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Guest Opinion: A more inclusive Alameda County Democratic Party is good for everyone

March 22, 2023 | by Annie Koruga

Over the past few years, the Alameda County Democratic Party has made significant progress on LGBTQ+ issues.

Guest Opinion: What we lose when an LGBTQ bar closes

by Michael Yamashita
Mar 15, 2023

Shortly after the new year, I was stunned after learning another neighborhood business was closing.

Guest Opinion: It's time for Chapter 12X to go

by Rafael Mandelman
Mar 8, 2023

By the time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that the fundamental right to marriage is guaranteed to same-sex couples, many of us in San Francisco's queer community were ready to move on to the next frontier in the fight for LGBTQ equality.

Guest Opinion: Let's reauthorize PEPFAR

by Barbara Lee
Mar 1, 2023

During President Joe Biden's recent State of the Union address, he briefly touched on a program that I helped start that has benefited people living with HIV/AIDS in countries around the world — the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.

Guest Opinion: SFAF leads by values centered on justice

by Tyler TerMeer
Feb 22, 2023

For more than 40 years now, San Francisco AIDS Foundation has been there for our communities in times of crises: from the early response to AIDS to the current challenges around mpox, substance use, fatal overdose, and more.

Guest Opinion: MCC appears to be MIA

by Adam Allen
Feb 15, 2023

My name is Adam Allen. I came out the first time as a lesbian when I was 19, and transitioned in my 20s. In the 1990s when I was first coming up, the fight for non-discrimination laws and marriage equality was front and center.

Guest Opinion: Creating Change makes me sick

by by Emmett Patterson
Feb 8, 2023

On February 17, the National LGBTQ Task Force will gather thousands of activists in San Francisco for Creating Change, a national conference for queer movement building.

Guest Opinion: SF drag artists should apply for inaugural laureate position

by Sister Roma
Feb 1, 2023

The art of drag has never been more celebrated and simultaneously more under attack than it is today.

Guest Opinion: Becoming Brown and gay in LA

by Anthony Christian Ocampo
Jan 18, 2023

In the early morning of June 12, 2016, a domestic terrorist entered Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire.

Guest Opinion: Reflecting on 2022 as we forge ahead into the new year

by Nguyen Pham
Jan 11, 2023

2022 was a year of incredible highs and regressive lows, exhilaration and devastation, and many measures in between.

Guest Opinion: Leading with humanity: Putting the 'H' into LGBTQ+(H)

by Griffin Graham
Jan 4, 2023

When I think of my life story and the series of events that brought me to where I am today, two words come to mind: adversity and resilience.

Guest Opinion: Stakes are high in wedding website case

by Michael Nunez
Dec 28, 2022

On December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in 303 Creative LLC vs. Aubrey Elenis, in which the company 303 Creative preemptively seeks the right to refuse to sell wedding websites to same-sex couples.

Guest Opinion: Work continues to advance LGBTQ equity

by Jamie Bruning-Miles and Tye Gregory
Dec 21, 2022

On Tuesday, December 13, a historic event — the signing in Washington, D.C. of the Respect for Marriage Act by President Joe Biden — brought us all together from the Bay Area.