GLBT Issues

San Francisco Author Stephen Elliott Offers Hearty Middle Finger to Amazon for 'De-listing' His Book

Eighty years old and too hot for Amazon.com?In perhaps the most misbegotten foray of censorship since Thomas Bowdler decided to snip the racy bits out of Shakespeare (immortalizing himself as an adjective meaning "prudishly edited": bowdlerized), Amazon recently jiggered the sales rankings of its bo ... More >>

That 'Damn Lesbian' Roberta Achtenberg Thinks Now May Finally Be the Time for Executive Order Barring Sexual Discrimination

CSU-San Luis Obispo Public AffairsRoberta AchtenbergYou can't bar the disabled from federal housing. Ditto that for racial or religious minorities, the aged, or nearly any other group -- but homosexuals. Amazingly, in 2009, one can still be barred from a place in federally funded housing based upon ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

San Francisco 'Lesbyterian' Seeking Ordination Derailed on Procedural Grounds

Lisa LargesA San Francisco lesbian's 23-year quest to be ordained a Presbyterian minister will have to continue for God knows how much longer. While the San Francisco Presbytery in January took the monumental step of approving Noe Valley's Lisa Larges as a candidate for ordination, the church's regi ... More >>

San Francisco 'Lesbyterian' Seeks Ordination

Lisa LargesEven if the Presbyterian Church refuses to ordain Lisa Larges a minister, there's no denying the San Francisco woman has shown the patience of Job. Larges -- a "practicing lesbian" and practicing Presbyterian at Noe Valley Ministry (does that make her a lesbyterian?) -- was first blocked ... More >>

Transgender Woman Sues Burlington Coat Factory for Discrimination

st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }   Maya Perez A transgender woman filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against the clothing chain Burlington Coat Factory in Superior Court Tuesday morning, alleging she had been harassed, groped, a ... More >>

Newsweek: Gavin 'Has Become a Joke to Democratic Insiders'

As part of its "Obama's America" package this week, Newsweek included a profile of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his "crazy" crusade to legalize gay marriage and become governor. Reporter Jonathan Darman portrays Newsom as one of those all-too-rare politicians willing to stand on principle ev ... More >>

Department of Shut the F*** Up Already: UC Berkeley Cunnilingus Lessons

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, apparently unaware that moralists were plotting to ban gay marriage, stood in front of a video camera and gave them the perfect radio spot for promoting Proposition 8: "It is going to happen now, whether you like it or not," Newsom said. Kristine DeGuzman, appar ... More >>

Behold: Prop 8 - The Musical

If ever a topic deserved the high-kicking, earnest treatment of a school musical, well, um, homophobia probably isn't it. Except that this is awesome. Margaret Cho, Jack Black, Andy Richter and others skewer Prop 8 with songs, dancing, and the key to all good musicals -- emotive hand gestures. H ... More >>

It's the economy, a$$hole

A swanky hotel chain's four-letter ad campaign.

A Tale of Two Movies

After decades in development hell, how Gus Van Sant finally got Milk.

State Supreme Court To Review Gay Marriage Ban

The Supreme Court of California just announced that it will consider the constitutional challenge to the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, but it will not issue a stay, which means the state considers gay marriages illegal pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge. San Francisco, San Jos ... More >>

The Face That Launched A Thousand Quips: Tom Ammiano Bids Adieu to His Constituency

Finally, a reason to visit Sacramento By Joe Eskenazi After eight years of racking up some of the world’s best off-color, gay-themed double-entendres – and, incidentally, governing San Francisco – Supervisor Tom Ammiano tossed a few last one-liners to his adoring public before opting to lea ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Top 10 Protest Signs at No on 8 March

SF 2008 Election Winners & Losers

Thursday Night: The 3rd Annual Good Vibrations Amateur Erotic Film Festival

Last Night: Milk Premiere at the Castro Theater

Ballot Fun

Real excerpts from S.F.'s 272-page Voter Information Pamphlet.

We Solve The City's Problems

Somebody has to. Why not us?

Yes on 8 Folk Threaten No on 8 Donors

Prop(8)aganda: The Bad, the Ugly and the Just Plain Weird

Last Night: Margaret Cho Assails Prop 8, Proposes to "Fingerfuck" Sense into Sarah Palin

Thursday Club Spotlight: Poser at Truck

Prop 8 Ad Wars: "Yes" Gains Ground, Launches Infuriating New Ad

Prop 8 and Little Peterson

Channel 29 producer Ace Washington's shows canceled

SF Gov InAction: Supes to Investigate Crucial Wooden Decks, Celebrate Sea Otters, and Look like They're Reading Reports

"Conservative" Arizona couple gets judge to gag gay SF blogger

The queer race to be chair of SF's Democratic Party

Governor Newsom? Who Knew?

Photos: SF Pride 2008

Hole in the Wall open again today

Tila Tequila Made Gay Marriage Possible

Media Analysis: Gay Marriage Looks Good On Us

Tuesday: Gay Marriages Flood City Hall

Ka-Ching! And So Making Moolah Outta Gay Marriage Begins!

Last Night: W.T.F. at Bike Kitchen

A Big Win for LGBTQ Rights!

Gay Marriage now legal in New York state...for at least a month

Poll suggests runoff likely in judicial race

Homoerotic Art Auction today

Staph Infection Coverage Generates Gay Health Hysteria

Harvey Milk Killing Story Draws Fact-Checkers, Old Campaigners

GLAAD Nominates SF Weekly's Lauren Smiley for '2008 Media Award'

Kim Kardashian's Ass, Jessica Sierra's Sextape - The Best and Worst of Sex in 2007

Weekend Guide: Ultra Gypsy, Scott Wells & Dancers, Dudley Perkins and Georgia Anne Muldrow, so much more

Pink Saturday Blackout, and Not the Good Kind

31st Annual Frameline Film Festival

Quit Bitching: Monday Night Pick