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    Is Anger Useless?

    Is Anger Useless?

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Anger is one of the most powerful and compelling emotions that humans experience. It can engulf a person completely and become blind rage, derailing…

    The Kansas City Blues and Women’s Reproductive Freedom

    The Kansas City Blues and Women’s Reproductive Freedom

    By John Lewis– When I was rummaging through old boxes from my childhood home recently, I came upon a decades-old newspaper that piqued my interest, not only because of its…

    Marriage Equality Breakthroughs from Ecuador to Northern Ireland

    Marriage Equality Breakthroughs from Ecuador to Northern Ireland

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– Last week, Michelle Avilés and Alexandra Chávez tied the knot in the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, becoming the first same-sex couple to marry…

    Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred

    Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As many readers may know, queer demonstrators protesting among other things police presence and corporate participation in this year’s San Francisco Pride Parade delayed…

    Celebrating Saying No to the Normal: Stonewall 50

    Celebrating Saying No to the Normal: Stonewall 50

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– In the NPR podcast White Lies exploring the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s, African American activists recount the importance to…

    Keeping the Pulse Alive

    Keeping the Pulse Alive

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– As we waited in line at Newark Airport to board our flight home to San Francisco after a recent trip back east, we struck…

    Rainbows Over Taiwan

    Rainbows Over Taiwan

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– The rain poured down from the sky on Taiwan’s national legislature building on the morning of May 17, 2019, as lawmakers inside debated whether…

    Turning to Each Other and White Plum Blossoms

    Turning to Each Other and White Plum Blossoms

    By John Lewis– As I type, Stuart’s 95-year-old mom is approaching the end of life.  Stuart’s mom was always ahead of her time. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, the…

    Sticking Out and Standing Up in Japan

    Sticking Out and Standing Up in Japan

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– There’s a well-known adage in Japan: “The wood post that sticks out from the ground will get pounded down.” Its meaning:  Sticking out and…

    The Struggle for a Room with a View

    The Struggle for a Room with a View

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The views of the Pacific Ocean and Koko Head from the Queen Bedroom at Honolulu’s Aloha Bed and Breakfast were said to be breathtaking.…