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Thank you Nancy Pelosi: for LGBT equality, for the Presidio Trust, for AIDS funding, for decades of passionate, compassionate and pragmatic leadership. I hereby propose naming San Francisco International Airport as “Pelosi International Airport.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Ahoy and thanks to Kristan Kelleher of KTLA for speaking with Tom LeNoble about his just-released book ‘My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels.’ Author, coach, speaker and philanthropist, Tom shares his inspirational story. Take a look at the link below!
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Another Planet Entertainment announces shows at the Castro Theatre for 2026 with Lucy Dacus, The Breeders, Father John Misty, Perfume Genius, Jonathan Van Ness, Santigold, Alaska, and many more.
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Ahoy! Kudos and congratulations on his publication day to Tom LeNoble for his new book: My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns & High Heels. This wild, witty, & wonderfully real story of one man’s journey through boardrooms, breakdowns & breakthroughs is a must read!
www.tomlenoble.com
Ahoy and thank you to Jim Herlihy of “The San Francisco Experience” podcast! Wonderful interview with small business and design entrepreneur Robert Emmons.
www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com/san-francisc...
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04.11.2025 00:36 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“Tom LeNoble’s message resonates particularly with the GLBT+ community, for whom authenticity can often come at a personal cost. In his book, he writes candidly about inclusion, identity, and the courage to stand in one’s truth. — NY Weekly
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Thanks to KTVU for covering the unveiling of the Rainbow Honor Walk plaque dedicated to Roger Casement and speaking with Micheál Smith, Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States.
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A bagpiper at the unveiling of the Roger Casement plaque on the Rainbow Honor Walk
28 October 2025: Micheál Smith, Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveil the latest addition to the Rainbow Honor Walk, a plaque honoring Roger Casement at the corner of 18th & Castro in San Francisco’s Castro District.
The Roger Casement plaque now unveiled at 18th & Castro in San Francisco on the Rainbow Honor Walk
28 October 2025: Micheál Smith, Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States & SF Mayor Daniel Lurie unveil the latest addition to the Rainbow Honor Walk, a plaque honoring Roger Casement at the corner of 18th & Castro in San Francisco’s Castro District.
(photo & video by Michael Micael)
The Consulate General of Ireland and the Rainbow Honor Walk will commemorate the life & legacy of Roger Casement — Irish patriot, humanitarian, and LGBTQ+ trailblazer — with a bronze plaque installed at 4pm on Tuesday, October 28 on San Francisco’s Castro Street.
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Thanks to Zak Sos and KTVU for checking out YBCA’s artistic Halloween experience in San Francisco — “Haunt” — now delivering spooky fun through this Saturday, November 1 at Third & Mission in downtown’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood.
www.ktvu.com/video/1730507
An important and sobering read, especially for those of us in communications and marketing.
“Advertising serves not so much to advertise products as to promote consumption as a way of life.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Happy World Opera Day to the one-and-only Breanna Sinclaire!
#worldoperaday
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Walter Adams Framing and Capricorn Framing. A small business success story. Thanks to Jim Herlihy of the San Francisco Experience podcast for chatting with owners Lloyd Haddad and Brian Wicker.
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“The dogged vitality of the habit of reading — evident in the passionate commitment of literary fiction’s fan — is a source of hope.” — Gerald Howard
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
“Ginny Fang said it’s times like these when she thinks about her late grandmother — Tse-Hsia Lei Wang, who fled China during the communist revolution and became an educational and community leader in Taiwan." -- Greg Wong, San Francisco Examiner
www.sfexaminer.com/news/educati...
The Fort Lauderdale museum, one of the country’s oldest L.G.B.T.Q. institutions, is looking to its rich archives for lessons in how to survive a crisis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
Today on the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the life and legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree Divine (October 19, 1945 — March 7, 1988).
#divine #johnwaters
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To paraphrase Addison DeWitt in “All About Eve”, this week San Francisco was an oasis of tech in the California desert. Reporter Stephen Council nails the vibe with this report for SFGATE.
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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On the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the life & legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900). A brilliant playwright, novelist, and poet, Wilde was one of the most celebrated literary figures of the 19th century.
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Thurs, Oct 16: John’s Grill’s FREE “3rd Thursday” Turns Ellis Street into a Block Party.
“Union Square is the heart of SF & John’s Grill is making our pulse beat faster Dancing in the streets is once again the norm.” — Marisa Rodriguez, Union Square Alliance
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Caravanserai, Palm Springs' nationally recognized leader in social entrepreneurship, has announced the appointment of Franzene Minott and Bradley Chargualaf as their new Co-Chief Executive Officers. Minott and Chargualaf succeed Mihai Patru, Caravanserai CEO.
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I am sharing this heartfelt and honest commentary, as its author — Dr. Jonathan Dekel-Chen
— is someone whose integrity, compassion and commentary I have come to greatly respect. — David Perry
New Commentary: My Son Was a Hostage in Gaza. Israelis Are Grateful to Trump – But Unsure About Peace. https://bit.ly/47mLVWi
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Listen up fellow comms pros. Conservatives and progressives agree.
“Washington Post & other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.” — By Scott Nover
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the life and legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree We’wha (c. 1849 – c. 1896). A revered Zuni lhamana—a Two-Spirit person who embraced both male and female roles.
#rainbowhonorwalk #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Thank you Luis Avila and KESQ for the Boo2 Bullying love today! Especially thanks to Dimitri Halkidis for founding and leading this transformational nonprofit.
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Today in Palm Springs, kick bullying to the curb with the 3rd annual event from Boo2Bullying.
www.davidperry.com/newsroom/oct...
