Compiled by Dennis McMillan GOP Platform Calls for End to Marriage Equality; Supports Conversion Therapy and ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws The Republican party will officially reject the June 2015 ruling by…
By Ann Rostow The Truth is Out There I’ve started and stopped this column twice already, pissed off at all kinds of developments around the country—police killings of innocent Black…
Governor Brown signed into law AB 1618, the “No Place Like Home” initiative. This measure will provide $2 billion dollars to local communities for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing…
In previous columns, we have delineated the clear distinction between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton when it comes to LGBT rights, including their vastly different positions on marriage equality, transgender…
Tables and chairs are back at The Castro’s Jane Warner Plaza, inviting all to sit for coffee, lunch and to people watch. Andrea Aiello, Executive Director for the Castro/Upper Market…
After a year and a half of negotiating, City College and its faculty union have finally achieved tentative agreement on a contract, subject to ratification by the union’s membership. As…
As you watch the Democratic National Convention, July 25–28, consider the following about our nation’s fifth most populous city: Marks of Pride ✦ On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was…
Funny hats. Large signs. Colorful buttons. Names of far-away states in vertical lettering on giant poles. Red, white and blue balloons and streamers. These are my memories as a child…
More LGBT Delegates Than Ever Expected to Attend 2016 DNC Organizers are expecting an unprecedented number of LGBT delegates to attend this year’s Democratic National Convention, with at least one…
By Ann Rostow A Little Courage, Folks! In the course of my deadline day procrastinations this morning, I read every word of my local paper, the Austin American Statesman, from…
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