Protect Marriage Equality

Prop. 8 Battle Enters New Stage

Equality Blogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:14:57 +0000

…With the two warring camps over same-sex marriage talking about steps as extreme as challenging the tax-exempt status of churches or a potential recall of “activist judges,” Saturday’s Internet-generated protests, which some have called “Stonewall 2.0″ after the seminal gay rights uprising in 1969, were far from the last clash in the fight over same-sex [...]

UT: Push For Gay-Rights Laws Gets Its First Test Today

Equality Blogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:12:02 +0000

…Today, the first of a series of six bills — proposed by Democratic lawmakers and endorsed by gay-rights groups — faces the Senate Judiciary Interim Committee. The leadoff legislation would allow someone to name an unmarried partner as a designee in the case of a wrongful death. Together, the bills make up the so-called Common Ground [...]

CO: Layoffs At Focus On The Family

Equality Blogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:25:54 +0000

Focus on the Family announced Tuesday afternoon that 202 jobs will be cut companywide — an estimated 20 percent of its workforce. Initial reports bring the total number of remaining employees to around 950…. The cutbacks come just weeks after the group pumped more than half a million dollars into the successful effort to pass a [...]

Editorial: Prop. 8 Is Anything But Over

Equality Blogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:13:47 +0000

…The voters’ decision on Prop. 8 was a huge disappointment, as it would allow the will of the majority to discriminate against a minority. By a 52 to 48 percent margin, voters chose intolerance over equal protection under the law and inclusion. California’s electorate had a chance to set a national tone, but by a [...]

Editorial: Healing The Gay/Black Divide

Equality Blogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:09:00 +0000

…This has been a wrenching loss for advocates of same-sex marriage, but it should provide an opportunity to forge allegiances. Black people need to hear how denying gays the right to marry devastates families and diminishes us all. Gays need to know that they will find less “hate” and religious dogma among blacks than they [...]

CA: AG Jerry Brown Seeks Legality Of Prop. 8

Equality Blogger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:18:38 +0000

The likelihood of a final California Supreme Court showdown over same-sex marriage increased dramatically Monday when Attorney General Jerry Brown and the pro-Proposition 8 campaign urged the justices to decide whether the voter-approved ballot measure is constitutional…. The court could decide at its weekly conference Wednesday whether to accept the suits for review and whether to [...]

Op-Ed: A Federal Bailout For Prop. 8?

Equality Blogger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:15:49 +0000

…As the proponents of same-sex marriage rights determine the proper response to Proposition 8, it is illuminating to compare Colorado’s rejection of “gay rights” with California’s repudiation of “gay marriage.”… Writing for a 6-3 majority in Romer vs. Evans (1996), Justice Anthony M. Kennedy explained that it “is not within our constitutional tradition to enact laws [...]

Mormon Church Feels Heat Over Support For Proposition 8

Equality Blogger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:21:56 +0000

n June, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a fateful decision. They called on California Mormons to donate their time and money to the campaign for Proposition 8, which would overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that permitted gay marriage. That push helped the initiative win narrow passage on election day. [...]

CA: Trends Beyond Black Vote In Play On Prop. 8

Equality Blogger — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:24:29 +0000

…In the aftermath, some Proposition 8 supporters are viewing the black vote as proof that same-sex marriage is a moral rather than a civil rights issue, while some Prop. 8 opponents tout it as evidence of one community’s particular homophobia. But demographers say the focus on one race not only disregards the complexity of African American [...]

Roundup: News About Marriage Equality Protests Around The US And World

Equality Blogger — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:40:04 +0000

Here is a partial list of links to news stories about this weekend’s protests and rallies in support of marriage equality: Los Angeles Sacramento San Francisco Oakland San Diego San Jose Fairfield, CA Eureka, CA Fresno, CA Boston Charlotte Nashville Louisville Charlottesville Jackson, MS Orlando Tampa Fayetteville, AR LaCrosse, WI Fargo, ND Minneapolis Sandpoint, ID Oklahoma City Salt Lake City Denver Phoenix Dallas Chicago Milwaukee Madison Indianapolis St. Louis Wichita Des Moine, Iowa City and Decorah (IA) New York City Albany, NY Philadelphia Portland, ME Washington, DC Honolulu Anchorage Seattle The Netherlands and United Kingdom