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March 27, 2013
USC Expert David Cruz Predicts Prop. 8 Supreme Court Decision is Unlikely to Make History
Updated at the bottom: David Cruz provides new details of his views. First posted Tuesday afternoon. David Cruz, an expert on civil rights and constitutional law, made his way from USC to D.C. to observe the oral arguments on California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage this morning. In a packed ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2013
Proposition 8: Rob Reiner, Gavin Newsom, and Others React To U.S. Supreme Court Hearing
After the U.S. Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments yesterday about the federal Proposition 8 lawsuit, movie director and American Foundation for Equal Rights board member Rob Reiner, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, and others weighed in about the historic proceeding. "This case has always ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
Why Los Angeles Deserves Major Credit for the National Gay Marriage Movement
When it comes to life-impacting stuff -- civil rights, political movements, or education reform, for example -- Los Angeles too often gets overlooked by snobby journalists and intellectual types in New York City and Washington D.C. Let's just admit it: They don't take L.A. seriously and they hate ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2013
Married Gay Men Live Longer, U.S. Supreme Court Should Read Danish Study
So apparently gay married guys live longer than unmarried or divorced men. That's what Danish researchers recently found after going through decades of statistics, and something conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas should consider when ruling i ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2013
Obama Administration Weighs In On California Same-Sex Marriage Battle
The Obama administration today put its weight behind opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage. The office of Attorney General Eric Holder filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, which could be weighing whether the Golden State's Proposition 8 is constitutional. In a statement ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2013
Kamala Harris Tells U.S. Supreme Court Proposition 8 Must Be Overturned
In the state of California, same-sex marriage is illegal. You, the voter, made the law against gay unions happen. (Good move, people). So, of course, as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the constitutionality of the matter, the state Attorney General's office is defending your will. Right? Oh hell no ... More >>
Blogs
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
December 3, 2012
Same-Sex Marriage Could Return To California Under Supreme Court Decision Today
Today is the day that U.S. Supreme Court could take up the legality of same-sex marriage in California. Seems to us that folks who back equality in marriage would rather see the high court turn its back on California's Proposition 8, the initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in the Golden Stat ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2012
2012 Election Results: Historic Night for Gay Issues and Candidates Across the United States
Four years ago, Senator Barack Obama won the presidency, but gay folks across the country were outraged that California voters approved Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage ban. Last night, it was a completely different story -- and one of the most historic and significant nights for the LGBT comm ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2012
SoCal's Own Chris Kluwe Fights for Marriage Equality -- And Against Bigotry in the NFL
Walking across the Macalester College campus, Chris Kluwe passes unnoticed. As usual, the 30-year-old Vikings punter is dressed down: a pair of brown flip-flops, black basketball shorts, and a baggy zip-up sweatshirt. A backward World of Warcraft hat pins back his shaggy brown surfer haircut, a give ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2012
Update: Defense of Marriage Act: Federal Appeals Court Says Anti-Gay Marriage Law is Unconstitutional
Update, 11:25 a.m.: California gay rights activists respond to DOMA ruling, after the jump. The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act has been found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in Boston, Massachusetts. The U.S. Supreme Court may weigh in on the ruling. "Under current Supreme Court authorit ... 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
December 9, 2011
Prop 8 Overturned? Nope: Year-Old HuffPost Article on California Gay Marriage Goes Viral
PHOTO BY TED SOQUIFrom our own West Hollywood slideshow on victory day 2010.Come on, guys -- this is how rumors get started! A Huffington Post article from August 2010 (and updated in May 2011) was littered all over Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and the rest of the Internet this morning. "Prop 8 ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Los Feliz Residents Protest Lassen's Takeover of Nature Mart, Support for Prop 8
Los Feliz health food store Nature Mart officially closed in late October, replaced by Lassen's, a small, locally-based chain. Some residents are crying foul because the new owners supported Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage initiative, and vowing to boycott the new incarnation of the Hill ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2011
New York Legalizes Gay Marriage, LGBT Activists in California Respond
On Friday night, June 24, the New York State Senate passed a bill that legalizes gay marriage in the Empire State. Governor Andrew Cuomo quickly signed it into law, which will go into effect in 30 days. LGBT activists in California and elsewhere quickly responded to the news. "We are beginn ... 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 >>
Calendar
May 5, 2011
Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
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
March 23, 2011
Kevin James Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Reconfirms He's A Gay Republican
L.A. mayoral candidate Kevin JamesRadio talk show host Kevin James wants Los Angeles voters to know that he's a registered Republican who wants to be the first openly gay mayor of L.A. "There's no doubt that if I became the first openly gay mayor of Los Angeles," James tells L.A. Weekly, "i ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2011
California Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Obama as Friend of the Gays, Asks Court to Lift Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Updated after the jump with high fives from across the gay-rights community. After disappointing news came two weeks ago that the fight against Prop. 8 is being delayed until at least September, brand-new California Attorney General Kamala Harris took matters into her own hands today, airing ... 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 >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal Call For Gay Marriage 'Counter Actions' on Valentine's Day
Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal want to shake things up on Valentine's Day this year in the name of full marriage equality. The two gay rights groups are calling for a national "counter action," in which gay folks go to a local county or city clerk's office in states where same-sex ... More >>
Calendar
January 13, 2011
THE GAY'S THE THING
Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal want to shake things up on Valentine's Day this year in the name of full marriage equality. The two gay rights groups are calling for a national "counter action," in which gay folks go to a local county or city clerk's office in states where same-sex ... 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 6, 2010
Proposition 8 Hearing Underway at U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jesse Jackson In Favor of Gay Marriage
Ted SoquiGay marriage supporters in West Hollywood.The Proposition 8 hearing is underway at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, with pro-Prop. 8 attorney Charles Cooper laying out his case for why anti-gay marriage forces have legal standing to appeal U.S. District Cour ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2010
Proposition 8: Ted Olson Argues Gay Marriage Can't Harm Straight Folks, U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt Wonders How Far Court Should Go?
Pro-gay marriage lawyer Ted OlsonNearly a year after court proceedings first started for the Proposition 8 federal lawsuit, attorneys for both sides argued their cases in front of a three-judge panel at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today. Pro-Prop. 8 lawyers seek ... 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 >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Proposition 8: Thirteen Out-of-State Attorney Generals Don't Want California Gays to Get Married, Join George Wallace in History Books
Prop. 8 supporter and Alabama Attorney General Troy KingWith the appeal hearing for the Proposition 8 lawsuit set for Monday, December 6, we thought it would be a good time to look into the out-of-state attorney generals who stuck their noses into California's business and filed a friendly b ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2010
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Approves C-SPAN Request to Televise Proposition 8 Hearing
Ted SoquiGay marriage supporters at a West Hollywood rally in August.On Wednesday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approved a request by C-SPAN to televise a Proposition 8 hearing on December 6. Two cameras will be allowed in the courtroom, which will also serve as a pool feed for ot ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2010
In Filing Pro-Prop. 8 Brief, 10 States Solidify Their Ass-Backwardsness
Yesterday, we mentioned how 10 terrified states -- Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming -- recently filed an amicus brief that supported Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban that's been deemed unconstitutional in federal co ... 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 13, 2010
Prop. 8 Proponents File Emergency Appeal Seeking To Prevent Same-Sex Marriages Next Week
Updated after the jump with a deadline for Prop. 8 proponents' appeal. First posted at 11:26 a.m. Proponents of Prop. 8, the initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, filed an emergency appeal (PDF) Friday in U.S. Ninth Circuit court of appeals, pleading for "relief ... in less t ... 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 12, 2010
Same-Sex Marriages To Resume In California Next Week: Federal Judge Lifts Stay On Decision Overturning Prop. 8
Via TwitpicCelebration earlier this month at San Francisco City Hall. By Dennis Romero and Patrick Range McDonald, with reporting by Steve La from Norwalk Updated with reporting from the county clerk's office. First posted at 12:40 p.m. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker on Thursday mo ... 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
Proposition 8: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown Oppose Stay on Gay Marriage
California Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have filed briefs today that oppose a stay on U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that took away the existing ... 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 15, 2010
Conservative Ted Olson Stands Up for Gays at Proposition 8 Trial
Attorney Ted OlsonWhen closing arguments get underway for the Proposition 8 federal trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, a world-famous liberal won't be standing before U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker and making the case to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban. Instead, that attor ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2010
Prop. 8 Trial: Anti-Gay Marriage Witness Says Gays Have Political Clout
As testimony for the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco nears its conclusion, Claremont McKenna College government professor Kenneth Miller, a witness for anti-gay marriage lawyers, took the stand and said gays and lesbians have political clout in California.Claremont McKenna CollegeProfessor Kenn ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2010
Prop. 8 Trial: Stanford Professor Says Obama 'Not a Reliable Ally'
President Barack Obama took a hit at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Wednesday, when Stanford University professor Gary Segura said Obama is "not a reliable ally" of the gay community.Then presidential candidate Barack Obama with Prop. 8 supporter Rich WarrenThe criticism of the presi ... 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 6, 2010
Queer Town: Over 50,000 People Urge Judge to Televise Prop. 8 Trial
If anyone needs further proof that people respond to smart, grassroots organizing through the Internet, he only needs to look at yesterday's Courage Campaign petition drive.Patrick Range McDonaldPro-gay marriage marchers in Westwood in November, 2008.According to a Courage Campaign press release ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2010
Queer Town: Prop. 8 Judge Wants Your Immediate Comments on Televised Trial
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is now seeking public comments about whether or not to televise the Proposition 8 federal trial in San Francisco. Anyone from any state in the country can write to the court, including both supporters and opponents of California's same sex marriage ban.Patrick Range ... More >>
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