This video takes a look into the Leather Festival in San Francisco.
San Francisco's gay
This video takes a look into the Leather Festival in San Francisco.
San Francisco's gay village is most concentrated in the business district that is located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. It extends down Market Street toward Church and on both sides of the Castro neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street. Although the greater gay community was, and is, concentrated in the Castro many gay people live in the surrounding residential areas bordered by the Mission District, Noe Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods. Some consider it to include Duboce Triangle and Dolores Heights which both have a strong LGBT presence.
Castro Street itself runs south through Noe Valley, crossing the 24th Street business district, and terminating a few blocks farther south as it moves toward the Glen Park neighborhood.
Notable locations
- Castro Theatre, a movie palace built in 1922
- Corner of 18th St.-Castro
-The F Market heritage streetcar line's turnaround at Market St.-17th St.-Castro
- The Castro Street Station, a Muni Metro subway station
- Hartford Street Zen Center
- Harvey Milk Plaza, location of Muni MuniMetro Lightrail-Subway Castro street station
- Site of Harvey Milk's Camera Store - 575 Castro St.
- Pink Triangle Park - 17th Street at Market
- Badlands SF
- Twin Peaks (Bar)
- The Bar on Castro
- Starbucks (aka Bear's Den or Bear Trap)
- Moby Dicks (Bar)
Special Events
- Castro Street Fair
- Dyke March
- Halloween in the Castro
- Pink Saturday
- San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Demographics
- White: 81%
- Age 30-49: 54%
- Male: 58%
- Gay/Lesbian: 41% (15.4% city-wide)
- Rent housing: 55%
- College graduate: 71%
- Democrat: 72%
- Republican: 12%
- Religious affiliation: 56%
- Not religious: 40%
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Newly-minted bride and groom, Leah and Jarod Winters of South Boston, MA invite San Franci
Newly-minted bride and groom, Leah and Jarod Winters of South Boston, MA invite San Francisco newlyweds Hank Donat and Jeff Halpern to share their first wedding dance on June 28, 2008. South Boston, the onetime bigotry capitol of the northeast, embraced Donat and Halpern, who were the first gay men to be married in SF on June 17, 2008. Mr. Donat is a cousin of Mrs. Winters, a beloved member of the South Boston community. (With the Terminator and Southie on our side, isn't it time to beat the ban once and for all? No on 8.)
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Deep Stealth's Calpernia Addams talks with FTM
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Deep Stealth's Calpernia Addams talks with FTM activist Jamison Green about coming out issues for female to male transsexual men. This video has been updated to a higher quality verion, we apologize for the move!
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Gender means "male" and/or "female" to most people. However, many people don't fit into su
Gender means "male" and/or "female" to most people. However, many people don't fit into such narrow definitions. An English professor at Cornell is teaching the World's first "Transsexual & Transgender" class using literature to explore these complex issues.
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http://www.bashdthemusical.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bashd
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http://www.myspace.com/bashd
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BASHd-A-Gay-Rap-Opera/11931924 353
WINNER! 2008 GLAAD Media Award for New York Theatre - Off-Off-Broadway production
WINNER! 2007 2007 New York International Fringe Festival for Outstanding Musical
Stephen Kocis, Carl D. White, Paul Boskind, and Michael Filerman are proud to present the Off-Broadway Premiere of BASH'd!
Written and performed by: CHRIS CRADDOCK & NATHAN CUCKOW
Music by: AARON MACRI
Directed by: RON JENKINS
Show Times: Monday 8 pm, Thursday 8 pm, Friday 7:30 pm & 10 pm, Saturday 8 pm
BUY TICKETS: (212)-352-3101
The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues)
New York, NY
http://www.thezipperfactory.com
BASH'd! chronicles the tale of a pair of lovers, one of whom is bashed, prompting the other to take revenge. It is told entirely through rap, spoken word and poetry, turning the often homophobic musical genre to our own purpose.
BASH'd! is loosely based on the real life spike in hate crimes in Alberta, Canada during the national debate on equal marriage for gays and lesbians. Since this debate, same sex marriage has been legalized in Canada, despite the fervent protests of the religious right. In America the struggle continues. BASH'd! explores the effect of homophobic violence and the emotions associated with being any marginalized population. Though the topic is serious, the play itself is fast paced, high energy and full of laughs.
BASH'd proudly supports the Anti-Violence Project
http://avp.org/
photos by David Morgan & Ian Jackson of Epic Photography
Check out the reviews for BASH'd:
Variety
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117937488.html?categoryid=3 3&cs=1
Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0827,bash-d,499299,11.ht ml
The New York Times
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/theater/reviews/25bas h.html?ref=theater
Talkin' Broadway
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/ob/06_23_08.html
nytheatre.com
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/showpage.php?t=bash6749
Theatremania
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/14309
Backstage
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/nyc/review_display .jsp?vnu_content_id=1003819865
The New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06242008/entertainment/theater/g ays_get_a_good_rap_116906.htm
The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/23/arts/Theater-Revie w-Bashd.php
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/06/24/bashd-new york.html?ref=rss
Gay City News
http://gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19829792&BRD=272 9&PAG=461&dept_id=569330&rfi=15
Pink Is The New Blog
http://pinkisthenewblog.com/home/bashd-in-nyc/
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Sung by Johnny Mathis in the movie "A Certain Smile" (1958). The French words "Chaque Soi
Sung by Johnny Mathis in the movie "A Certain Smile" (1958). The French words "Chaque Soir" on sign at the start of the video mean "Each evening". The venue in Paris, is "Le Miroir" which means "The Mirror".
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SelectPlusSame-sex Couples Get Married in CaliforniaSame-sex Couples Get Married in Califo
SelectPlusSame-sex Couples Get Married in CaliforniaSame-sex Couples Get Married in CaliforniaThe Associated PressDozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. The AP's John Mone was there as the oldest couple who wed celebrated with San Francisco's mayor. (June 17)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [[SUPER: San Francisco, CA]]OCTOGENARIANS...AND IN LOVE FOR FOR FIVE DECADES...THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE WOMEN WHO UNTIL NOW...COULDN'T LEGALLY WED... [[SOT:Phyllis Lyon, Lesbian Rights Activist] "when we first got together....we weren't thinking about getting married...just getting together..." PHYLLIS LYON AND DEL MARTIN WERE AMONG THE FIRST OF DOZENS OF GAY COUPLES TO GET MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA...A RIGHT GIVEN BY THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT...WHEN IT STRUCK DOWN THE GOLDEN STATE'S BAN ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE-- THE RULING BECAME OFFICIAL AT 1 MINUTE PAST FIVE IN THE EVENING.. [[SUPER: Gavin Newsom//San Francisco Mayor]"and today we can confidently say in the state of California...we are advancing marriage equally and fairly..denying no one the right to live their lives out loud as phyllis and del do........what a day!" SAN FRANCISCO'S MAYOR FAMOUSLY GAVE OUT HUNDREDS OF MARRIAGE LICENSES AT CITY HALL FOUR YEARS AGO TO GAY COUPLES..HIS ACT ULTIMATELY STRUCK DOWN BY THE STATE.. FOUR YEARS AGO DEL AND PHYLLIS WERE THE FIRST TO WED TOO... GAY RIGHTS ADVOCATES HERALDED TODAY...AS A WATERSHED MOMENT.. [[SUPER: Kate Kendall//National Center for Lesbian Rights] "history has been made of the most profound kind. the kind of history that historians write about. and that being alive for is the greatest privilege possible." [[nats full outdoors]]OUTSIDE CITY HALL WASN'T ALL CHEERS...A SMATTERING OF ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE...AND ANTI GAY PROTESTERS MADE THEIR VIEWS SEEN WITH SIGNS...AND VOICES HEARD.. [[SUPER: Luong Do//Opposes Same Sex Marriage] "homosexual, bisexual....love is evil. it is cursed by God. it doesn't matter if these people give it credence..." ACROSS THE STATE...GAY MARRIAGE OPPONENTS FILED LAST MINUTE APPEALS TO HALT THE GRANTING OF MARRIAGE LICENSES AND SENT FAXES TO CLERKS TELLING THEM THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM OUT IF THEY FELT IT VIOLATED THEIR BELIEFS. BUT IN SAN FRANCISCO...A CITY WITH A STRONG GAY COMMUNITY THE SHOW WENT ON. TODAY WAS A DAY FOR CELEBRATION...AND FOR CUTTING WEDDING CAKE...... JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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PlusSame Sex Calif. Couples to Say 'I Do.'Same Sex Calif. Couples to Say 'I Do.'The Associ
PlusSame Sex Calif. Couples to Say 'I Do.'Same Sex Calif. Couples to Say 'I Do.'The Associated PressHundreds of gay and lesbian couples are getting ready to wed next week in California, where a court recently overturned the ban on same sex marriage. The nuptial rush could give the state a big economic boost. (June 10)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (locator - San Francisco, CA) LAURA SEIDMAN AND MARIA GARCIA-ALVAREZ HAVE ALREADY HAD A COMMITMENT CEREMONY BUT NOW THEY'RE GETTING READY TO BE MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA AFTER THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED A BAN ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE. Laura Seidman, Getting Married, says: "Everyone's so supportive and I think it's a sign of change." THEY JOINED OTHER SAME SEX COUPLES AT CALIFORNIA'S FIRST-EVER GAY WEDDING EXPO WHICH INCLUDED TUXEDOS, WEDDING RINGS, CAKES AND FLORISTS ALL CATERING TO THE GAY COMMUNITY. Jennifer Spiegel, Wedding Planner, says: "We try to make it a reflection of them and their likes so when people walk into the celebration people say this looks just like Pete and John or Mary and Sally so that's what we aim to do." Haven Daley, The Associated Press, says: "A new study estimates that over the next three years, gay weddings will generate more than 64 million dollars in tax revenue for the State of California." Tony Moraga, Golden Gate Business Association, says: "The business community has realized the immense market that's available to them now because of same sex marriage and I think this is going to show that they can capitalize on it because this is the new summer of love." AND THIS SUMMER, LAURA AND MARIA SAY IT WILL COUNT. Laura Seidman, Getting Married, says: "I think we're really going to do it this time." HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN FRANCISCO.(****END****)
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May 22nd has been declared Harvey Milk Day by Nancy Pelosi. See the unveiling of new statu
May 22nd has been declared Harvey Milk Day by Nancy Pelosi. See the unveiling of new statue in San Francisco City Hall, honoring the first gay elected official on what would have been Harvey Milk's 78th birthday.
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