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Gay Inmates in California Can Get Married

Patrick Range McDonald
With the demise of Proposition 8 -- the gay marriage ban -- gay inmates in California can get married to their same-sex partners, the Associated Press has reported. In an August 30 memo, state prison officials stated that due to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "effectively invalidated" Proposition......
The author in high school.; Credit: Patrick Range McDonald

Yes, You Can Get Sober In West Hollywood

Patrick Range McDonald
After the jailer took custody of my shoestrings, I found myself locked inside the "gay cell" at the Hollywood Division station on Wilcox Avenue. It was around 3 a.m., and I had just blown way past the legal limit on a breathalyzer test. A passed-out drag queen was facedown on......
Panelists at last night's "We the Parents" premiere.; Credit: Parent Revolution

'We the Parents' Premieres in Beverly Hills

Patrick Range McDonald
We the Parents, the new documentary about California's cutting-edge Parent Trigger law, premiered in Beverly Hills last night, with an expert panel discussing the ups and downs of Parent Trigger battles in Compton and Adelanto, where parents sought to gain control of their children's failing schools. "We all had a......
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L.A.'s Hit-and-Run Epidemic Gets National Coverage From ABC's 20/20

Patrick Range McDonald
See also "L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemic." Los Angeles' hit-and-run crisis, which L.A. Weekly's Simone Wilson first exposed last year, has now gotten national attention. On Friday night, the ABC news show 20/20 will air a segment about L.A.'s hit-and-run epidemic, which isn't so surprising considering that last weekend four people......
Proposition 8 protesters in 2008 in West Hollywood; Credit: Patrick Range McDonald

Proposition 8 Is Dead, 2008 – 2013

Patrick Range McDonald
Proposition 8 is dead. The California Supreme Court pulled the plug Wednesday on any last hopes for anti–gay marriage proponents to resuscitate the law that banned same-sex marriage in the Golden State. "Today's decision reaffirms that all loving, committed couples, regardless of their sexual orientation, have the freedom to marry......