Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors issued the following statement hailing today’s historic ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro striking down Section 3 of the discriminatory federal policy known as the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Under the ruling, the plaintiffs are entitled to the same federal spousal benefits and protections as every other married couple.
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Ballot Measure to Repeal Prop 8 Fails to Get Enough Signatures
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
The effort to place an initiative on the November 2010 ballot to repeal Proposition 8 and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, announced today that the proponents did not gather the 694,354 signatures necessary to place the proposed initiative on the ballot. The group vowed to work toward the repeal of Prop 8 at the next general election in November 2012.
Help Ensure Prop 8 Trial is Televised
by Editorial Staff • • 8 Comments
UPDATE 1.6.10: Per the San Jose Mercury News, “Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker approved court-operated cameras in his courtroom for delayed release on YouTube, but rejected a bid by media organizations to televise the proceedings themselves for live broadcast.”…
Wonder if the Yes on 8 Folks would endorse this marriage?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
I can hear them now; it’s a marriage between a man and a woman so it must be OK. But according to this story, a man in Japan has married a female video game avatar.
The bride didn’t wear white; she arrived in a red plastic game case. God save their virtual half breed children Pixel and Byte
Major Setback to Effort to Repeal California’s Prop 8 in 2010
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
The effort to take the marriage equality battle back to the California ballot in 2010 experienced a major setback Monday when the Courage Campaign announced it was calling for more research and time to change hearts and minds before returning to…
New Poll Shows Opposition To Repeal of Prop 8 effort in 2010
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
A new LATimes/USC poll was released Friday regarding voter attitudes about Gay Marriage. A year after Proposition 8 removed the rights of same-gender couples to get married it seems that little has changed. According to the poll, a narrow 51% majority support marriage…
‘Gay Marriage’ Challenges Christianity’s Credibility
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
The following was written by a friend, Karen Ocamb. She’s a brilliant journalist and posted this on her blog, LGBT POV, yesterday. It is presented here with her permission. There’s an old saying: “The Devil screams the loudest just before…
