SF News Photos: Last Night's Gay Marriage Rally Last year at this time, the gay community (and then some) lost their collective shit over the passing of Prop 8, a pro-discrimination measure that effectively pruned the rights of gay married couples.
SF News Maine Gay Marriage Repeal/Prop 8 Anniversary Rallies Sweep SF, the Nation After today's profoundly disappointing news that gay marriage was repealed in the state of Maine -- alas, unadulterated hate wins again -- rallies will be held across the country starting tonight. To find
SF News Prop 8 Must Release Records, Says Judge The people who sponsored last year's gay marriage ban must hand over certain internal campaign records to lawyers looking to overturn Prop 8. Turning down a request to block their super-special information from
SF News Another Reason To Make Gay Marriage Legal Now This story comes out of Florida, not San Francisco, but it's pretty compelling. See, a few years ago, a hospital refused to let a lesbian, Janice Langbehn, see her dying partner, Lisa Pond,
SF News Gay Marriage to Split California in Two, Chaos to Ensue by Chris Jones Turns out that an attorney representing some married gays in a federal court case for marriage equality has his own nefarious yet completely insane reasons for taking on this case
SF News Obama Honors Harvey Milk With Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kind Words Later this evening, President Obama, who has been soft on gay issues thus far during his administration, awarded Harvey Milk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sapphic tennis player Billie Jean King, Sen.
SF News Sacramento Businesses Ban <i>Sacramento News & Review</i> Over Gay Cover (Allegedly) The July 2 issue of Sacramento News & Review, it seems, wasn't the most popular issue of SN&R. Why? Well, the cover story -- featuring a safe couple, Ben and Lonny
misc Anti-Married People Site Amuses, Offends A relatively new site called STFU, Marrieds -- created by a presumably very bitter homosexual, one we would love to have a long liquid lunch with one day -- slams married couples and
SF News Catholic Group Slams Leno Bill Defending Marriage As some of you know, Marc Leno's pushing a bill that wouldn't change any same-sex marriage laws, just clarify existing ones. See, Leno wants the state of California to recognize gay marriages taking
SF News Massachusetts Sues Federal Government Over DOMA The state of Massachusetts has sued the Federal government over the Domestic Marriage Act, claiming that it discriminates against the people, namely gay folks, who want to wed. According to the , "the lawsuit,
SF News 'Legalize Gay' Shirts, Are They a Good Thing? American Apparel is offering "Legalize Gay" shirts for those of you who feel the need to (gaudily) show your support for same-sex marriage on your chest. You can even get one for free
SF News Dennis Herrera Helps SF Join Federal Bid to Smash Prop. 8 Don't let the Obama's defense of DOMA get you down this Pride season. City Attorney Dennis Herrera just filed a brief in federal court yesterday stating the obvious: Proposition 8 has no constitutionally
SF News Carrie Prejean to Lose Miss California Crown Today According to TMZ -- who has been on a relentless pursuit of all things anti-Prejean, ever since she slammed gay marriage on live TV -- the disgraced Miss California title winner lost her
SF News Breaking: New Hampshire Approves Gay Marriage "New Hampshire legislators," according to AP, "have approved a measure that would make the state the sixth to allow gay marriage." And Gov. John Lynch will, most likely, sign the legislation sometime this
SF News Photos: Saturday's "Meet in the Middle" Prop 8 Protest in Fresno On Saturday, droves of pro-civil rights citizens and "hundreds" of anti-gay, bigoted types rallied in Fresno for an event called Meet in the Middle for Equality. Newsom wast there so was Charlize Theron.
misc Castro Rainbow Flag Flies at Half-Mast A black flag flies over the rainbow flag in the Castro, which was set at half-mast this morning. after the California State Supreme Court ruled to uphold prop 8, the same-sex marriage ban.
SF News Voice Your Prop 8 Anger with a Tiny, Adorable, Free Sticker! For those of you who don't care for loud protests, cannot afford to donate, or don't like signing petitions, here's the best way you can show your support for gay marriage. This cute
SF News Carrie Prejean: the Superhero, the Comic Our very favorite "painted whore," Carrie Prejean, the current anti-gay Miss California, has a fun, new comic penned in her honor. With story and lettering by Brian Andersen and art and colors by
SF News What People Are Saying About the Prop 8 Ruling What are notables saying about the California State Supreme Court upholding prop. 8? Let's find out. Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D, San Francisco): Today's Supreme Court opinion upholding Prop. 8 is a stark reminder
misc Photo du Jour 320 San Francisco police officer Len Broberg, right, hugs Doug Mezzacapo, left, a married gay man, in front of San Francisco City Hall today.
SF News Official Prop 8 Ruling Document Here it is in all of its confusing glory. In a nutshell, Rota Hao explains, it's because our constitution sucks -- even Mississippi has a provision in their constitution that says "you can't
SF News Explanation of Prop 8 Ruling and What to Do Now Matt Baume (SFAppeal contributor, SFist emeritus, Stop8.org founder, and one of the leading voice in the fight against prop. 8) created this helpful film that explains today's Prop 8 ruling and what
SF News Prop. 8 Protesters Block Intersection at Van Ness & Grove The intersection at "Grove and Van Ness [is] corked by 200 protesters, more coming from civic center," says Jim Herd who is live on the scene. Traffic is blocked as far as he
SF News Prop 8 Upheld, Rules California State Supreme Court As anticipated, the California State Supreme Court ruled to uphold prop 8, the same-sex marriage ban. That means that gay marriage in the state of California is still considered illegal, effectively stripping away
