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Guest Opinion: Matt Haney, progressive champion for Assembly

Guest Opinion: Matt Haney, progressive champion for Assembly

  • by Honey Mahogany and Race Bannon
  • Dec 22, 2021

If you follow San Francisco politics, you know Matt Haney.

Guest Opinion: Thea Selby is my choice for CA Assembly

Guest Opinion: Thea Selby is my choice for CA Assembly

  • by Marlena
  • Dec 15, 2021

On February 15, San Francisco voters will participate in a special election to replace David Chiu in the California Assembly for District 17.

Guest Opinion: Why I'm supporting Bilal Mahmood for Assembly

Guest Opinion: Why I'm supporting Bilal Mahmood for Assembly

  • by Austin Hunter
  • Dec 8, 2021

When I came out to my loved ones, they were worried I would get AIDS. When I came out to my best friend, she told me she knew a camp that could fix me.

Guest Opinion: A tribute to Stephen Sondheim

Guest Opinion: A tribute to Stephen Sondheim

  • by Marc Huestis
  • Dec 1, 2021

In 1971, at the age of 17, I ventured (by myself) from my Long Island home to New York City to see my first live musical: Stephen Sondheim's "Company."

Guest Opinion: SF needs to increase spending on LGBTQ public health, homelessness

Guest Opinion: SF needs to increase spending on LGBTQ public health, homelessness

  • by Megan Rohrer
  • Nov 23, 2021

As the first trans bishop in a mainline Christian church since the council of Nicaea (325 CE), I am proud to be one of many trans individuals living faithfully in this world.

Guest Opinion: David Campos' story

Guest Opinion: David Campos' story

  • by Gwenn Craig and Esperanza Macias
  • Nov 17, 2021

If elected, David Campos would be the first formerly undocumented, Latinx, and LGBTQ person to ever represent San Francisco in the California State Assembly.

Guest Opinion: Guaranteed income is a queer justice issue

Guest Opinion: Guaranteed income is a queer justice issue

  • by Maria Hadden and Brian C. Johnson
  • Nov 10, 2021

We haven't seen economic inequality this bad in nearly a century.

Guest Opinion: Support the Castro cultural district — and local businesses

Guest Opinion: Support the Castro cultural district — and local businesses

  • by Melissa Newton and Alejandra Gomez
  • Nov 3, 2021

The Castro district has been a safe space and hotspot for the queer community, expression, and tourism for many decades.

Guest Opinion: Beauty, complexity shape Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ experiences

Guest Opinion: Beauty, complexity shape Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ experiences

  • by Rachel K. Cheng
  • Oct 27, 2021

The joy of LGBTQ History Month is the opportunity to share the unique and diverse hxstories and experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ individuals and communities.

Guest Opinion: Our history won't be silenced

Guest Opinion: Our history won't be silenced

  • by Greg Razer
  • Oct 20, 2021

While often diminished and constantly overlooked, our LGBTQ history is rich with significant events, especially throughout the 20th century.

Guest Opinion: Discovering 50 years of queer history in Silicon Valley

Guest Opinion: Discovering 50 years of queer history in Silicon Valley

  • by Ken Yeager
  • Oct 13, 2021

To visitors of all ages, sexualities, and identities, the one comment I hear the most when I'm a docent at the new South Bay queer museum exhibit is, "I didn't know any of this."

Guest Opinion: Fighting for our community

Guest Opinion: Fighting for our community

  • by Scott Wiener
  • Oct 13, 2021

Gay state Senator Scott Wiener writes about the highs and lows for LGBTQs of the just-completed legislative session.

Guest Opinion: Democratic leadership is good for San Francisco

Guest Opinion: Democratic leadership is good for San Francisco

  • by Faauuga Moliga
  • Oct 6, 2021

In San Francisco those of us who are Democrats dominate politics in the city.

Guest Opinion: Trumpism versus California

Guest Opinion: Trumpism versus California

  • by David Chiu
  • Sep 29, 2021

Despite former President Donald Trump's reelection defeat last year, in recent times, we have seen the manifestation of Trumpism as his political allies across the country continue to target our democratic institutions and our most vulnerable.