As you may recall, about a week ago a group called Love, Honor, Cherish submitted ballot language for the repeal of Proposition 8 in the 2010 general election. There are differing points of view regarding the wisdom of running such…
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EQCA Announces Support for Repealing Prop 8 in 2012
by Bill Spaulding • • 2 Comments
This morning Executive Director Geoff Kors, on behalf of Equality California Equality California (EQCA), announced his organization’s support for a ballot measure to repeal Prop 8 in 2012 during a conference for bloggers and media. Mr. Kors said that during…
Courage Campaign Challenges Supporters: Raise Money to Move Forward
by Misha Houser • • 1 Comment
NOTE: Rick Jacobs, Chair of Courage Campaign, along with the Courage Campaign staff released the following letter to the ”friends, allies, and partners dedicated to repealing Proposition 8: 2010: It’s time to make a decision I write to you today with urgency…
Repeal of Prop 8: Prepare to Prevail in 2012
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
In the wake of the Proposition 8 victory at the polls in November we have witnessed rallies and protest marches calling for the repeal of the ballot measure that stripped the right to marriage equality for same-gender couples in California.…
We hold these truths to be self-evident…
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
Today we celebrate our national independence 233 years after the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain…
Remembering Stonewall? Seven arrested in Texas gay bar ‘raid’
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Men charged with ‘public intoxication’ on Stonewall’s 40th anniversary By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade: Seven customers were arrested for public intoxication at a Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar shortly after midnight Sunday. Angry gay activists said the incident mimicked…
AP source: Same-sex partners to get fed benefits
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Found this story streaming across the headlines on the OC Register website. By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women…
