<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[PDA - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>PDA - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:36:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/pda/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Boots 'L Word' Actress for Same-Sex Kissing]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>L-Word</em> actress and musician <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Leisha_Hailey">Leisha Hailey</a> took to Twitter yesterday after Southwest Airlines booted her and her girlfriend from a flight for...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2011/09/27/southwest_airlines_boots_l_word_les/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242d6a44ad066cdcf77de1</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[boycott]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay stuff]]></category><category><![CDATA[gays]]></category><category><![CDATA[hate]]></category><category><![CDATA[kissing]]></category><category><![CDATA[lesbians]]></category><category><![CDATA[PDA]]></category><category><![CDATA[southwest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:56:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2011/09/ Leisha Hailey-thumb-640xauto-661836.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2011/09/ Leisha Hailey-thumb-640xauto-661836.jpg" alt="Southwest Airlines Boots 'L Word' Actress for Same-Sex Kissing"><p></p>

<p><em>L-Word</em> actress and musician <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Leisha_Hailey">Leisha Hailey</a> took to Twitter yesterday after Southwest Airlines booted her and her girlfriend from a flight for kissing. According to Hailey, "Flt. attendant said that it was a 'family' airline and kissing was not ok." She followed up with, "We were escorted off the plane for getting upset about the issue. @SouthwestAir endorses homophobic employees. No one made her accountable," going so far as to ask for a boycott, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Leisha_Hailey/status/118402641159131136">saying</a>, "I know plenty of wonderful same sex families I would like to introduce them to. Boycott @SouthwestAir if you are gay. They don't like us."</p>

<p>Southwest Airlines, <a href="http://www.southwest.com/html/southwest-difference/community-involvement/glbt/index.html">who "take pride in [their] outreach and commitment to the GLBT community,</a>" responded with <a href="http://www.blogsouthwest.com/news/statement-regarding-southwest-airlines-customers-removed-flight-2274">the following (very vague) statement</a>:</p>

<blockquote>Initial reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive. Our crew, responsible for the comfort of all Customers on board, approached the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender. The conversation escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight. We regret any circumstance where a passenger does not have a positive experience on Southwest and we are ready to work directly with the passengers involved to offer our heartfelt apologies for falling short of their expectations.</blockquote>

<p>Granted PDA can be frustrating if excessive or if you're a <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/patti-stanger-gay-comments-joy-behar-240697">bitter lonely queen</a>. However, we were on a Southwest flight from John Wayne Airport to SFO this month where a woman sporting long pigtails well into her late 30s/early 40s sat on her boyfriend's lap in the terminal <em>and</em> during part of the flight, making out most of the time. No one said a word. A kerfuffle was never raised. (Also, she was wearing a "nerds have bigger hard drives" skank tank. Which, double ew.)</p>

<p>This most recent incident comes on the heels of Southwest barring noted director Kevin Smith from flying, claiming he was <a href="http://sfist.com/2010/02/13/kevin_smith_too_fat_to_fly_southwes.php">too fat</a>, and grounding Billie Joe Armstrong, because his pants were <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/entertainment&amp;id=8340307">too saggy</a>.<br>
</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Union Square Kiss-In Protests Anti-Gay Kissing Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of you not aware of the current rumblings in the SF gay community, Prop 8 is so five minutes ago and everyone (especially local drag star <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6567...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/08/18/video_union_square_kiss-in_protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24276944ad066cdcf46806</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay people]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay_rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[PDA]]></category><category><![CDATA[union_square]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:20:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/08/union-square-gay-kiss-in-thumb-640xauto-432435.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<center><object width="480" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true">
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<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/08/union-square-gay-kiss-in-thumb-640xauto-432435.jpg" alt="VIDEO: Union Square Kiss-In Protests Anti-Gay Kissing Bias"><p>For those of you not aware of the current rumblings in the SF gay community, Prop 8 is so five minutes ago and everyone (especially local drag star <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656745673&amp;ref=ts">Anna Conda</a>) is UP IN ARMS over an incident from July 31 in which an affectionate <a href="http://www.yelp.com/topic/san-francisco-dramarama-at-internos-wine-bar">gay male couple was kicked out of Internos Wine Cafe on Geary Street</a> for macking on each other. Yes, they were kissing, and were promptly booted out by the owner who also <strong>allegedly</strong> called them perverts and faggots. </p>

<p>An initial kiss-in was staged at Internos on August 1st, and was followed this past weekend by a larger National Kiss-In, which included the event in Union Square and 50 other cities across the country (video above c/o <a href="http://www.vidsf.com/2009/aug/17/kiss-in-at-union-square/">SF Appeal</a>).  The national mobilization follows on an incident in the Mormon-owned Main Street Plaza in Salt Lake City in which two men were <a href="http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-surveillance-video-released-of-gay-couple,0,7416407.story">detained by Latter-Day Saints security forces</a> for kissing in public.  Look for more gay PDA in a neighborhood bar near you.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo du Jour 35]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ancient (and, of course, alleged) shot of our favorite graduate of Standford Business School cum <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/12/31/gavin_jennifer.php">First Lady of San Francisco</a> necking wit...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/01/14/photo_du_jour_27/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24298544ad066cdcf57cb4</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business & Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Clooney]]></category><category><![CDATA[First Lady]]></category><category><![CDATA[George Clooney]]></category><category><![CDATA[jennifer Siebel]]></category><category><![CDATA[kissing]]></category><category><![CDATA[PDA]]></category><category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:07:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry142324_thumb-thumb-640xauto-189546.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry142324_thumb-thumb-640xauto-189546.jpg" alt="Photo du Jour 35"><p>An ancient (and, of course, alleged) shot of our favorite graduate of Standford Business School cum <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/12/31/gavin_jennifer.php">First Lady of San Francisco</a> necking with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/">Dr. Doug Ross</a>, circa 2002.</p>

<p>The two of them, it seems, used to date. Aw. </p>

<p>Aside from being "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308076/bio">chased on foot by a crocodile, lion and elephant while living in Botswana</a>," has anything bad ever happened to Siebel? <del>No? Just checking. </del></p>

<p><strong>Update</strong>: It seems Jennifer did suffer a <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/04/09/our_bumblebee_is_back.php">family tragedy at a very young age,</a> making her more than eligible for some Clooney DNA.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>