SF News Gay Texas Judge Refuses To Wed Straight Couples A Texas judge made her staunch stance on gay marriage publicly known on Tuesday, and her position might surprise you. Judge Tonya Parker of Dallas County made the bold decision to no longer
SF News Ron Paul Glitter Bombed In Minneapolis As the only GOP presidential candidate without a glitter bombing to his name, Ron Paul probably should have seen the sparkling shower coming by now. As CityPages reports this morning, the Texas Congressman
SF News Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional The Ninth Circuit Court ruled today that, similar to a 2010 ruling by a lower court, Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban, is unconstitutional. The panel of judges sided with Judge Vaughn Walker's
SF News Mitt Romney Glitter Bombed By Gay Rights Activist An unidentified gay rights activist glitter bombed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney today during a campaign rally in Eagan, Minnesota. As Mitt took the stage at a warehouse bash, the activist tossed a
SF News Tennessee's Horrid 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Moves Forward; Anti-Transgender 'Bathroom' Bill Introduced After receiving approval in the Tennessee Senate last spring, the appalling "Don't Say Gay" bill, formally known as SB0049, is literally sitting on a desk in the state's House of Representatives right now.
SF News Gay Bi-National S.F. Couple Wins Deportation Reprieve Bradford Wells and Anthony John Makk, a married gay San Francisco couple who were almost forced to split up last fall due to the threat of Makk's looming deportation, will be able to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chick-fil-A Opening In San Francisco/Bay Area? Chick-fil-A, a Georgia-based fast food chain noted for their fried chicken sandwiches and anti-civil rights philosophy, might open shop in or near San Francisco. Gulp. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chick-fil-A plans to
SF News Stamp Advisory Committee Considering Milk Stamp Speaking of cool postage stamps -- Remember when Bay Area Reporter talked about an effort that's underway to get San Francisco artist Jim Leff's stamp memorializing Harvey Milk made into an official U.
Arts & Entertainment Friday: Protest Screenings of David Wojnarowicz's Censored 'A Fire in My Belly' Some last-minute screenings of David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly have been scheduled on Friday night as part of a national protest of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's removal of the
SF News Watch Prop. 8 Hearing Live Though somewhat boring and dry (save the marble walls, which are appropriately stunning), watch the Proposition 8 sponsors appeal U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling right here. Also, for your convenience, Matt
SF News 'We're Rising and Will Prevail,' Fibs Ex-Gays In shocking news that could all but render the Castro District vacant on Saturday nights, alleged ex-gays claim they're winning the war against the biological imperative known as same-sex desire. "A nutty email
SF News Ninth Circuit to Hear Judge Walker's Ruling In December The Ninth Circuit just announced that on December 6 it will hear the appeal of Judge Walker's ruling that overturned Prop 8, California anti-civil rights amendment barring same-sex marriage. The arguments will start
SF News Video Shoot This Sunday for Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" Project Stop8.org founder Matt Baume will organize a big flashmob video shoot this Sunday to record a message of hope for LGBT kids stuck out in the sticks with no one to turn
SF News (UPDATED) Judge Vaughn Walker Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Vaughn Walker, according to New York Magazine who had early word on today's ruling. Big news: According to a source who has seen the 136-page decision,
SF News How Will Today's Prop 8 Ruling Unfold? A ruling in the federal Proposition 8 trial will be announced later today. Prop. 8 backers fear Judge Walker will rule against the same-sex marriage ban. Civil rights supporters fear it could be
SF News Prop 8 Announcement Expected Between 1 pm - 3 pm Today The federal court will announce its decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the battle for gay marriage, this afternoon. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco will reveal his decision on
SF News National Day of Protest Against Target See, this is why we can't have nice things. Target, as SFist previously reported, financially backed an anti-gay politician (via Minnesota Forward) to the sum of $150,000. Now queer activists would like
SF News Prop 8 Closing Arguments Schedule For those of you following the case closely, here is today's closing argument schedule: * 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM -- Plaintiffs * 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM -- City and
SF News Letter from Willie Brown Sparks Arrests of Gay Activists in Zimbabwe Over the weekend, Zimbabwe police arrested two members of the country's only gay rights group, GALZ. Though initially described as a "sting in which police were looking for pornography and drugs," the real
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow at Noon, This Weekend: Love Everywhere, Celebrating Gay Marriage The Erika Chong Shuch Performance Project will be celebrating the six-year anniversary of same-sex marriage with Love Everywhere, a free and interactive dance performance intended to bring strangers together, which will take place
SF News Obama Promises To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Without giving any specifics,,President Barack Obama pledged to end the U.S. military's dated and bizarre ban on openly queer homosexuals serving in the military. During a speech at the annual Human
SF News Update on Federal Prop 8 Lawsuit: Should SF, Gay Legal Groups Get Involved, Or Not? The City of San Francisco has moved to intervene on behalf of the gay Burbank couple and the Berkeley lesbian couple who are the mascots in a huge federal lawsuit to overturn Prop
SF News Panel Recommends Discharge of Gay Pride Grand Marshall SFist reported yesterday that Gay Pride Grand Marshall National Guard Lt. Dan Choi faced being discharged from the service, and a military review panel later confirmed this recommendation. The recommendation must be approved
SF News Sixth Grader's Project About Harvey Milk Censored by School Embedded video from CNN Video Natalie Jones, a sixth-grader in Ramona, California, created a Powerpoint presentation about Harvey Milk's life and activism, for which she received a near-perfect score. The day before the
SF News State Supreme Court to Doctors: Treat Gays and Lesbians Like Human Beings This morning the California state Supreme Court ruled that doctors "must treat gays and lesbians the same as any other patient." What a novel idea, right? It all started back in 2000 when
