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That news came around the same time the pro-amendment forces were running a devastating ad showing a self-satisfied San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom shouting wild-eyed at a rally that same-sex marriage was inevitable "whether you like it or not." The announcer then said darkly, "It's no longer about tolerance. Acceptance of gay marriage is now mandatory." Many fence sitters were turned off by Newsom's arrogance; blogger Andrew Sullivan attributed mid-October polls against the gay side to the "Newsom effect...
...everyone has such patience. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, whose office has officiated over marriage ceremonies for thousands of gays since the California Supreme Court decision, told TIME recently that he thinks the outcome of the marriage vote will impact far more than just who can marry and who can't. "We're going to have a chance to find out whether America, and California, is ready for the change embodied in Barack Obama's campaign," said Newsom. "Or does it simply stop with him?" The country will know soon enough...
Acts like Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Hecuba, and Sufjan Stevens—a whole family of contemporary musicians of congenial tastes, really—are both obsessed with Karen Dalton and indebted to her. Bob Dylan called her his “favorite singer in the place” in his autobiography. So why do so few know about...
...hard-won, and it may not last. California, and in particular San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, have been fighting for gay marriage since 2004, when Newsom ordered the county clerk to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Martin and Lyon were the first married then, as well, but their marriage was invalidated along with 3,954 others when the state Supreme Court ruled that Newsom had overstepped his authority in ordering the licenses issued. Now, a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage comes up for a vote in November. Women are walking down the aisle together...
Qalibaf does, at least, look for common ground with Americans. At this years' annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, he struck up a conversation with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on the threat of earthquakes facing their cities. The two men agreed to stay in contact. Might that dialogue prefigure an even more seismic shift in cooperation between Iran and the U.S.? "That's possible!" Qalibaf exclaims. Yet until Iran satisfies international concerns about its nuclear ambitions, it will take more than optimistic words to end the 30-year breach between Tehran and Washington...