By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: June is Rainbow Book Month, a perfect time to check out H.N. Hirsch’s Fault Line, a suspenseful murder mystery set in the political world of Southern California.…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Romantic. Unpretentious. Cozy. Affordable. Magical morsels. Oh, and by the way, a Michelin star in its first year. Those words describe Marlena, the inviting…
By Philip Ruth– “Hey! Sir! HEY!” I had just turned onto Potrero Avenue in the Lexus LC 500 press car when the well-used minivan that had been in my rear-view…
Big Gay Wedding (fiction – hardbound) by Byron Lane Two grooms. One mother of a problem. This is an unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that’s…
Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page Pageboy presents a raw and honest account of what it’s like to grow up and exist as a queer/trans person, navigating fame, relationships, and…
By Ann Rostow– Small Favors The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a transgender migrant woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum in a 9–0 decision, reversing a…
By Kathleen Sullivan, Ph.D.– We are all aging, and some of us based on privilege, location, or family history will have a softer, easier experience than others. If you look…
By Jewelle Gomez– I grew up in Boston, a town that is proud to be old, at least in the context of the United States. It’s not old in relationship…
By Grace Li, M.H.A.– When Openhouse and On Lok began working together on the concept of an adult day program for the LGBTQ+ community, in 2018, our goal and hope…
By India Harville– I’m proud of all my social identity markers—Black, queer, woman, and disabled. Out of all of my identities, developing disability pride was the most challenging. I didn’t always identify…
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