History Archive

  • Black History Month: Important for everyone

    Black History Month: Important for everyone

    by Susan Belinda Christian Published in the Bay Area Reporters February 3rd, 2011 Edition In 1975, the United States was gearing up to celebrate its Bicentennial. Despite the fact that African Americans were integral to the country’s creation, growth and success, and although black history had been celebrated annually since 1926, the lives and achievements [...]

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  • Letter to Speaker Pelosi

    Letter to Speaker Pelosi

    Dear Madame Speaker: We write to you to express our deep appreciation and gratitude for your extraordinary leadership in fighting for middle class Americans, minorities, and for our country’s future. From the moment you were confirmed as the Speaker of the House, you made San Francisco proud to be represented by the first woman Speaker. [...]

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  • Theresa Sparks Fundraiser

    Theresa Sparks Fundraiser

    COME MEET THERESA SPARKS CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 6 SUPERVISOR At a Fund Raising Reception at Infusion Lounge Wednesday August 25th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm Host Committee: Juan Barajas, Susan Christian, Ken Cleaveland, Michael Costa, Judy Keyes, Christopher Rosas, Trinidad Rosas, Bentrish Satarzadeh, Charles Sheehan, Stephen Sulzman, Julius Turman, Sam Vitkoski. Theresa Sparks has an impressive [...]

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  • NCLR’s Kate Kendell at Commonwealth Club

    NCLR’s Kate Kendell at Commonwealth Club

    Just three weeks after the historic decision in the Perry v Schwarzenneger overturning Proposition 8, leading LGBT activist KATE KENDELL will speak at the Commonwealth Club of California on August 26, 2010. The program will start at 6:00 p.m. with an informal wine and cheese reception beforehand starting at 5:15 pm. Kate’s leadership of NCLR [...]

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  • June Editors’ Epilogue by Jack Song

    June Editors’ Epilogue by Jack Song

    8: the Mormon Proposition Sex and the City 2 premiered last weekend and the film opened with a big ol’ gay wedding. While the over-the-top ceremony was probably every gay boy’s dream, one line in the film took the LGBT audience from fantasy back to reality when one of the characters mentioned that his same-sex [...]

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  • May 22 – Harvey Milk Day of Action

    May 22 – Harvey Milk Day of Action

    What better way to honor Harvey Milk’s legacy than by talking with people who are not yet supportive of marriage equality and LGBT rights? We’ll be going door to door to build support for LGBT rights by sharing our stories. Help us make May 22 the largest LGBT day of action in state history. Local [...]

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  • May Co-Chair Column by Charles Sheehan

    May Co-Chair Column by Charles Sheehan

    Holding Elected Officials Accountable It’s 2010, and the year is exploding. Slate cards are abounding, the Alice breakfast train is leaving the station (June 27, mark your calendars now), ballot measures both locally and statewide threaten to bring about the end of civilization as we know it and candidates both locally and statewide are running [...]

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  • Fundraiser for Theresa Sparks

    Fundraiser for Theresa Sparks

    We want to invite you to become part of an historic campaign. Theresa Sparks is running this November for Supervisor in District 6. Theresa has been a champion for transgender people here in San Francisco and throughout our nation. She chaired the San Francisco Police Commission, successfully managed both small and large companies and is [...]

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