Opinion :: Editorial
Editorial: Francis wasn’t perfect, but he led with empathy
Pope Francis, who died Monday, April 21, was a contradiction when it came to LGBTQ people.
Editorial: We must all advocate for Andry’s release
Gay makeup artist Andry Jose Hernández Romero sits in a notorious prison in El Salvador for no good reason.
Editorial: The resistance is stirring
Finally, after nearly three months of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, people are getting fed up with his policies that seem to help no one but himself and his cronies.
Editorial: McMahon overreaches with jab at CA
For someone who wants to close the federal Department of Education, President Donald Trump has shown that he’ll use the agency when it suits him.
Editorial: Lee for mayor, Wang for city council
Oakland voters have an opportunity to begin recovering from the city’s recent political scandals when they vote for a new mayor in the April 15 special election.
Editorial: Newsom will never be president
California Governor Gavin Newsom can spout anti-trans rhetoric all he wants, but that won't endear him to conservative Republicans, some Democrats, and the many independent voters he would need to win the presidency, should he decide to seek it.
Editorial: Traveling in the age of Trump
President Donald Trump has made travel more difficult for LGBTQ individuals and families. But LGBTQ travelers do have options to help plan their next trip.
Editorial: Measles outbreak outruns RFK Jr.
The nation's top vaccine denier, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is being overrun by current events and scrambling to contain the fallout.
Editorial: We're queer and still here
President Donald Trump and his administration may want to sideline LGBTQ people, particularly transgender people, but the news from Gallup is that the number of adults identifying as something other than straight has actually increased.
Editorial: Outrageous deletions on Stonewall site
It is appalling and wrong that the federal government on February 13 deleted references to "transgender" and "queer" from the web pages of the Stonewall National Monument.
Editorial: At Supreme Court, Trump admin abandons trans youth
President Donald Trump's obsession with attacking the transgender community ratcheted up a notch last week when his deputy solicitor general informed the justices that the administration was switching sides in U.S. v. Skrmetti.
Editorial: Some hospitals cave on trans care
It was shocking to see the news that Children's Hospital Los Angeles, on Tuesday stated it is pausing the initiation of gender-affirming hormonal care for trans patients under the age of 19 because it needs to assess President Trump's executive order.
Editorial: 2 national LGBTQ groups step up
The editorial board looks at websites of national LGBTQ organizations to see how they're providing information about President Donald Trump's anti-trans executive orders.
Editorial: LGBTQ youth left in dark by CA health officials
With the anti-LGBTQ executive orders coming from President Donald Trump at a rapid clip, it's been frustrating and appalling that California health officials have decided to pull a Trumpian move of their own by canceling an LGBTQ youth contract.