A documentary about a play that recasts Jesus Christ as a gay man has unsurprisingly drawn the ire of Christian groups, but prominent LGBT politicians plan to stand behind the film when it’s shown this weekend at the Castro Theatre.State Sen. Mark Leno, Supervisor Scott Wiener and gay-friendly theologians say they plan to show up to defend the rights of filmmakers to display their work.
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Middle-aged gay men in the Castro are being drugged at bars, dragged to their homes and robbed by crooks posing as potential lovers.Sgt. Chuck Limbert, the LGBT liaison to the Mission Police Station, which patrols the Castro, said the crooks apparently flirted with their victims and slyly slipped drugs into their drinks. When the victims became woozy, the robbers walked them home and pillaged their belongings, he said.
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Much has been made of Asian voter influence in Tuesday’s mayoral election, but it’s also important to note that the geographic support of Ed Lee’s stretched citywide — including into the home district of his closest competitor.
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While old-fashioned bullying remains a problem in area schools, especially for LGBT teens, tormenters are increasingly relying on the Internet and mobile phones to harass their victims.
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The Filipino and LGBT communities are entrenched in the history of the western South of Market area, but establishing special districts for them has created a rift in the neighborhood. The Western SoMa Community Plan, presented to the Planning Commission on Thursday, would establish development guidelines and design standards for a 205-acre area loosely bordered by Mission, Third, Townsend and 13th streets.
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Sean Chapin, the man who asked the San Francisco Giants to make an It Gets Better video, is now petitioning the 49ers to become the first NFL team to make one.
Chapin, a self-proclaimed Niners fan, posted a letter to the team at www.change.org/petitions/49ers-please-make-an-it-gets-better-video.
The It Gets Better project aims to curb youth bullying, especially against LGBT kids.
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Former U.S. Navy Petty Officer Joseph Rocha never wanted his sexuality to interfere with his military career, so he didn’t consider “don’t ask, don’t tell” to be an issue for him. And he never imagined he would one day become an activist crusading against the policy.
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Almost two decades after the military policy that bans homosexuals from openly serving in the armed forces went into effect, “don’t ask, don’t tell” become a thing of the past today.The 18-year ban on openly gay troops was officially repealed at midnight. The change was set in motion in December, when President Barack Obama signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act, which he said would enhance the quality of the military.
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Since it was first raised in 1997, the giant rainbow flag in the Castro’s Harvey Milk Plaza has flown at half-staff only five times despite a steady stream of requests. But on Sunday, it will be lowered for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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To Pam Quiton, the opportunity to live in LGBT-friendly low-income senior housing would be “heaven.”The 55-year-old lesbian said she would leave her one-room Mission district home in a heartbeat if such a place existed. Quiton has rheumatoid arthritis and lives in a neighborhood where she has been robbed and regularly hears death threats outside her windows.
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