Why the California Court's Decision Is Good for Gay Marriage
We should view the California court not as opposing gay marriage, but rather as promoting public deliberation and democratic action on the subject of equal rights.
We should view the California court not as opposing gay marriage, but rather as promoting public deliberation and democratic action on the subject of equal rights.
BBC | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics
Gordon Brown has condemned California's ban on gay marriage as "unacceptable" and warned people to be vigilant against all forms of discrimination....
Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics
This week, California's gay-marriage battle returns to the national spotlight. The state's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday...
Brian Crewe | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
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.
McClatchy | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics
The Mormon church has revealed in a campaign filing that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that...
AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: Here is the complete list of "Yes On Prop 8" donors. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal judge has denied a request to keep the names of donor...
William Bradley | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics
Why does Obama have Rick Warren delivering the invocation? Politics, naturally. It's a way to keep slicing off some of what has traditionally been a Republican vote.
Tom Gregory | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
The passage of California's Prop 8 comes to many as a shock, to some as a wake-up call, and to the rest of America as no real surprise. In 2000, B...
Paul Hogarth | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
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.
Pam Spaulding | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics
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.
Michael Patrick King | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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?
Judy Patrick | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
Sadly, many voters did not see past their fears to understand how denying LGBT people rights is cut from the same cloth of discrimination that made Obama's election such a poignant event.
Harvey Fierstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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.
Paul Katz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
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.
Mario Ruiz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
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.
Erik Ose | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Despite voting with George W. Bush 94.4% of the time, this fall Calvert distributed mailers without a single mention that he belonged to the Republican party, proclaiming himself "An Independent."
Judy Patrick | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics
Everyone should have the choice to marry the person they love. It's a personal and fundamental freedom guaranteed by the California constitution.
Leonce Gaiter | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home
Black support for the Calif. anti-gay-marriage proposition is higher than support among any other ethnic group, which is ironic, considering that precedence in the case is the end of the ban on interracial marriage.
Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics