Former solicitor general under President George W. Bush, Ted Olson is the principal lawyer for those seeking to overturn Prop 8 in the highly publicized trial taking place in San Francisco. He pens a thoughtful piece in this week’s edition of Newsweek making the conservative case for gay marriage. It is all about, in a...
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Tags: conservatives, Freedom, Gay Marriage, George W. Bush, Prop 8, San Francisco, Ted Olson
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UPDATE: The US Supreme Court has delayed the transmission of the Prop 8 trial video until Wednesday. The order allows the Supreme Court time to review and rule on the last minute appeal from Prop 8 proponents. There is no delay however in the trail itself.
Today, Monday January 11th, a remarkable legal case opens in a San Francisco...
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Tags: David Boies, Ninth Circuit, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Prop 8, Prop 8 Trial, Theodore B. Olson, U.S. District Court, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker
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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 the ballot to restore marriage for gay and lesbian couples in California. Courage Campaign...
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Tags: Civil Rights, Courage Campaign, Equality California, Gay Marriage, LGBT Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, Prepare to Prevail in 2012, Prop 8, Repeal Prop 8, same-gender marriage
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"I personally believe that the number one thing we need to do is get America back to work. I think before health care or anything else, we need to get people back to work. My biggest fear is that there'll be too much on the agenda and that things will get bogged down."
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Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan troop levels, Chuck DeVore, foreign policy, Gay Marriage, Health Care, Meet the Press, orphan care, poverty relief, President Barack Obama, Prop 8, Rick Warren
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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 leaving the room.”
After last night’s devastating loss of marriage equality in Maine 52.84% – 47.16%...
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Tags: Anti-Gay, Catholic Church, Catholics, Frank Schubert, Gay Marriage, Jeff Flint, Karen Ocamb, Marriage Equality, No on 1, Prop 8, Question #1, Religion, religious bigotry, Religious prejudice, religious right, Sarah Palin
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In the ongoing debate over Gay Marriage, the argument is usually based in battle between “morality” and “equality.” Let’s add some economics to the equation.
The NY Times has a story in today’s edition that examines the high cost gay couples face compared with straight couples based on day to day living From the story:
“Our...
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Tags: Economics, Equality, Gay Marriage, morality, NY Times, Prop 8
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The following is a press release from Restore Equality 2010.
Los Angeles – Today we are witnessing the launch of the campaign to restore civil marriage equality in 2010 with the submission of ballot language by a coalition of organizations and individuals led by Love Honor Cherish. It is an important step forward as we...
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Tags: ballot language, ballot language submission, Courage Campaign, IAG, Interim Administrative Group, Love Honor Cherish, Marriage Equality, Prop 8, Proposition 8, restore equality, Restore Equality 2010
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