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Separate is not Equal

New research findings support same-sex marriage

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Getting it on with . . . Michael Jacoby

Bonnie interviews filmmaker Michael Jacoby and takes a peek inside the lives of LGBT seniors in his acclaimed documentary 'Ten More Good Years'. If you missed it at 2007's Frameline's SF International LGBT Film Festival, you can still watch it on the Sundance Channel and on Logo.              

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Getting it on with . . . Ally Sheedy

Bonnie talks with Ally Sheedy and Kyle Schickner, actor and director of 'Steam'. 'Steam' screened on Monday at Frameline's 2008 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.   

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I Now Pronounce You Married

On May 15, 2008 the California Supreme Court ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The first same-sex marriages were performed almost a month later on June 16, 2008. Bonnie celebrates with the happy couples at San Francisco City Hall.    

Frameline: Join Us at the Movies

American Sexuality magazine, in conjunction with the National Sexuality Resource Center, is proud to bring you news and views of Frameline's 2008 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, the 2008 festival runs June 19 to 29. Stay tuned for in-depth interviews with film organizers and participants,

California's Marriage Equality

Click here to see Gil Herdt talking about 'Gay Marriage Acceptance' with ABC7 News!  

The Gay-Straight Divide

Recently I asked my introductory psychology students, “Do you think that gay men, on average, have different personality traits than heterosexual men? And do you think that lesbian women, on average, have different personality traits than heterosexual women?”  Many of my students nodded emphatically, so I probed further and asked,

Out Ranks

What is the history of "don't ask, don't tell"? An exhibit by San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society unveils the stories about, and policies concerning, gays in the military. Guest curated by Steve Estes, "Out Ranks" will be on display until June, 657 Mission Street, #300, San Francisco. For more information: www.glbthistory.org. Click here for audio slide show.  

Latina Lesbian Pride

Carla Trujillo was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the editor of Chicana Lesbians: The Girls Our Mothers Warned Us About. The anthology won the LAMBDA Book Award for Best Lesbian Anthology and the Out/Write Vanguard Award. Her novel, What Night Brings, published by Curbstone Press

Mothers' Days

Jacqueline Taylor, the dean of DePaul University’s College of Communications, has written a new memoir. Waiting for the Call recounts her journey from the daughter of a Southern Baptist preacher to lesbian mother of two girls, whom she adopted with her partner Carol. American Sexuality: In writing your memoir, what section