Chris Andoe
Chris Andoe is an Oakland based writer and seasoned activist. After meeting John Aravosis at a Chicago "StopDrLaura.com" protest in 2000, Chris was inspired to organize his own major demonstrations in St. Louis, which drew national attention. Since then, his activism has revolved around LGBT, affordable housing, and mass transit issues. Always in the fray, Andoe's been interviewed by NPR, CBS, and has been quoted from CNN to The St. Louis Post Dispatch. He's a regular contributor to AMERICAblog and covers the West Coast for the Vital Voice.

Castro nudity protest

SF Pride is not exempt from city’s new “nudity ban” (told you so)

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San Franciscans were assured the new morality legislation wouldn’t apply to Pride – it does.
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San Francisco’s Winter of Wiener

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San Francisco’s Summer of Love has fallen to the Winter of Wiener: A Cold Season for the Counterculture.
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20 children murdered at CT school. Let’s discuss the [INSERT SHOOTING TRAGEDY HERE].

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20 children have been mass-murdered by the 2nd Amendment, it’s time for candles and meaningless gestures.
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SF Bans Public Nudity: The Rise of the Fig Leaf

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Move over Peoria, Toledo, and the 88,000 other US cities that ban public nudity, and make way for San Francisco.
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The right to bare arms in SF

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The Castro’s Old Guard goes out with a bang, taking on San Francisco’s new law that would ban public nudity.

Remembering 9/10: How the GOP hated NYC until it was politically expedient to love it

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On September 10, 2001 — the day before we were attacked — New York City was a long-reviled place in the hearts of Republicans, right along with Chicago, San Francisco and ...

Romney, Ryan and the post-truth age

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I used to rent an old boat for the day and explore the Mississippi just north of St. Louis. Once the rental guy warned me the anchor on the boat wasn’t quite right- but said just ...

Unchain discussions of race

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I noticed something about Obama during the 2008 campaign. Unlike McCain, Palin, or even to a degree Hillary Clinton, Obama never showed anger. He never got indignant. He had to understand ...

The Log Cabin fetish

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Years ago, in her hit “Sweet Dreams,” Annie Lennox opened our eyes to the fact that some among us get off by being used and abused. Since then, S&M; has gotten more ...

Light years beween Missouri and Mars

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The contrast between the Mars Discovery triumph and yesterday’s election results in Missouri couldn’t be more stark. As the nation eagerly looks to bold new horizons, the ...
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