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Opinion Feb. 8
‘How to Survive the Plague’ By Ira Sachs, filmmaker Twenty-four years after my first ACT UP meeting, I am at the Sundance Film Festival and I am in the audience for the second screening of David...
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Opinion Feb. 22
Editorial Is the Constitution passé? On the precipice of big change in LGBT rights, perhaps it’s time for a rethink By Abby Dees Despite my radical spirit, my committed feminism and deep distrust of...
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Who’s afraid of a lesbian in a tie?
By Abby Dees I have a problem with lesbians in ties. I don’t have a problem with lesbians with short hair (I’ve got short hair), big clunky boots (those too), tattoos (yep), excess facial hair (no...
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Opinion March 22
Editorial Planned Parenthood supports marriage equality By The LGBT Advisory Group, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in defense...
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Editorial: Waiting for history
What the Supreme Court marriage cases will mean for equality By Abby Dees As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of Prop 8 and DOMA, I’ve heard the following question a lot: “Do you think...
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Opinion GSD April 19
Editorial The godfather of LGBT marriage equality By Mark Segal Everyone is predicting how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on marriage equality. Let me give you my prediction. We already won, no...
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San Francisco Pride: Reinstate Pfc. Manning as grand marshal By Gabriel Connaway, SAME Alliance Steering Committee member and Canvass for a Cause field coordinator On Friday, April 26, San Francisco...
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Opinion May 3
Letters Ignorance in LGBT community about mental health Great article, there is so much ignorance in our community about mental health issues [see “What is therapy and why would I want it?” Vol. 4,...
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Op-ed: The carrot or the stick?
By Sean Bohac, San Diego Green Party County Council We could spend plenty of time debating whether it’s more effective to encourage good behavior or to punish bad behavior when it comes to disciplining...
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Support shown for Bradley Manning as San Francisco Pride grand marshal
The op-ed “San Francisco Pride: Reinstate Pfc. Manning as grand marshal” in our last issue – Vol. 4, Issue 9 – was the most read online story from that issue and started a conversation on our website...
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Opinion May 31
Editorials Prevention is better than a cure LGBT services and Men’s Health Month By Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest When gay men seek HIV testing, Planned Parenthood is not often the first...
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Op-ed: Straightening up at the Boy Scouts of America
It’s time for the BSA to take a tip from its own handbook By Abby Dees Sometime in the 1920s my grandfather became the then-youngest Boy Scout to obtain the top rank of Eagle Scout. When he died he was...
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2013 Harvey Milk Youth Essay
By Iman Usman John Muir wisely said that, “most people live on the world, not in it.” We live in our separate beliefs and creeds and corners of the world. When we want to change the world that we live...
View ArticleOp-ed: Cuba, I’m proud of you!
It’s happening here, it’s happening there, it’s happening regardless of politics By Abby Dees In the information packet for my recent trip to Cuba, I immediately noticed this small caveat: “While Cuba...
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Opinion June 28
Celebrating today By Anthony King, editor It’s a good day in California. Watching and waiting each morning online – at 7 a.m. nonetheless – was exciting; the anticipation could be felt through the web....
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Opinion July 12
From a skim milk marriage to the cream on top of the wedding cake, justice is not about ‘just us’ By Robin Tyler Diane and I were thrilled that DOMA was struck down, and that we and other same-sex...
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Op-ed: Pride, ‘80s style
Celebrating our lives when no one cared that we were dying By Abby Dees The motto of my first Pride Parade was “Unity and More in ‘84.” If you think this is ancient history, I can assure you it’s not....
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Opinion July 26
Letters ‘Disappointing decision’ at Stepping Stone My name is Joey Sago and I am an addict. I am also a proud alumnus of Stepping Stone San Diego. I had the privilege and honor of going through the...
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Op-ed: On interviewing Amy
By Chris Azzopardi Editor’s note: we printed Chris Azzopardi’s Q&A interview with Amy Grant in the last issue of Gay San Diego, the Christian-crossover singer’s first for LGBT press. Here,...
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Opinion Aug 9
Editorial DOMA’s still here By Abby Dees The Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA was incredible, no doubt: a turning point, a tipping point, a critical mass, and everything else we say when we’re trying to...
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