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Gay Marriage Is After My Rights

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy


Jacob Dickerman

Gay marriage is about turning me gay. After all, what else outside of my fear of not being able to commit myself to another person before the eyes of the government was stopping me from gaining a love of dick?

Choice: A Short Film on the Aftermath of Prop 8

Brian Crewe | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


Brian Crewe

To see people that I know and care about being treated like second-class citizens was something I was not prepared for; it's so contrary to the values with which I was raised.

Prop 8 Inquisitors "Command" Court To "Bow"

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

I am no constitutional expert, but I am pretty sure that the the only time a legal brief counts as a commandment is when God writes it -- on stone (see, e.g., The Bible).

Slash and Wife Perla Support CA Equal Marriage Rights

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Lisa Derrick

2008-11-14-slashperla.jpg Slash, his wife Perla and Scout Studio created this video urging everyone to say no to hate and yes to equal rights.

Mormon and Catholic Churches Complain About Being the Target of Prop 8 Protests

Pam Spaulding | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics


Pam Spaulding

Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation, should be moved to name the behavior of these institutions for what it is -- and question their tax-exempt status.

Gays in a Cage

Michael Patrick King | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Michael Patrick King

Does the voting public of this great state of California, who correctly voted to pass Proposition 2 -- which legislated to give caged chickens more room in their cages -- have to actually see the cage that gay people have been put in all theses years to get it?

Historic for Some, Same Old Shit for the Rest of Us

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Harvey Fierstein

While we rightfully celebrate the election of our first African American president, let us take a moment to mourn the passage of three new laws legalizing prejudice.

Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Paul Katz

I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.

Gays Hit Back at Mormons

Mario Ruiz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Mario Ruiz

Given their history, Mormons know about being targeted for being different. Yet in a full-on offensive, the LDS Church mobilized in favor of California's Prop 8, a ballot initiative that bans gay marriage.

Gay Marriage Bans Succeeding

Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


State amendments to ban gay marriage did well across the country with voters in Arizona and Florida approving proposals to outlaw same-sex marriage an...

Proposition 8 Is Wrong for Women and Families: Vote No

Judy Patrick | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Judy Patrick

Everyone should have the choice to marry the person they love. It's a personal and fundamental freedom guaranteed by the California constitution.

Gay Marriage Ban Gains Momentum In California

Wall Street Journal | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


A state ballot measure to ban gay marriage in California is gaining momentum, with polls showing almost even odds of it passing after trailing by doub...

California Teens And Jefferson Get Gay Marriage Right

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

While anti-American religious organizations are spending millions trying to deny Equal Protection to our LGBT children under their distorted view of morality, this money is prevented from going to those really in need.

Gay Marriage is Natural

Paul J. Zak | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Paul J. Zak

Much of the anti-gay-marriage argument rests on two assumptions: Life-long exclusive mate-bonding for purpose of rearing offspring is natural, and homosexuality is not. Both have little basis in fact.

Mormon church enters Calif. gay marriage fight

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking California members to join the effort to amend that state's constitut...

Gay Marriage: McCain's Shot At The Base

Cristina Chang | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home


Cristina Chang

The Calif. Court decision legalizing same-sex marriages has scandalized social conservatives. The ruling may do what the GOP presidential campaign has failed to do: fire them up to vote for McCain.

Schwarzenegger: Gay Marriage Could Be Good For Economy

Sacramento Bee | Kevin Yamamura | Posted 05.29.2008 | Business


Will gay marriage help boost California's economy? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes so. In the wake of the state Supreme Court's legalization of gay ...