Subject: Proposition 8

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  March 11, 2009

• You're In the Movie

  December 24, 2008

• Dance, Dance: It's the Revolution!

  October 22, 2008

• Marriage equality can be achieved by separating church and state

  June 3, 2009

• She and Him

  December 24, 2008

• A Bad Case of Loving You

  November 26, 2008

• Would That the World Really Were Yours

  November 12, 2008

• Were the World Mine

  November 19, 2008

• Saving Marriage

  October 8, 2008

• Downtown's Fairy Godmother

  Doris Ward, San Francisco's assessor, is tossing around commercial tax breaks as if they were fairy dust. It's costing the city at least $100 million a year.

  May 6, 1998

• Haven't Figured Out What To Do Following Prop. 8 Ruling? Make Your Plans Here.

  Unless you've already got thee to a nunnery or are residing in a cave without WiFi access, you know that the state supreme court will rule at 10 a.m. today on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 -- which did away with same-sex marriage. Rest assured, SF Weekly will have reporters deployed throughout San Francisco who will relay the sights and sounds to those of you unable to roam the city during late morning of a working day. Meanwhile, those of you uncertain how to react -- regardless of ho

  May 26, 2009

• CA Supreme Court Upholds Prop. 8, But Also 18K Gay Marriages

  The Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold Prop. 8, the November ballot initiative banning same-sex marriages. That's not exactly a surprise, considering the flavor of the questions from the justices during oral arguments a couple of months ago. It was more unclear what the justices would do about the 18,000 gay marriages that took place last year before Prop. 8 was passed. Today the justices decided that the initiative wasn't retroactive and those couples will remain married. SF Weekly reporter Pet

  May 26, 2009

• Gay Marriage Fail: The Twittersphere Responds to Prop. 8 Ruling

  Twitter's Fail WhaleWe've been live-tweeting the Prop. 8 happenings over at @SF_Weekly for the past few hours but have also been keeping a close eye on the response from our fellow twits. Here's a sampling of the mixed (but predictable) sentiments: @roxaloxa: California fails, sad day. @ginatrapani: California upholds Prop 8; my legal marriage (1 of 18,000) stands. *facepalm* @dmuth: F*ck you, California. Thanks for trampling on human rights @mindshifter: Prop 8 upheld. Religion poisons eve

  May 26, 2009

• All Quiet On the Castro Front: Prop. 8 Ruling Received With a Shrug

  At 10:01 a.m., a Castro barkeep sighed, glanced at his wedding ring, and switched off the television. "Guess I'm still married," he muttered. Paraphrasing T.S. Eliot, the state Supreme Court's affirmation of Proposition 8 was received here not with a bang but a whimper -- save for the solitary cell phone-wielding man at Castro and Market  who shouted "fuck!" at the heavens. The Mecca of Gay America was a big gay ghost town this morning -- the place to shout and emote was apparently a hop, s

  May 26, 2009

• Pictures At A Demonstration: Today's Prop. 8 Events, In Photos

  Peter Jamison Peter JamisonNow you know what people did with all their Prop. 8 paraphernalia -- both "Yes" and "No" placards. They saved it for today. Click on the jump for more photos of today's Civic Center demonstrations following the ruling.

  May 26, 2009

• Prop 8 Advocates: Grandfathering Gay Marriages Akin to Letting Landowners Keep Slaves After Abolition

  One problematic book.Press releases gloating over today's California Supreme Court 6-1 decision upholding the constitutionality of Prop 8 (and lamenting the grandfathering in of marriages already performed) have poured from Prop 8 proponents into the inboxes of the media. All have been infuriating, of course, but the release from Liberty Counsel, the non-profit law firm that represents the California Campaign for Families, is downright ridiculous.  

  May 26, 2009

• Should Gay Marriage Supporters Go to The Ballot In 2010 or 2012?

  At this point it seems like a given that California voters will consider the issue of same-sex marriage in the near future. The strategic question being asked by leaders in the gay community is whether an initiative undoing Prop. 8 would have a better chance of passing next year or in three years. Equality California posted an interesting memo on its Web site today listing the pros and cons of going to the ballot next year versus waiting until 2012: 

  May 26, 2009

• 'A Pale Victory': S.F. Woman's '08 Marriage Still Legal -- But She Finds it Hard to Rejoice

  Moya WatsonWatson (on the right) and her wife, Leanne Waldal, are one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who remain legally married after today's court decision.San Francisco resident Moya Watson wasn't surprised when she heard the news about Prop. 8 while standing on the steps of the California Supreme Court this morning. But the court's decision that her 2008 marriage to Leanne Waldal remains legally valid still seems like "a pale victory."Watson and Waldal's marriage is one of the 18,000 performe

  May 26, 2009

• Extremely Civil Disobedience: Prop. 8 Protests Peaceful So Far

  Peaceful demonstrators shut down the intersection of Van Ness and Grove"Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face," Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1956. "But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime." San Francisco's 2009 version of the civil-rights struggle King waged fifty years ago saw plenty of smiling criminals arrested this afternoon. More often than not the cops were smiling, too.So far, d

  May 26, 2009

• Chron Helps Publicize Anti-Prop. 8 Rallies; Conservative Columnist Calls Foul

  Hmmm. What will I hate today?Conservative syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin is calling out San Francisco Chronicle political reporter Joe Garofoli for what she says is an inappropriate role in publicizing rallies in support of same-sex marriage.Malkin pointed out on her Web site this afternoon that Garofoli, in a blog on the Chron's Web site, has offered detailed instructions to readers on how to find protests today in the wake of the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition

  May 26, 2009

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  May 27, 2009

• Touch the Zeitgeist: 4505 Meats' Ryan Farr Announces New Sausage-Making Classes

  Farr at a butchery demo at Bloodhound earlier this monthYou know the old Bismarck chestnut: "Laws are like sausages - it is better not to see them being made." In fact, we live in an age when sausage-making has achieved the status of participatory sport (though we're not so sure that, when it comes to law-making, that's such a good idea: See Prop 8). Chef-turned-pork-king Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats is riding the zeitgeist the way a Hell's Angel rides a hog. Not only have his ethereally light chicha

  May 27, 2009

• Bankruptcy, Locusts, Frogs, Blood: Could a California Gay Tourism Boycott Be Next?

  Is 'No gay tourism' the 11th plague?With fiscal and economic plagues already haunting California, could a Proposition 8-inspired professional brain drain -- and even a tourism boycott -- be next?During a conversation Tuesday, Rob Black, vice president for public policy of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, said he's already heard rumblings of boycott sentiment."I got a call from out of state at noon today that said a family of five was flying up here to their great aunt's birthday party. The

  May 27, 2009

• Local Democratic Party Pours $125,000 into Same-Sex Marriage Campaign

  Untie me. I wanna write a checkWe marveled here a few weeks ago at the large amounts of money being raised in an off-election year by the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. According to campaign finance reports filed with the California Secretary of State's office, the DCCC raked in $160,000 over the first five months of 2009. By contrast, in 2006 the committee raised $90,000 for the whole year.We caught up this week with DCCC Treasurer Debra Walker, who had an explanation. Two w

  June 5, 2009

• SF Gov InAction: The Budget Still Sucks, But Now I Want to Hug Chris Daly

  June 15, 2009

• Queer Food Capital: Two Very Different Meals at Absinthe

  Top photo by Laura T, Bottom by Manda Amanda Bear B, via Yelp In anticipation of Pride on Sunday, SFoodie is presenting daily features celebrating San Francisco's LGBT food and drink culture. Last year I went to City Hall to be a happy witness to my old college friend David's wedding to his long-term partner Jeffrey. The place was packed, and not only with the many gay couples marrying all over the place (including two women in the rotunda at the top of the stairs who asked my mo

  June 24, 2009

• Campaign for California Families Motions to Butt Into Prop. 8 Lawsuit

  Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Counsel, a non-profit based in perhaps appropriately named Lynchburg, Virginia. On their Web site, you can sign up for your very own "Right Extremist ID Card." Liberty Counsel has represented

  June 26, 2009

• S.F. Cracks List of Nation's Three Fastest-Plummeting Housing Markets (We Took Bronze)

  New statistics show you absolutely can't afford these houses, but they now likely cost 28 percent less than last year's ridiculous pricesWhat do Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Francisco have in common? Yep: sketchy nightclubs and plummeting housing prices. According to S&P data released today, San Francisco's median housing prices have dropped 28 percent since last spring, one of the three largest declines in the country. We take the bronze behind dubious gold-medalist Phoenix (down 35.3 perce

  June 30, 2009

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  July 15, 2009

• Clueless in the Castro

  July 15, 2009

• No boners allowed at this year's Up Your Alley fetish fair

  July 22, 2009

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  July 22, 2009

• While San Fran Attempts to Butt Into Legal Challenge to Prop. 8, Pair of Gay Supe Hopefuls Plead for Patience

  Scott Wiener This week, City Attorney Dennis Herrera petitioned to become a party in the case challenging Prop. 8 in federal district court, ramming full speed ahead into the legal challenge to the same-sex marriage ballot initiative.Meanwhile, the debate continues about when same-sex marriage advocates should take the issue back to the polls. What's it gonna be? Is 2010 too soon to change public opinion? Will the issue go stale by 2012, with voters even more entren

  July 24, 2009

• Zog's Dogs Not Exactly Artisan, but They Do Have a Zippy Sense of Humor

  M. Brody A kielbasa receives a squirt of mustard. Tucked behind the FiDi's One Post building (where Post, Market, and Montgomery meet) is Zog's Dogs, a new, bright yellow stand serving up an array of dogs and widely sourced sausages. Prices range from $3 for a corn dog to $6 for the Prop 8 Dog (two wieners snuggling in one bun). The quarter-pound sausages include hot links, spicy Italian Calabrese, bratwurst, lemon chicken, and low-fat turkey spiced with peppers and cilantro. M. B

  August 5, 2009

• Equality California Says Same Sex Marriage Should Wait Until 2012

  You'll need a new cake by 2012...​Equality California announced Wednesday morning it recommends that same-sex marriage advocates wait until the 2012 election to bring the issue back to California voters. Citing the difficulty of changing voters' deeply entrenched views on the subject, the LGBT legal organization said the campaign should wait until more young people enter the voting population, since age is the No. 1 determinant of how people will side on t

  August 12, 2009

• Local Dems' Prop. 8 War Chest Hits $245,000, Still Growing. When Will It Be Spent?

  These lads may have a nice dowry by 2012​Despite a prominent pro-gay-marriage group's suggestion that activists wait until 2012 to try to repeal Proposition 8, San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee is moving full steam ahead with fund-raising efforts for the campaign. In fact, the DCCC has racked up $245,000 in contributions in the last eight months alone."Our current plans are to continue," said DCCC member Michael Bornstein. "The goal of the canvassing operation is to build pol

  August 19, 2009

• Erotic City: How S.F. went from prudish to porn capital

  November 4, 2009

• Maine Setback Won't Deter Californians Seeking Prop. 8 Repeal in 2010 -- Unless it Does

  Bad day for cake yesterday​For those who support same-sex marriage, yesterday's defeat in Maine was both a head-scratcher and a stomach-punch. The "No on 1" campaign was well-run, well-financed, not hamstrung by, say, the mayor of Bangor crowing about "whether you like it or not," and a huge percentage of Mainers flooded the polls. And yet, the state's same-sex marriage laws were still overturned.So, what does this mean for California? Oddly enough, yesterday's Maine election seems to appear a

  November 4, 2009

• Kimpton's 'Cocktails for a Cure' Raises Cash for HIV Service Orgs

  Do your karma a favor -- throw back a few.​Kimpton Restaurants is donating money for each "special" cocktail purchased this month. The Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser is to benefit HIV service organizations, and is part of an ongoing, 20-year commitment by the S.F.-based hospitality chain. It's easy to participate: Saddle up and order any of the four featured cocktails from master mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout. A buck from each Cocktails for a Cure purchase goes to the cause (see the l

  November 19, 2009