upper waypoint

Michelle Shocked Empties San Francisco Yoshi's with Anti-Gay Remarks

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Update: Most venues listed on Michelle Shocked's tour appear to have canceled her shows in the wake of her anti-gay remarks on Sunday in San Francisco.

Original post:

Folk singers just don't get up on stage in San Francisco and rant against gays. It doesn't happen. But on Sunday, Michelle Shocked apparently did just that.

The audience cleared out of Yoshi's where Shocked had been performing, and management turned out the lights and cut off the mic, the Bay Area Reporter says.

The news came as particular shock because Shocked had been known for her progressive politics in the past.

Sponsored

Reverberations continued Monday elsewhere on Twitter.

George Kelly of the Bay Area News Group offered this Storify collection of social media reports on the incident:

http://storify.com/allaboutgeorge/michelle-shocked-mshocked-anti-gay-tirade-clears-s

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Why California Environmentalists Are Divided Over Plan to Change Power Utility RatesWhy Renaming Oakland's Airport Is a Big DealAllegations of Prosecutorial Bias Spark Review of Death Penalty Convictions in Alameda CountyCecil Williams, Legendary Pastor of Glide Church, Dies at 94SF Democratic Party’s Support of Unlimited Housing Could Pressure Mayoral CandidatesNurses Warn Patient Safety at Risk as AI Use Spreads in Health CareBay Area Indians Brace for India’s Pivotal 2024 Election: Here’s What to Know‘Sweeps Kill’: Bay Area Homeless Advocates Weigh in on Pivotal US Supreme Court CaseCalifornia’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach ReadingWhen Rivers Caught Fire: A Brief History of Earth Day