Last year, US District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled there was no evidence same-sex marriages harm heterosexual marriages, and thus California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Since then, Judge Walker, a Republican appointed by George Bush Sr., has retired and revealed he is gay and has been in a long-term relationship for 10 years. (Disclaimer: I worked for Judge Walker in the Summer of Read more

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The overturning of Prop 8 has us wondering if Brad Pitt will soon marry Angelina Jolie, since he once said he'd tie the knot when everyone had the same right, Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez spend time in NYC together, and Neil Patrick Harris directs Vanessa Hudgens at a rehearsal for Rent. Watch today's all-new PopSugar Rush! Read more

US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled that California's voter-approved gay marriage ban violates the US constitution. In his 136-page decision, the judge ruled that Proposition 8 violates both the due-process and equal-protection clauses of the constitution. He wrote: Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage Read more

After the Supreme Court blocked a plan to broadcast the trial of California's same-sex marriage ban on YouTube, two filmmakers have found a loophole. Using the transcripts and lookalike actors (including Oscar-nominated Tess Harper and 24's Gregory Itzin) to play the judge, lawyers, plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses, the filmmakers are reenacting the trial of Proposition 8 and posting it on Read more

When it comes to gay issues, President Obama swings both ways. Ignoring what he has or hasn't accomplished yet, even Obama's campaign promises were conflicted. He promised to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell (still waiting), help repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (coming soon?), and he has signed an anti-hate crime bill into law, as promised. But on the issue of gay marriage, Obama said, "I don't" Read more