Lesbian pioneers first in city to wed
In a historic ceremony performed by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in a packed room of his office, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who have been together for 55 years, were married Monday, June 16 just after 5 p.m.
A summer of 'I do's' begins
Hundreds of "I do's" rang out in San Francisco City Hall this week as same-sex couples began marrying, many having waited decades for the legal right to wed.
Gay dads gain visibility
The advent of same-sex marriage in California is bringing added visibility to a group often not seen much outside play date get-togethers and school assemblies: gay fathers.
City hires events coordinator
Planning for this year's Halloween celebrations has kicked into high gear now that the city has hired an events coordinator whose main task is to oversee the numerous neighborhood and club events entertainment officials are helping to organize for the night of October 31.
Couples preparing to wed
Many LGBTs in California have been wondering if a measure on the November ballot that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriages passes, what effect that would have on the couples expected to marry before the election.
Friends plan plaque for gay Castro vet
As the Castro braces for the release of a film on one of its most famous denizens, plans are in the works to commemorate another notable resident considered a gay rights trailblazer in his own right.
Counties ready for gay nuptials
Across the state, county clerks are readying for Tuesday, June 17, when same-sex couples can obtain marriage licenses and get married. In most cases, counties also offer civil wedding ceremonies, and are accepting appointments.
Stephen Schwartz's musical scrapbook
Before Wicked proved an irresistible lure, Stephen Schwartz had vowed never to return to Broadway. While "Godspell" and "Pippin" launched the young songwriter's career in spectacular fashion, they were followed by a series of quick flops, and the four-performance run of "Rags" in 1986 looked like the end of Schwartz's Broadway career.
Exit interview
It may take a while for the shock to wear off. It may not be until next June, when Frameline 33 beckons and a familiar face is absent from the stage of the Castro Theatre, that many of us will start missing the quiet-spoken man with the understated drawl who has been the public face of the world's oldest and largest LGBT film festival for years.
Multicultural mambo
Last Saturday night during Dawn 08, the all-night party that kicked off the opening of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in SF, Out There could hear the strains of Dengue Fever, a Cambodian trip-hop band, waft through the galleries as we toasted SF's newest art space. The CJM is another piece of the puzzle of the burgeoning Yerba Buena arts district, which charismatic CJM architect Daniel Libeskind called "one of the most vital urban centers in the world."
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