State University was an early leader in university-based education in sexuality. For fifty years, faculty interested in sexuality studies…

    San Francisco State University Women and Gender Studies Department

    San Francisco State University Women and Gender Studies Department

    By Dr. Deborah Cohler Founded in 1971, the Women and Gender Studies (WGS) Department at San Francisco State University has been offering courses in LGBT studies for more than four…