misc They Can't All Be The Stonewall Riots Many have offered touching words of remembrance, but few words strive to such tenderness and dignity as those of a commenter identified only as "Magda," which sounds like the kind of name you'd
SF News Jerry Falwell Protest Tonight That said, Falwell was known for his commitment to right-wing causes of all kinds, and in particular, his hostility to civil rights, feminists, and gays made him not particularly well-liked out here in
misc Local Gays Make Good, But Stay Local "Are SF days as a gay mecca over? Or is the list biased to LA, DC and NY media types?" Cedric asks. Excellent questions! The answers are no and yes, respectively. Readers, of
misc Craigslist Encounters: 267 Gays use Craigslist (more than 2,205 Straights) As reported (here among many other places) . Which would not really pique our interests, except that the survey also mentions Craigslist. So this morning we decided to dive right in and see what
misc Irony of Ironies Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? This, of course, comes from the party that gave us Mark Foley, and the methamphetamine man-massage loving religious leader. The one that's been running against gays and
SF News This Month In God Beyond that, there's not much news in this month's issue; some blah-blah-blah about cloning, something about the Freemasons trying to destroy everything, and two locals are suing the city for violating the Establishment
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: District 8 Candidate Alix Rosenthal Alix is an attorney and civil servant, known for her love of burning man, her advocacy for SF's handgun ban, and for being of a generally lefty-artsy disposition. And with BeyondChron pointing out
Arts & Entertainment The Elusive Adventures of the SuperFisters Waiters: is there any greater enigma in life? What mysterious beings they are, with their neck ties and platters and ability to pronounce the names of foreign foods. Never before has the public
Arts & Entertainment Castro Halloween Cancellation Update! We've been closely following this strange attempt by Bevan & Friends to put a stop to Halloween parties in the Castro -- including private house parties. Check out the coverage of Bevan's Wednesday
Arts & Entertainment Kathy Griffin: Dishing and Swishing Last Friday night, Kathy Griffin, star of the Bravo reality show "My Life on the D-List" and heir apparent to the Sandra Bernhard/Joan Rivers style of snark and dish comedy -- without
Arts & Entertainment Frameline 30: <i>101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men</i> Saturday's screening of "101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men" was like a clip show of gayish movies -- presenter Alonso Duralde made a few quick introductions, and the rest was a whirlwind of
SF News R.O.T.C in the U.S.A First up, the School Board, as a member of the Board, Mark Sanchez, has introduced a measure that will ban JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps) programs. Apparently, every school child in the
SF News Fourteen-Year-Old-Men and Other Faithful Logic Awhile back, we somehow found our way onto the mailing list of "San Francisco Faith: the Bay Area's Lay Catholic Newsletter." Though we have no particular beef with Catholicism, we just can't quite
Arts & Entertainment Insert High-larious Joke About the Gong Show Here Hey, did you see the Falun Gong protestors at the Chinese New Year parade? They were barred from marching in the parade -- organizers say it's because F.G. is too political --
misc The State Department Not Feeling the Whole Brokeback Thing According to the State Department, one of the groups in question, the International Lesbian & Gay Association, was once associated with NAMBLA. Years ago. And expelled them. And haven't been associated with since.
SF News And What is Tit Play? Chopped Liver? Okay, folks. Here's what we're facing: in the December issue of "Faith: The Bay Area Catholic Newsletter," the editor writes that "if it should be the case that homosexual desires are related to
misc The 'Fisties: Most Ineffective Activism But all those totally unsuccessful efforts pale in comparison to 2005's greatest activism-loser: the Muni fare strike. Because it could've been so awesome, if it had worked. There is no organization more loathed
SF News The Perils of Pelosi So we have a political party, the Dems, in a Catch-22: don't propose anything and get criticized for not having a plan only to then come up with a plan and get criticized
misc At Least He's Consistent Today Arnold officially added homos to his list of vulnerable minorities to push around when he vetoed AB 849, which passed the state legislature and would have granted marriage equality to gay couples.
Arts & Entertainment Condoms Suck. But They Keep You Safe. The film was introduced by Bridge manager Joshua, who told the audience, "If you find any of the gays to be tired, just stick with it. ...They all pay." Well, "tired" is putting
misc He Says It'll Be Different Now ... He Says He's Changed ... He Only Vetos Us Because He Loves Us ...
misc Arnold Screws Fags The really big news, though, is that He Who Must Not Be Named decided that he would be vetoing AB 849, the gay marriage bill. After being approved by both the Assembly and
misc SFist Rants: Emergency Kits Was anyone else a little unnerved to see that "major earthquake in San Francisco" is listed as the number 2 scenario for FEMA practice, right below "terrorist attack on New York" and right
SF News Protect Our Daughters! From, uh, Childlessness. WorkinDevil Originally uploaded by Canon Fodder. Praise the Lord! The latest issue of "SF Faith: The Bay Area's Lay Catholic Newspaper" is out. What do you mean, "newspaper" might not be the right
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Rock Out with Eight Guys Out In the two years that the company's existed, feedback has been positive (such as two guys who met through 8 Guys Out, then paused their membership to focus on pursuing each other), and
