All posts tagged "california"
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No, California won’t be voting on whether to kill gay people
A California judge has struck down a ludicrous ballot initiative which proposed legalizing the killing of gay people. The Sodomite Suppression Act was filed on...
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Anti-trans bathroom referendum might reach California ballot
—Gina Gleason, a proponent of a proposed ballot initiative in California known as the “Personal Privacy Protection Act” that could land on the 2016 ballot,...
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California attorney general tries to halt “kill the gays” ballot initiative
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is asking a state court to allow her to halt a proposed ballot initiative calling for the execution of gays
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California ballot measure demands “bullet in the head” for gays
— An excerpt from the Sodomite Suppression Act, a ballot measure filed February 24 in California by Matt McLaughlin of Huntington Beach, Calif. McLaughlin believes...
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California GOP formally recognizes Log Cabin Republicans
— Charles Moran, chairman of the Log Cabin California chapter, upon a vote by the California Republican Party to officially recognize the LGBT-rights group. The...
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Members of Congress renew efforts to repeal DOMA
Legislation that would repeal the remaining sections of the Defense of Marriage Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on the first day of...
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Carl DeMaio concedes in California congressional race
Carl DeMaio conceded Sunday his race for the U.S. House of Representatives, ending the possibility that this election could witness an openly gay Republican elected to Congress...
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Courting the GOP
Inside the Fight for the Heart and Soul of the Republican Party
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Toni Atkins briefly becomes California’s first out gay governor
For a few brief hours Wednesday, California will have its first openly gay governor. California State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D), who is gay, will...
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Supreme Court lets California’s “ex-gay therapy” ban stand
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on California’s ban on “ex-gay therapy” for minors Monday, clearing the way for the law to go...
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Push to repeal California law protecting transgender students fails
A new California law providing protections for transgender public school students will not qualify for a voter referendum after a petition drive to place the...
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Winter escapes: Check out Palm Springs and Key West
That rodent Punxsutawney Phil says there are many more weeks of winter left in the season but that doesn’t mean you have to sit around...
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Right-wing coalition targeting protections for transgender youth
Transgender students in California are facing what could be their final obstacle before being granted basic protections in the state’s public schools. Late last month,...
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Federal court upholds California ban on ‘ex-gay’ therapy
California’s ban on “ex-gay” reparative therapy for minors was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that...
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One in three Americans say gays can turn straight
One in three Americans believe gays can choose to be straight, according to a segment of a survey rereleased from the Pew Research Center Tuesday....
