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    In the News: Nov. 27, 2015

    By Dennis McMillan Remembrance to Castro Sidewalks on World AIDS Day On Tuesday, December 1, from 10 am to noon, students from Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy will use colored…

    When Dogs Heal

    When Dogs Heal

    In honor of World AIDS Day, December 1, we are featuring the non-profit Fred Says, which promotes pet ownership to improve the lives of those with HIV/AIDS. Fred Says (http://fredsays.org/)…

    Wild About Harry

    Wild About Harry

    By Gary Virginia Twelve years ago while sitting nervously in a cold, sterile medical examination room, I shared with my doctor my persistent feelings of anxiety and depression. As a…

    Election Consequences, World AIDS Day

    Election Consequences, World AIDS Day

    Election Consequences The fall election is behind us. We have a new Sheriff—Vicki Hennessy won by a landslide, having received 61% of the vote compared to Ross Mirkarimi’s 33%. She…

    A Progressive Win, A Rough Night for the Mayor, Housing Solutions and More Bad News for the ACCJC

    A Progressive Win, A Rough Night for the Mayor, Housing Solutions and More Bad News for the ACCJC

    Aaron won! It’s been nearly a month, but San Francisco progressives are still basking in the afterglow of one of the great local lefty upsets of recent times. Appointed Supervisor…

    Two Standouts from This Year’s L.A. Auto Show

    Two Standouts from This Year’s L.A. Auto Show

    If it’s November, then it’s time to cover the L.A. Auto Show. This year, there were two cars that stood out as having appeal to the LGBT community: the Honda…

    An Eleventh Grader Reviews the 2007 Award-Winning Film Milk

    An Eleventh Grader Reviews the 2007 Award-Winning Film Milk

    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,…

    Dispatch from Bratislava

    Dispatch from Bratislava

    When our 18-year-old niece told us she would be spending a gap year between high school and college in the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, we must confess that we had…

    Ann Rostow: NCLR to SCOTUS – Fix This

    By Ann Rostow NCLR to SCOTUS: Fix This I was struck by a headline the other day (November 18 if you want to nitpick) that read: “Supreme Court is Asked…

    The Longevity Wave: Meeting Future Needs

    The Longevity Wave: Meeting Future Needs

    There are 3 million LGBT seniors, and that number is expected to dou­ble by 2030. People over 65 years of age are the fastest growing segment of both LGBT and…