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Why New Jersey Governor Christie Should Read the Proposition 8 Ruling

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 04.14.2012

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Carlos A. Ball

Last week's ruling by the federal appellate court in California makes clear that alternative recognition schemes like domestic partnerships and civil unions are good, but they are not good enough. One hopes that Governor Christie is paying attention.

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Why the Proposition 8 Ruling Has a Good Chance of Being Affirmed by the Supreme Court

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 04.09.2012

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Carlos A. Ball

If the Supreme Court issues an opinion following the appellate court's reasoning, it might have a limited impact on same-sex marriage bans in other states. But it is precisely this that significantly improves the chances of it being affirmed by the Supreme Court.

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Ellen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, RuPaul And Other Celebrities React To Historic Prop 8 Ruling

Posted 02.07.2012

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In what has been hailed as a historic decision, a federal appeals court declared Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, to be unconstituti...

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WATCH: Cal State University Students' Pro-Marriage Equality Documentary

Posted 12.28.2011

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The battle for marriage equality may continue to rage across the Golden State, but this touching documentary produced by California State University L...

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PHOTOS: Prop 8, California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Over The Years

Posted 11.17.2011

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In a move that will likely be seen as a blow to most supporters of marriage equality, the California Supreme Court ruled today to allow opponents to d...

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Judge Deals A Major Blow To Gay Marriage Opponents

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.08.2012

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U.S. District Judge Morrison England has denied a request by anti-gay marriage groups to make secret the list of donors to the $40 million Proposition...

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Prop 8 Returns To Court

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 10.29.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The legal sparring over California's same-sex marriage ban returned to a federal courtroom Monday with a judge hearing arguments...

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Will the Tales of the City Musical Leave Behind a Legacy in San Francisco?

Greg Archer | Posted 09.18.2011

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Greg Archer

These are certainly wonderful times for Armistead Maupin -- and imagine the tales he'll be telling a year from now.

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Prop8 Opponents Seek To Overturn Court Ruling Because Judge Was Gay

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 08.13.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers trying to salvage California's same-sex marriage ban posed an unprecedented argument Monday involving the gay federal ju...

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California AG: Prop 8 Backers Can't Defend Gay Marriage Ban

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 07.03.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — California's attorney general has again come out against the state's same-sex marriage ban, this time telling the state Supreme ...

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Equality California Weighs Decision For 2012 Gay Marriage Ballot Measure

The Informer | Posted 06.04.2011

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Equality California, the major gay rights organization, is looking into whether or not it will push for a pro-gay marriage ballot measure sometime ver...

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California Judge Keeps Gay Marriage On Hold

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of th...

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County Clerk Is Lone Government Defender Of Prop 8

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 05.25.2011

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EL CENTRO, Calif. — Chuck Storey ran for county clerk-recorder in a remote, desert corner of southeast California on a pledge to run a lean oper...

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California Attorney General Asks Court To Lift Gay Marriage Ban

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — California's attorney general on Tuesday joined lawyers for two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco in asking a feder...

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Federal Court Hints At Decision That May Overturn California Gay Marriage Ban

AP | PAUL ELIAS and LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A line of questioning at an appeals court hearing over California's gay marriage ban suggested the three judges could issue a de...

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Trial Set For Minister Who Performed Gay Weddings

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A retired Presbyterian minister is facing a church trial for performing weddings of gay couples during the brief period when sam...

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Proposition 8 Dispatch From the Culture Wars Front

Bill Lichtenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Lichtenstein

There is a side to gay America that is rarely seen and takes place in conservative, often deeply religious small towns and rural communities where those strive to fit in rather than to stand out.

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Judge Keeps Gay Marriages In California On Hold

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO (Associated Press) — The federal judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban said Thursday that same-sex weddings can resu...

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Dramatic Victory for Same-Sex Marriage in California ... But What's Next?

Edward Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Edward Stein

Walker's decision is remarkable in many ways and LGBT rights advocates have much cause for celebration. But the long-term consequences of this decision remain allusive.

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Jason Linkins

Prop 8 Ruling Exposes Democrats' Weak Support For LGBT Community

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Right now, LGBT citizens are trapped in a choice between a party that opposes their very existence and a party that, you know, kind of wishes them well. And so the typical policy among Democrats is to do as little as possible for as long as they can, figuring that if the Republican party never changes its position, they can string along the LGBT community for a long while before they have to lay their marker down and risk the vote of any single voter who opposes gay rights.

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70% Of Existing Marriages May Already Be Gay

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

"Soon after marrying, most men stop hitting on women and start shopping for furniture," the author of a news study said. "Scientifically speaking, how gay is that?"

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Proposition 8 Overturned: Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

AP | LISA LEFF and PAUL ELIAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overturned California's gay-marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supre...

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Another Example of the Black-White Divide in Our Community

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irene Monroe

Donnie McClurkin is a classic example why homophobia is an ongoing problem in the African American community, and it must be challenged at every opportunity.

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L.A. Mayor Wants to Expand Arizona Boycott to Own City, State

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roy Rivenburg

Why stop with Arizona? L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa now wants economic sanctions against California too.

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ReThink Review: 8: the Mormon Proposition -- How Gay Marriage Got SLC Punk'd

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

The Mormon Church's (often illegal) involvement in the Prop. 8 campaign has been revealed in 8: the Mormon Proposition. After seeing the film, I had the opportunity to interview two of its major participants.

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