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January 7, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments on Proposition 8 in March
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments for the federal Proposition 8 lawsuit on Tuesday, March 26 -- followed up the next day with arguments on the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). So in a little over two months, the question of legalize ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2012
Proposition 8: U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule on California's Gay Marriage Ban
Update: Reactions quotes after the jump. The U.S. Supreme Court has announced today it will rule on the federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn California's gay marriage ban. In August 2010, Proposition 8 was found unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker. That ruling was appealed and ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2012
Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Changes: Absentee Ballots Show Tough Race Ahead
Proposition 33, the California ballot measure that would change the state's regulations for auto insurance, is off to a tough start tonight, according to an extremely preliminary vote total, including mostly absentee ballots, just made public. With 1.3 percent of precincts reporting, the California ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2012
California Voter Guide for Nov. 6, 2012, Los Angeles Weekly
Confused about the measures and races on Tuesday's ballot? This California Voter Guide for November 6, 2012 contains a summary of all state measures and several key races. It does not take a position but does touch on controversies, polls and analysis. Proposition 30: Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Governo ... More >>
Stage
March 8, 2012
Dustin Lance Black's Play 8, Starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt
Clooney, Pitt, Kevin Bacon and Martin Sheen power a fundraiser reading
Blogs
September 27, 2011
Will Stop SB 48 Get Anti-Gay History Initiative on 2012 Ballot?
"Stop SB 48," the group that wants to repeal a state law that allows California students to learn about important people in history who were gay, claimed in an email to supporters yesterday afternoon that its petition drive for a ballot measure will be successful. "The signed petitions are ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
Capitol Resource Institute Gets Okay To Gather Signatures for Anti-Gay History Ballot Measure
The Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) has been given the okay from the state of California to start a petition drive for a ballot measure that will seek to repeal a state law that ensures the contributions of gays and lesbians are mentioned in school textbooks, reports Frontiers news editor K ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Stop SB 48 Campaign Seeks to Repeal California's Gay History Law
Gay Californians and their straight allies may soon have to fight off another ballot measure. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a state bill into law that ensures that the contributions of gays and gay rights are included in school textbooks. A group called Stop SB 48 now wants to repeal ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Equality California Seeking Relevance With Prospect of Pro-Gay Marriage Ballot Measure?
And so Equality California leaders came to West Hollywood yesterday, holding one of their town hall meetings to understand if ordinary gays and lesbians in California want to go back to the voting booth with a pro-gay marriage ballot measure in 2012. There are many critics of such an expens ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2011
Roland Palencia, New Equality California Executive Director, Repeats Old Excuses for Proposition 8 Loss
Debra EvansEQCA Executive Director Roland PalenciaOn Monday, Roland Palencia was named the new executive director of Equality California, the statewide gay rights group. He is replacing Geoff Kors, who built the organization into a political powerhouse while also playing a major role in the ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2011
Will Equality California Push For Pro-Gay Marriage Ballot Measure in 2012?
Patrick Range McDonaldGay marriage supporters in West Hollywood in October, 2008.Equality California, the major gay rights organization, is looking into whether or not it will push for a pro-gay marriage ballot measure sometime very soon, probably 2012. "Legal experts advise that the case m ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Scott Schmidt, West Hollywood Candidate: Gay Republican Tried to Stop Prop. 8, Now Aims to Unseat Incumbent John Heilman
WeHo City Council candidate Scott SchmidtIn West Hollywood, City Council candidate Scott Schmidt is apparently getting the reputation as the guy who worked harder to try to defeat Proposition 8 than incumbents John Heilman, Abbe Land, and Lindsey Horvath -- combined. Schmidt sent out a camp ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2011
Gay Rights Activists Thrilled with Barack Obama's Decision to Back Off on Defense of Marriage Act
Gay rights activists in California and across the United States are thrilled with the Obama Administration's decision today to stop defending the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act in federal court. "This is a huge victory for gay and lesbian couples and removes any doubt that the freedom to marr ... More >>
News
January 6, 2011
Mission Drift at Gay Inc.
Is the most powerful gay lobbying group in California becoming irrelevant?
Blogs
January 4, 2011
Proposition 8: Federal Appeals Court Drops Imperial County Officials From Gay Marriage Lawsuit
Patrick Range McDonaldLos Angeles Mormon Temple in Westwood in 2008.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to allow Imperial County officials to defend Proposition 8 in court. Imperial County Board of Supervisors and a deputy clerk sought to overturn an August ruling by U.S. D ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
Gay Rights Activist Geoff Kors Will Leave Equality California in 2011 After Nine Years at the Helm
EQCA Executive Director Geoff KorsEquality California Executive Director Geoff Kors announced today that he will leave his position in March, 2011, after leading the major gay rights organization for nine years. Many observers credit EQCA for helping California become one of the most gay-fri ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Kamala Harris Victory in Attorney General Race Thrills California Gay Rights Groups
California Attorney General-elect Kamala HarrisTwo prominent gay rights groups in California didn't waste any time celebrating Kamala Harris's victory over Steve Cooley in the state attorney general race, which L.A. Weekly called yesterday. "Today's decision in the attorney general race mea ... More >>
News
November 11, 2010
Rushed and Confused L.A. City Council
Library, weed, DWP measures aimed for ballot all get short shrift
Blogs
November 2, 2010
California Proposition 23 Election Results: Big Green Defeats Big Oil in Contentious Showdown Over What's Best for California's Economy
"No on 23" campaign posterUpdate, 11:46 p.m.: With 39 percent of California precincts reporting, Prop. 23 is heading for a major loss -- 59 percent of voters oppose the ballot measure while 41 percent support it. Opponents of Proposition 23 won a major victory tonight, shooting down the bal ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
10 Terrified States Want Gay Marriage Ban to Stand in California
Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg10 states not known for their gay-friendliness are mightily nervous about last month's federal court ruling that deemed California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. Why? If the Proposition 8 decision stands as it goes through the federal appeals ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Attorney General Candidate Steve Cooley Would 'Defend' Proposition 8
L.A. County District Attorney Steve CooleyLos Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who's the Republican candidate for California Attorney General, would defend Proposition 8 in court if given the opportunity, says his campaign spokesman Kevin Spillane. "The role of the attorney g ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Proposition 8 Demonstration Planned for West Hollywood
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protesters in Westwood in November, 2008.Angered by the fact that the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay to proponents of Proposition 8, gay rights activists are now planning a demonstration on Thursday night in West Hollywood. "There's a ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Ninth Circuit Says No Gay Marriages On Wednesday
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protesters in West Hollywood in October, 2008.In a very brief order this afternoon, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has put a hold on gay marriages until at least December. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision, as a result, will not go ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Prop. 8 Stay May Be Lifted Today, West Hollywood Ready to Marry Gay Couples
Ted SoquiGay marriage supporter in West Hollywood last week.U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker will issue a ruling today on whether or not he will continue a stay on his Proposition 8 decision, which found the anti-gay marriage ballot measure to be unconstitutional. If Walker lifts the ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2010
Prop. 8: Judge Vaughn Walker To Issue Ruling on Stay
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protester in Westwood in November, 2008.U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker will rule on Thursday on whether or not he will continue a stay on his Proposition 8 ruling. That decision found the anti-gay marriage ballot measure to be unconstitutional. I ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2010
Proposition 8 Trial Video and Document Evidence Released on Federal Web Site
Ted SoquiGay marriage supporters at a West Hollywood rally last week.Judge Vaughn Walker has released video and document evidence for the Proposition 8 trial on the official web site for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Such things as political ads f ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Cardinal Roger Mahony Slams Prop. 8 Decision
Cardinal Roger MahonyOn his blog on Wednesday, Cardinal Roger Mahony, who leads the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, slammed U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker for overturning Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that took away the existing right of gays and lesbians to legally marry in Ca ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
UPDATE: Day of Decision Details for Prop. 8 Ruling and West Hollywood Rally
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protesters in West Hollywood in October, 2008.The Day of Decision has finally arrived for anxious court watchers of the Proposition 8 federal trial, with U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker delivering his ruling this afternoon. Walker will decide whet ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
Prop. 8 Overturned: Major Victory For Gay Marriage Advocates
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protesters in West Hollywood in October, 2008.Updated throughout. Originally posted at 1:48 p.m. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has overturned Proposition 8 in San Francisco today, handing gay rights advocates a major victory in the continuing bat ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
Proposition 8 Overturned in Major Victory for Gay Marriage Advocates
Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protesters in West Hollywood in October, 2008.U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has overturned Proposition 8 in San Francisco today, handing gay rights advocates a major victory in the continuing battle over same-sex marriage. In November, 2008, Ca ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Are 'No on 8' Leaders Geoff Kors and Kate Kendell Off the Hook?
EQCA Executive Director Geoff KorsWith closing arguments for the Proposition 8 federal trial wrapped up, honchos at Equality California and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, who were major players in the disastrous "No on 8" campaign, are touting a so-called "groundbreaking" study on P ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
Prop. 8 Film Director Reed Cowan Talks With L.A. Weekly
Film director Reed CowanJust a few days before L.A. Gay Pride weekend, Reed Cowan, a TV journalist in Miami, talked with L.A. Weekly about his superb documentary on Proposition 8 that was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival and now opens in theaters across the country on June 18 -- two days ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Prop. 8 Trial: The Gay Dollar Competes with Children
The gay dollar was brought up at the Proposition 8 federal trial in San Francisco yesterday, and how California's same-sex marriage ban hurts the bottom line of business and government.Patrick Range McDonaldPro-gay marriage marchers in Westwood in November, 2008.This is no small thing for a state ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Prop. 8 Trial: Both Sides of Gay Marriage Lawsuit Endure Rough Day at Court
On the third day of the Proposition 8 federal trial in San Francisco, it was tough going for both sides of the big stakes lawsuit over California's gay marriage ban.For the plaintiffs, who want to overturn Proposition 8, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to indefinitely block a video feed of the tri ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
Queer Town: Big Media Wants Full Access to Prop. 8 Trial
We're almost finished with 2009 and 2010 is already shaping up to be a very interesting year -- at least for gay and lesbian folks.Patrick Range McDonaldProposition 8 protestors in West Hollywood in October, 2008.Queer Town sounded the alarm a few weeks ago about the need to allow TV cameras insi ... More >>
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Queer Town: Are Gay Pundits Hurting the Gay Marriage Movement?
Over the past few days, gay pundits such as blogger Michael Petrelis and Bay Area Reporter news editor Cynthia Laird have been hammering Courage Campaign's Rick Jacobs for refusing to publicly release polling data for a pro-gay marriage ballot measure, with popular blogger Andy Towle writing that su ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2009
Queer Town: Proposition 8, A Year Later
It's been a long year since Proposition 8 was passed on November 4, 2008, when the existing right to legally marry in California was shockingly taken away from gays and lesbians.Patrick Range McDonaldDays before Prop. 8 was passed, pro-gay marriage supporters took to the streets in West Hollywood.� ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2009
Queer Town: Proposition 8 Lawsuit Moves Forward, Motion to Dismiss Denied
In San Francisco this morning, Proposition 8 supporters asked U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to dismiss the federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn the successful anti-gay marriage ballot measure that became law after California voters passed it almost a year ago.Patrick Range McDonaldProp. 8 prot ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2009
Arnold vetoes initiative ban: Sleazy effort by California legislature to hamstring signature-gathering
One of the sleaziest bills vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger over the weekend was a law written by the California State Legislature to quietly but decisively wipe out the citizen ballot-initiative movement in California.Under the false guise of "reform", the bill was a blatant effort by legis ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Queer Town: Proposition 8 Trial Set for January, Gay Groups Told to Butt Out
While gay rights groups in California continue to clash over which year to push forward with a pro-gay marriage ballot measure (check out this Queerty post), Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker announced during a San Francisco hearing yesterday that a federal Proposition 8 lawsuit will go to tri ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Queer Town: Did Equality California Pull a 2010 Switcheroo?
It's always interesting how things are never exactly what they seem when it comes to Equality California, one of the leading gay rights groups in the state and a major force behind the failed "No on 8" campaign.Equality CaliforniaEquality California Executive Director Geoff KorsWhether it's cause ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2009
Queer Town Exclusive: Rick Jacobs: Gay Marriage Can Be Won in 2010
For months, gay rights groups have been questioning whether 2010 or 2012 is the best election year to overturn Proposition 8, with the gay community and straight allies waiting for an answer. Today, they got it.Kevin ScanlonCourage Campaign founder Rick JacobsAt a little after ten o'clock in the ... More >>
News
June 4, 2009
Setting the (Gay) Wedding Table
Wiser, more diffuse, battle-savvy gay-rights groups craft a 2010 ballot measure for California
Blogs
May 22, 2009
Queer Town: Prop. 8 Ruling Finally Arrives Next Week
Patrick Range McDonaldProp. 8 protestor at Los Angeles Mormon Temple in November, 2008.Over the past few weeks, a lot of speculation has been floating around the Internet on when the California Supreme Court will rule on Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that took away the right of gay and ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2009
Queer Town: Theories Abound Over Proposition 8 Ruling
As gay rights activists and anti-gay marriage forces wait for the California Supreme Court to finally rule on Proposition 8, the ballot measure that took away the existing right of gay and lesbian couples to legally marry in California, the Internet has become a place of endless, somewhat humorous s ... More >>
News
March 12, 2009
New Gay-Marriage War Coming to California
Many expect state Supreme Court to back Proposition 8
Blogs
March 3, 2009
Queer Town: Prop. 8 Hearing Forces Religious Heavyweights into the Limelight
Last fall, when gay marriage opponents from the Mormon and Catholic churches were funding an extraordinarily expensive campaign to sell Proposition 8 to California voters, the "Yes on 8" campaign, headed by political strategist Frank Schubert, adopted a distinctly secular tone. Every now and then th ... More >>
News
January 1, 2009
Proposition 8 Gives Rise to New Generation of Gay Leaders
Failure to prevent passage of same-sex-marriage ban shifts political landscape
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