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.
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Major Setback to Effort to Repeal California’s Prop 8 in 2010
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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…
New Poll Shows Opposition To Repeal of Prop 8 effort in 2010
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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…
Fundraising Launched for 2010 Marriage Equality Initiative
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We received the following release from the folks behind the ballot initiative effort to Repeal Prop 8 ballot in 2010: Million for a Million†will fund signature gathering to put a marriage equality initiative on the California ballot next November San…
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 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…
