All posts tagged "proposition 8"
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The 7 Scariest Places in D.C.
They lurk behind their innocent facades, waiting for the moment your sense of safety lulls you into complacence. They toil and fester as they plot...
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Oral Arguments Set for Dec. 6 in Prop 8 Case
This afternoon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced that the oral arguments in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case will be held...
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Plaintiffs Oppose Appeal, Overturning of Prop 8 Case
The Perry v. Schwarzenegger plaintiffs filed their opposition papers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday evening. The plaintiffs, led...
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Go with Gods
We have certainly come a long way, baby. From stone tools to space stations to oil spills, there is no doubting our species's technological evolution....
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On the Effort to Have California’s Lt Gov Appeal the Prop 8 Decision
On the (arguably) final day to file a notice of appeal in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proposition 8 case, word comes via Ian Millhiser at...
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CA AG’s Office: Prop 8 Appeal “Would Be Frivolous”
On September 1, the California Third District Court of Appeals refused an attempt by lawyers with the Pacific Justice Institute on behalf of Pastor Joshua...
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Prop. 8's Fall Fallout
On Friday, Aug. 20, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R) told the Sacramento Bee that she would defend Proposition 8 in court if elected governor...
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Marriage Going Mainstream
When the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in the heat of the 1996 campaign season, support for marriage equality stood at...
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Nuptials Nixed
Despite hopes prompted by several LGBT organizations, news stories and various county clerks across the state of California, same-sex marriages did not begin in California...
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Ninth Circuit Halts California Marriages Pending Appeal
Same-sex marriages will not proceed in California this week, per an order this afternoon from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that will not...
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George Takei tells how gay marriage changed his life
”What they argued, when Prop 8 was passed two years ago, was “religion” — and they’re still arguing that. And I respect their right to...
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Walker: Denies Stay Pending Appeal, Grants Temporary Stay
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the proponents of Proposition 8 are not likely to succeed on appeal and do not meet the...
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More Waiting
No same-sex couples are set to marry legally on this afternoon in California – but they could be legally wed by next week at this...
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This Evening In LGBT News
This evening, two important developments happened of interest to the LGBT community. First, The New York Times reports: On Wednesday, Colonel Fehrenbach’s lawyers filed...
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Obama's Choice
''I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages,'' Barack Obama told Chicagoans in a letter to the Outlines newspaper dated...
