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Gay Marriage Protestors Crowd the Steps of CA Supreme Court

Natasha Chen | Posted 04.09.2009 | Home

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On Thursday, the California Supreme Court heard arguments for three cases filed in relation to Proposition 8.

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California Supreme Court Judges Shifting On Gay Marriage

Time | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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The prospects of same-sex marriage in California grew dimmer Thursday, when two Supreme Court justices who helped create the right for gays to marry i...

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Proposition 8 Belongs Before California's Supreme Court

Carey Alexander | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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Beyond the core issues surrounding Proposition 8 lies a far deeper question affecting the very nature of our democracy: Can the court review laws?

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California Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Gay Marriage Case (VIDEO)

AP | LISA LEFF and PAUL ELIAS | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — As thousands of demonstrators chanted slogans and waved placards outside, California's highest court on Thursday skeptically gri...

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PONDERS PROP 8?

Judy Wieder | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

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Mr. No More Nice Gay is pissed off because he suddenly gets it. He may be young, but he is struggling. And worse than that, his struggle is old: He's still not equal.

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Prop 8 For Dummies: What to Expect During Thursday's Court Hearing

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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The single most important element of the Prop 8 supporter's argument is that the amendment represents the will of the majority of the California population.

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Prop. 8 Gay Marriage Ban Heads To California Supreme Court

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but ref...

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California Supreme Court To Hear Cases Challenging Gay Marriage Ban

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 12.20.2008 | Home

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SAN FRANCISCO — California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but ref...

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Why the Prop 8 Protests Matter

Paul Hogarth | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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A mass movement of peaceful protest is crucial at building the political momentum to attain marriage equality -- which can convince the Court it's okay to overturn the "will of the voters."

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Why Prop 8 Can -- and Must -- Be Overruled

Paul Hogarth | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Prop 8 was not your typical "amendment" that merely tinkers with the California Constitution. It was a drastic revision that deprives a "suspect class" (gays and lesbians) of a fundamental right under equal protection.

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Prop 8's Victory is a Big Loss for California Supreme Court

Peter Scheer | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Although its name did not even appear on the ballot, the California Supreme Court was perhaps the state's biggest loser in Tuesday's historic elections.

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Premature Emancipation? A Pragmatist's View of the Gay Marriage Struggle

Gary Cohan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Civil rights are not won in the war zone of national elections or State referenda but, rather, in a series of small but important evolutionary steps.

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Please Fight Proposition 8's Assault On Same-Sex Marriage

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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In the most personal way possible, I'm asking you for a favor: help us ensure that gay couples all across California keep their fundamental right to marriage.

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Are Democrats Throwing Gays Under the Bus?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

It seems a pretty certain bet that most of the LGBT community will vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden, though with curtailed enthusiasm after numerous missteps.

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Candidates' Silence On Gay Marriage Shows A Growing Acceptance Of It

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

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Below is an interview with Lee Swislow, the executive director of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders. GLAD, a 30-year-old organization, is probab...

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Equality California Raises Over $1.6 Million in 15 Minutes to Fight Prop 8

Karen Ocamb | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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They came pumped and ready to give. They knew what was at stake and they wanted to be part of history. And by the end of the 15 minutes allotted to ...

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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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My Big Fat Jewish Lesbian Wedding

Robin Tyler | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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Yes, it was a simple, tasteful wedding, with our rabbi, our immediate families, 65 friends, and something we hadn't expected -- more than 100 reporters and photographers from all over the world.

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Midwest Editors Shifting On Gay Marriage

Dan Treul | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

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In another signal, perhaps, that the country is ready for change, newspapers across the Midwest showed either even-handedness or excitement for an issue that only years ago was considered taboo.

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So, You Aren't Marrying a Jewish Girl?

Robin Tyler | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living

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The California Gold Rush is definitely on. Tomorrow Diane and I will go to see Rabbi Eger, who will ask us if we are sure about getting married -- even though we've been together for 15 years.

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California: Gay Marriages To Begin June 17th

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning June 1...

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My Reaction to the California Marriage Ruling -- As the Plaintiff

Robin Tyler | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

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After 15 years together, and 20 years before that as friends, Diane and I were finally getting married!

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Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds ...

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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The California Supreme Court has overturned that state's ban on gay marriage. Is marriage a legal right or a sacred rite? Should the state be involved in marriage? Should religious institutions?

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Conservatives Crying Wolf

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

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Do conservatives disagree that California law recognizes a right to same-sex marriage? They've been so hasty to brand the ruling as "judicial activism" that they failed to argue that it was wrong.

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Gays, Hate, Blacks, and the Bible

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.24.2008 | Home

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The California Court has drawn on apt precedence in voting to end a ban on gay marriage. Blacks and gays have both endured centuries of hatred based on perversions of original biblical texts.

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