By Rebecca Kaplan, Vice Mayor of Oakland– Wishing you all a healthy Pride week, and welcome, including virtually, to join in Oakland’s community and celebrations. Oakland has one of the…
The African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC) in San Francisco is now presenting the artwork of Ajuan Mance, a talented out and proud member of our LGBTQ community and…
By Andrea Shorter– “I found that my wounds begin to heal when the voices of those endangered by silence are given power. The silence of hopelessness, of despair buried in…
By Jewelle Gomez– I was watching the documentary Can You Bring It, about the dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones as part of the Frameline Film Festival, and was reminded of how…
Dr. Tim Seelig’s talent, charisma, and sheer life force are unmistakable, immeasurable. When he steps in front of the mighty San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus to conduct, the impact on…
On June 4, The GLBT Historical Society Museum and Archives in San Francisco unveiled a historic artifact, thought to be lost forever. It is a fragment of one of the…
By Patrick Carney– The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride since 1996 as a visible, yet mute, reminder of inhumanity. It is almost…
By Derek Barnes– Like many, I labored each year before Mother’s Day to find the right thing to give and say to let my mom know how much I care.…
By Robert Holgate and Jennifer Kroot– Kung Food is a popular, cozy Chinese restaurant on McAllister Street, at Divisadero. Recently, several handwritten, angry signs appeared in the front windows, so…
By Bishop Howard– Coming out for me really happened in stages. There was coming out to myself, coming out to those close to me, and the last stage is one…
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