same-sex marriage

Supreme Arguments Over Marriage: Live Call-in Thursday

Eric Jansen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:45:19 +0000

Out in the Bay breaks format for a live, hour-long call-in, 7 - 8pm Thursday, on the marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, just back from witnessing the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 Supreme Court arguments in person, fills us in on the proceedings with her astute insights and first-hand perspective. Internationally-known same-sex relationship lawyer Fred Hertz gives practical advice on what the potential rulings could mean for couples.

Valentine's Day Anniversary: A 55-year love story

Eric Jansen — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:49:38 +0000

Tonight at 7, Out in the Bay honors one of San Francisco's favorite couples -- pioneering activists Phyllis Lyon and the late Del Martin. They co-founded the nation's first lesbian political organization, the Daughters of Bilitis, in 1955. They were together more than 55 years before they could legally wed, as the first same-sex couple to marry in San Francisco City Hall.

Gay politics: An election special

Eric Jansen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:33:21 +0000

We found it, well, queer, that gay marriage - even the word "gay" - didn't come up in the presidential debates. Civil rights of any stripe were barely mentioned.

StoryCorps: What about same-sex divorce?

Ashleyanne Krigbaum — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:04:50 +0000

When Emily McGranachan was a child, her mothers decided to end their long-term relationship. McGranachan sat down with San Francisco StoryCorps to explain what it is like for a child when two parents of the same-sex split up, and how having a legally married status comes with the additional privilege of the ability for a legal divorce.

Queer Life in Israel: Update from legal expert Frederick Hertz

Eric Jansen — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:13:29 +0000

Gay Life in Israel. Out in the Bay host Eric Jansen speaks with attorney Frederick Hertz about the current state of queer life and same-sex legal issues in Israel, where Hertz spent the first half of this year teaching Israeli law students about U.S.