March to Sacto in March
The group One Struggle, One Fight is encouraging people to help plan a march to Sacramento March 25-29, and a day of action March 30.
Ads featuring same-sex couples planned to air around inauguration
Taking a lesson from the failed No on Prop 8 campaign, plans are now under way to air ads throughout California showing same-sex couples and their families during the days surrounding the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
New group wants march on DC
Since Prop 8 passed November 4, several groups have sprung up and organized marches and rallies around California. Now, at least one new group wants another march on Washington, D.C. But others are expressing doubt as to how successful Yes on Gay Marriage, the new group, can be.
Vigil for Richmond woman
Vanessa Wilson, wearing white sweater, speaks to the nearly 200 people who turned out for a candlelight vigil December 27 in Richmond for a lesbian who was viciously gang-raped by four men on December 13.
AIDS denialist Christine Maggiore dies
Christine Maggiore, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1992 and for years denied that HIV causes AIDS, died December 27 in Southern California. She was 52.
Feeling X-massy, but not X-messy
The twin poles of Out There's X-mas season happen to come at opposite ends of the seasonal parenthesis, namely the annual B.A.R. holiday party and New Year's Eve.
What are you doing New Year's Eve?
By now, you probably know what you're doing for Christmas, whether it's going to Grandma's, feasting on dim sum, or maintaining the fetal position.
David Brenner's comedy chops stick
Making his first Bay Area appearance in 15 years, David Brenner headlines Lisa Geduldig's <slug>16th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy</slug>. The yearly holiday fest celebrating Jewish comedy in a Chinese restaurant at Christmas also features Page Hurwitz, Dan Naturman and Geduldig herself at the stand-up microphone, between courses of spring rolls and egg-drop soup.
Three Decembers
<slug>Three Decembers</slug>, a rare collaborative effort between Cal Performances, San Francisco Opera, and Houston Grand Opera, has come and gone from Zellerbach Hall after three West Coast premiere performances.
"Bruce of Los Angeles: Outside/Inside" & "Household Idols"
The two photobook gifting extravagances of the season are the sturdily slip-covered <slug>Bruce of Los Angeles: Outside/Inside</slug> (Antinous Press, $150; a limited edition of 2,500) and Mark Henderson's <slug>Household Idols</slug> (Bruno Gmunder, $97).
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