MARGARET CHO
She's the fearless, hilarious comedian-activist-performer whose role models range from Richard Pryor to Rosie O'Donnell to women who've been in jail. Margaret talks about her wedding day, a gown bought on eBay and something called a Gnostic ceremony. Interview by Dave Carpenter.
MARK LENO
Marriage equality was no longer a fringe issue used to deride lesbian and gay couples. This uncommon coalition of civil rights advocates had repositioned the question as mainstream.
PSYCHOLOGY OF MARRIAGE
Marriage is not just a word—it’s a whole system of networks that Gays and Lesbians are asked to acknowledge, while being excluded from full participation. By Davina Kotulski.
LA LANG OF LOVE
When Frank and I decided to tie the knot, we were faced with a whole new linguistic hurdle. So, with red Sharpies in hand, one word, circled in red and highlighted in yellow, bled from the page. The offender: “wife." By Chloe Harris.
SAN FRANCISCO
Some people create a persona only to find out that who they really are is the thing that works here, because San Francisco is a place where you can do and say and be what you want and nobody minds. By Dave Carpenter.
COVER STORY
Bond's founder, Lynn Tsutsumi, on why the launch issue of Bond has three covers.
ON LOCATION
Bond's Andrea Anedda scouted endless locations to find the perfect setting at the Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael, a gorgeous Renaissance villa with its affrescos intact in Venice.