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    City College Pride

    City College Pride

    I take being a San Francisco City College Trustee very seriously. In addition to making important governance decisions, serving as a visible and accessible ambassador is crucial during this challenging…

    Faggot

    Faggot

    Last Sunday, our family had a wonderful dinner in the East Bay to celebrate Stuart’s mom’s 92nd birthday. On the way home from dinner, the three of us went to…

    Potty Talk

    Potty Talk

    Recently, the forces that have fought for years against equal rights for LGBT people, changing their focus away from marriage, have been talking a lot about bathrooms. This potty talk…

    Lunar New Year Deserves Recognition

    Lunar New Year Deserves Recognition

    Next month, California celebrates Harvey Milk Day. The power of this observance lies in its capacity to teach an important lesson: in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.…

    Supporting the Alzheimer’s Association Is a No Brainer

    Supporting the Alzheimer’s Association Is a No Brainer

      The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report was released just this week. The new edition of Facts and Figures provides the most up to date information…

    The Gilda Stories

    The Gilda Stories

    Interview with Jewelle Gomez, Author of The Gilda Stories Our thanks go to Jewelle Gomez, for taking time out of her busy coast-to-coast schedule for this recent interview. San Francisco…

    In the News: March 24, 2016

    By Dennis McMillan   Bay Area on Heightened Alert After Terrorist Attacks in Belgium The deadly terrorist attacks on Tuesday at the Brussels airport in Belgium and at one of…

    Ann Rostow— Don’t Let the Terrorists Win!

    Ann Rostow—  Don’t Let the Terrorists Win!

    By Ann Rostow Don’t Let the Terrorists Win! It’s bizarre to evaluate my list of GLBT headlines in the middle of yet another ISIS attack on the West. I wonder,…

    Bearing Witness

    Bearing Witness

    Ryan Kendall was a star witness for marriage equality and against so-called “conversion therapy” when he took the stand in the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco federal court six…

    In Remembrance: Jeanne Cordova

    In Remembrance: Jeanne Cordova

    By Nancy Toder, Ph.D. (Author’s Note: Nancy Toder recently gave the following talk at a memorial gathering for Jeanne Cordova (1948–2016), who founded the influential and groundbreaking newspaper The Lesbian…