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Vol. 42 • No. 21 • May 24-30, 2012
Obama campaign launches LGBT outreach
The duo Karmin will headline this year’s Pride festival.
by Matthew S. Bajko
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resident Barack Obama’s re-election campaign launched its efforts to reach LGBT voters Wednesday, two weeks ahead of a major Los Angeles fundraiser targeted at gay donors that will kick off Pride Month. Dubbed Obama Pride: LGBT Americans for Obama, the committee is launching with trainings, Rudy Lawidjaja phone banks, and house parties in a President number of states, Barack Obama including PennsylSee page 17 >>
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tuart Milk, the gay nephew of Harvey Milk, admired the replacement plaque honoring his late uncle in Harvey Milk Plaza on Castro Street. The plaque was dedicated during a small community celebration Saturday, May 19 that kicked off Har-
vey Milk Day observances in the city. The previous plaque was stolen several months and ago and has not been found. Harvey Milk would have turned 82 on May 22; he was assassinated along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in 1978.
State Senate (San Francisco) Dist. 11: Mark Leno
Dist. 3: John Garamendi Dist. 5: Mike Thompson Dist. 11: George Miller Dist. 12: Nancy Pelosi Dist. 13: Barbara Lee Dist. 14: Jackie Speier Dist. 17: Mike Honda Dist. 18: Anna Eshoo Dist. 19: Zoe Lofgren
State Assembly (San Francisco) Dist. 17: Tom Ammiano Dist. 19: Phil Ting
Judges Alameda County Superior Court Seat 9: Tara Flanagan
State Senate (East Bay) Dist. 9: Loni Hancock
South Bay San Jose City Council Dist. 6: Steve Kline
State Assembly (Regional) Dist. 15: Nancy Skinner Dist. 18: Abel Guillen Dist. 24: Rich Gordon
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U.S. Senate Dianne Feinstein
Congress (Bay Area) Dist. 2: Jared Huffman
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS Vote YES on 28, 29
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEES Democratic – District 17 David Campos, David Chiu, Matt Dorsey, Bevan Dufty, Zoe Dunning, Gabriel Robert Haaland, Leslie Katz, Rafael Mandelman, Hydra Mendoza, Carole Migden, Justin Morgan, Joaquin Torres, Christopher Vasquez, Scott Wiener Democratic – District 19 Kat Anderson, Kevin Bard, Kelly Dwyer, Tom Hsieh, Mary Jung, Susan (Siki) Kott, Meagan Levitan, Arlo Smith, Jim Weixel, Jason Wong Republican – District 17 Jason Clark Remember to vote on June 5!
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he band Karmin, known for songs like “Brokenhearted,” will be the headlining act Sunday, June 24 on the main stage at San Francisco Pride. Getting Karmin to perform this year is a “big deal,” said Audrey Joseph, who booked performers for the stage. See page 17 >>
Bridge guide Katy Olds described the bold and adventurous people who planned, designed, and built the Golden Gate Bridge during a recent tour of the landmark. Guided tours are part of the new “Visitor Experience” at the bridge, which also includes new souvenirs, an orientation center, and a “Photo Experience.”
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LGBTs ❤ the Golden Gate Bridge by Matthew S. Bajko
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he Bay Area’s LGBT community has been enthralled with the Golden Gate Bridge since its Art Deco towers debuted on the ocean’s edge 75 years ago. The reasons why it has struck such a chord with LGBT people abound. Many point to the
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suspension bridge’s International orange color and sublime design. “I was seduced by the majesty of that bridge,” said gay state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), who served on the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District board for more than a decade. (The Bay See page 16 >>