By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– We’ve just returned from a wonderful two weeks in Japan, where we gave talks on marriage equality, HIV/AIDS, and LGBTIQ rights, and met with…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– It’s finally here, the year so many of us have been waiting for: 2020. The year millions of Americans, including many in the LGBTIQ…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Years ago, at SF MOMA’s retrospective of the work of Japanese conceptual artist Yoko Ono, we remember climbing a tall ladder, and then using…
By Tom Moon, MFT– It seems hard to believe, but I’ve been writing this column, twice a month, for more than three decades. While, at 71, I remain healthy and not…
By John Lewis– This holiday season, I find myself reminded of two old family stories. The first comes from my dad’s side of the family and is a story about…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Imagine you’re a transgender person who after years of waiting finally has been able to have life-affirming gender confirmation surgery. But some unlikely and…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Hours into the October Democratic Presidential Debate, four of the twelve candidates (Biden, Buttigieg, Castro, and Warren) were asked whether they would favor adding…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court faced the reality of the vast diversity of human experience when it comes to gender, sexual orientation, and…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– On Tuesday, October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in pivotal cases addressing whether discrimination against LGBT people constitutes unlawful sex…
By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– A few days ago, a friend who is very active in the LGBTIQ rights movement quipped that things were so bad with Trump he…
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