According to the Bay Area Reporter, the lesbian sister of Proposition 8 mastermind Frank Schubert has announced her candidacy for Sacramento County Superior Court judge. Schubert is the President of Orange County’s Schubert Flint Public Affairs. Schubert acknowledges that his…
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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
Restore Equality 2010 Embraces Campaign Kickoff with Ballot Language Submission
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
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…
With time, equality will blossom even in Orange County
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
In the annals of the modern gay-rights movement, Orange County has a less than stellar role. The stomping ground of the late state senator and antigay initiative sponsor John Briggs, firebrand former Congressman Bob Dornan, and longtime antigay funder Howard…
Repeal Prop 8 Leadership Summit Recap
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
About 200+ marriage equality activists gathered in San Bernardino on Saturday for what was billed as a “LGBT Leadership Summit” to discuss how and when to repeal Proposition 8 which was passed by voters in 2008 removing the right to…
PROP 8: Open Letter to Repeal Marriage Ban
by Misha Houser • • Comments Off
A community letter supporting a November 2010 ballot initiative to repeal Prop 8 – several OC organizations are signers. Fellow Activists and Supporters – The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8, which took away the right to marry from…
Prop 8 Decision: HRC Weighs In
by Misha Houser • • Comments Off
Sandra Hartness of HRC has sent The Liberal OC this moving video and the following statement. Today’s Supreme Court decision hurts deeply, but we finally know the path to restore marriage equality here in California will be at the ballot…
