Prop 8 repeal bid ends
by Seth Hemmelgarn
Citing a lack of funds, a bid to repeal Proposition 8 at the ballot box this November has ended.
The move follows last week's 2-1 ruling by a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that California's same-sex marriage ban, passed by voters in November 2008, is unconstitutional.
Love Honor Cherish, the Los Angeles-based group that had launched the repeal effort in December, announced this week that it wouldn't be able to raise the money or gather the signatures needed to place the initiative on the ballot. (read more)
Online Extra: Wedding Bell Blues: NARTH calls local stance onchanging sexual orientation 'unethical'
Online Extra: Wedding Bell Blues: NARTH calls local stance on changing sexual orientation 'unethical' (read more)
DOMA complicates
gay divorces
The federal ban against same-sex marriages not only throws
up roadblocks for LGBT couples wishing to wed.
(read more)
Ad campaign
encourages HIV testing
among black men
An advertising campaign rolled out this month in the Bay Area provides a new twist on a years-long effort by federal health officials to get more black men to test for HIV. (read more)
Officials silent on
TL Health's status
More than a month after officials announced that Tenderloin Health would shut down, most associated with the San Francisco nonprofit still won't talk about what will happen to clients. (read more)
SFPD releases
It Gets Better video
The San Francisco Police Department last week released an emotional It Gets Better video supporting LGBT youth. (read more)
Castro AIDS quilt display elicits tears, gratitude
Sunday was a day of remembrance in the Castro as hundreds of people showed up to the opening of an exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. (read more)
Gardener ready
to enjoy his handiwork
It has been a labor of love for 15 years, but Bill Murphy is now ready to let someone else oversee the community garden he has nursed into a native plant oasis near Eureka Valley's Kite Hill. (read more)
Pride grand marshal
process under way
in SF, Santa Cruz
The process has begun for selecting grand marshals for this year's San Francisco and Santa Cruz LGBT Pride parades. (read more)
Romney goes on offense at expense of gays
Locked in a bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney sparked controversy at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D. (read more)
Man facing trial
in hate crime
A man accused of yelling an anti-gay slur while wielding a switchblade knife recently in San Francisco's Mission district appears headed for trial. (read more)
Global outrage hits Russia over
anti-LGBT legislation
International leaders vehemently decried St. Petersburg's move to criminalize and shut down all public displays and publications of anything that appears to be related to homosexuality under the guise of "protecting children from pedophilia." (read more)
Online: NJ Assembly OKs marriage bill; Maryland may vote Friday
Everyone knows Republican Governor Chris Christie has vowed to veto to the marriage equality bill in New Jersey, but the state Assembly passed it anyway on Thursday, February 16 and by a vote of 42-33. But time may not be on Christie's side. (read more)
Year of the Dragon
This dragon contingent was one of several in the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, February 11 that marked 2012 as the Year of the Dragon. (read more)
Cupids mark
Valentine's Day
Cory Knox, Diego Tucker, and Taso Kolonelos were all smiles at last week's Cupid's Back party that was a benefit for the GLBT Historical Society. (read more)
New film chronicles
gay Episcopal bishop
It was a sultry late June afternoon in 2009 when New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson walked along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and handed cups of water to those who marched in New York City's annual Pride Parade. (read more)
Oakland sends Valentines to LGBTs
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan used Valentine's Day Tuesday to host a reception in City Hall to celebrate last week's federal court ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. (read more)
Study: HIV med
tenofovir raises
kidney risk
HIV-positive people who take the popular antiretroviral drug tenofovir are more likely to show signs of impaired kidney function. (read more)
Political Notebook: LGBT expectations muted ahead of Obamavisit
The timing couldn't be more appropriate for President Barack Obama to announce he has completely evolved into supporting same-sex marriage. (read more)
News in Brief: Policy posted for Castro flag
After a year of criticism from some local activists and a lot of back and forth, the Merchants of Upper Market and Castro has posted to its website the organization's policy on the rainbow flag in Harvey Milk Plaza. (read more)
Jock Talk: Airman who came out on YouTube
is ready to ride
Randy Phillips became a celebrity of sorts last fall through a quiet act he took in a moment of profound isolation. (read more)
Online Extra: Political Notes: Tours showcase city's trash
Tours provide behind the scenes look at the city's garbage collection system. Highlights include a recycling pier and a sculpture garden. (read more)
