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Guest Opinion: The imperative role of nursing in the face of restrictive policies
From supporting patients during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to advocating for inclusive health care policies, nurses have always been at the frontlines of...
Guest Opinion: How Californians can live beyond adversity
Life, work, school, and relationships can bring us both joy and stress.
Guest Opinion: Trump is defunding and dismantling freedom, starting with LGBTIQ people's rights
President Donald Trump is working to roll back a decade and a half of U.S. leadership in advancing the inclusion of LGBTIQ people around the world.
Guest Opinion: What Urvashi Vaid taught me
On a recent morning, when I dropped my daughters off at school, I reflected on what America has looked like to them.
Guest Opinion: Starting my life in SF
The plane made its final descent into San Francisco. As it passed over the San Mateo Bridge, I stomped my feet in excitement in a feeble attempt to force the...
Guest Opinion: Protecting and supporting San Francisco's LGBTQ+ community
As some may know, I entered the mayor's race because I couldn't justify the conditions on our streets to my children.
Guest Opinion: Betrayed by our advocates
Mark S. King's January 10 blog post on his award-winning "My Fabulous Disease" site made me aware of a new, and troubling, development in the class action...
Guest Opinion: The beginning of a new chapter
Today, as we stand at the dawn of a new era, we are called not just to resist but also to rise.
Guest Opinion: Oakland bar patios quit smoking/vaping – SF should follow
Happy New Year! This column is for everyone, whether you smoke or not, but for those who do currently smoke or vape and have resolved to quit this year, there...
Guest Opinion: World Pride brings global movement to DC
WorldPride Washington, D.C. 2025 arrives at a pivotal moment in our history, set against the backdrop of a political and social landscape marked by growing...
Guest Opinion: Social alchemy
While a student in the 1960s at UC Berkeley, I had denied my homoeroticism.
Guest Opinion: Tidings of comfort, joy, and courage
Picture this: A crowded church building in the Castro at midnight on Christmas Eve in the 1980s and 1990s.
Guest Opinion: The time for optics over action is over
There is no doubt that when any marginalized person becomes the first of their community to do something notable, they must navigate the difficult terrain of...
Guest Opinion: The battle for our lives continues
Another election has passed, and with it comes the promise of change – or the threat of backsliding.