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On Saving Us From The Immoral, Or “Ready, Fire…Aim!”

August 19, 2010 By fake-consultant

There are those who seem surprised that a defective rattrap like the Mulford law could be endorsed by the legislature of a supposedly progressive, enlightened state. But these same people were surprised when [California's] Proposition 14, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: christianity, gblt, history, law-and-lawyers, lbgt, politics, prop-8, religion, same-sex-marriage, tolerance

On Organized Fearmongering Revealed, Or, “Lock Up The Kids…It’s The Gay!”

August 7, 2010 By fake-consultant

So first things first: one of the sites where my postings are to be found is The Bilerico Project, and over there Dr. Jillian T. Weiss has gone to the time and trouble of explaining the nuts and bolts of this ruling in a very accessible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, election-10, family-values, gblt, law-and-lawyers, lbgt, politics, prop-8

Today is Day of Decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Proposition 8 case

August 4, 2010 By Laurel

The Proposition 8 Perry v. Schwarzenegger federal court decision will be released between 1 and 3 pm Pacific time today (4-6 Eastern).  In brief, it is a challenge to the constitutionality of California's Prop 8 constitutional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: lgbt, marriage, perry-v.-schwarzenegger, prop-8

Healing California’s Sickly Populism

May 27, 2009 By massmarrier

Cross-post: This also appears at Marry in Massachusetts. In the recent decade, we have seen more and more anti-gay and anti-marriage equality groups try to conceal their bigoted let-the-people-vote petitions to prevent or wrest from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-initiatives, california, homophobia, massachusetts, populism, prop-8

Rumors Fly About Prop 8 Day of Decision Being Thursday

May 20, 2009 By john-hosty-grinnell

UPDATED: May 20 2009 -- No opinions were announced for filing on Thursday, May 21, 2009. There is no pending notice of forthcoming opinion filings. When opinions are expected to file, notices are generally posted the day before. Opinions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: california, marriage-equality, prop-8, protest, sjc

Nail Biting Over Prop 8…with Poll

March 4, 2009 By Laurel

Proceedings start at 9 a.m. PST.  You can watch them here.  The court will have 90 days to deliver a decision. If you're in CA, join an Eve of Justice gathering this evening, or watch the oral arguments outside the courthouse or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: california, domestic-partnerships, lgbt, marriage, prop-8

If They Don’t See Us, Do We Cease to Exist?

December 8, 2008 By Laurel

These are some of the final images for my fine art photography project. These portraits are of students of BYU who identify themselves as homosexual and a person that supports them. With all of the dissenting views regarding this topic in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: brigham-young-university, byu, censorship, gay, lds, lgbt, michael, mormon, prop-8

Prop 8: What really went wrong?

December 7, 2008 By migraine

So, this article in Rolling Stone is the best write up I've seen about what went wrong with Prop 8. I've been uncomfortable with the "blame the black people" backlash. It seems that what went wrong is the arrogance of the people who ran … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: california, lgbt, marriage, prop-8

Milk

November 27, 2008 By john-hosty-grinnell

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Harvey Milk's assassination. To honor Milk's life, thirty or so of us including Mark Solomon, Chris Mason, Don Gorton and Ryan MacNeely held a candle light vigil before going to the movie's premier last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: assassination, equal-rights, glbt, harvey-milk, milk, prop-8, san-francisco

News Coverage of Protest in Cambridge

November 25, 2008 By chrissmason

The protest at Cambridge City Hall on Sunday was a testament to the city's strong commitment to social justice and to the queer community. It was literally freezing out, yet dozens of people showed up to hear the mayor, city counselor, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, lgbt, prop-8, protest

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