Some couples that sued the city of Ithaca in 2004 for the right to marry have chosen to stay in Ithaca, hoping that same-sex marriage will soon be legal in NY state:
“Some people had considered going to California, when it was legal there briefly,” Hungerford said. “Some have gone to Canada. But the majority of the couples I have kept in touch with continue to wait for it to be legal in New York.”
via Ithaca 50 still hope to be married in N.Y. | pressconnects.com | Press & Sun-Bulletin.
A small group of gay rights advocates and protesters gathered to pose for wedding pictures on Qianmen Avenue in Bejing this past Valentines day. Two men and two women walked as gay couples, while crowds of onlookers gathered, asking questions and voicing their opinions.
Reactions to the protest were divided; while many onlookers expressed support, saying they were aware there are many openly gay men and women in China now, others were not sympathetic to the cause. On the Internet, thousands of people who responded to news stories about the event (in Chinese here) were divided as well. One person responded to a news story on the protest by asking women not to date other women anymore. “Make some contributions to the tens of millions of single males [in China],” this person wrote, alluding to China’s current gender imbalance.
via China Journal : Gay Pride on Valentine’s Day in Beijing.
Photographer and friend of Harvey Milk, Dan Nicoletta recently went through his personal archives for eastvillageboys.com (site NSFW) to share some less-publicized photos and stories. Some of the scenes in the photos may look familiar to those who have seen the recent (and Oscar-nominated) Gus Van Sant film. The captions are from the collection of photographs, by Dan Nicoletta.
"San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade, June 1980, from then Mayor Feinstein’s balcony. (1982 brought the addition of “Lesbian” to the name of the event, and 1997 saw the addition of “Bisexuals” and “Transgender”.)"
" The legendary North Beach Black Cat Bar performer Jose Sarria, Supervisor Harvey Milk and beloved drag Diva Mavis at the Emperor and Empress Coronation Drag Ball, October 28, 1978."
See more… at East Village Boys / DAN NICOLETTA: HARVEY MILK AND THE CASTRO OF THE 70S.
EightMaps.com uses the addresses of Prop 8 donors on public record to show which of your neighbors gave, and where you can find them, should you want to throw eggs honk your car horn at their house.
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