Nov 04, 2008 -
Happy Election Day, everybody! If you're a Californian, you're also deciding the fate of gay marriage in this state. There have been a lot of controversial ads, but this is the first geeky one I've seen.
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Dec 03, 2008 -
With an all-star cast including Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Rashida Jones, and Margaret Cho, "Prop 8 — The Musical" harmoniously chronicles how California came to pass its gay marriage ban.
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Jack Black appears as Jesus Christ to point out that the Bible says a lot of interesting things, like you can stone your wife, or sell your daughter into slavery.
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Dec 22, 2008 -
This weekend CA Attorney General Jerry Brown asked the CA Supreme Court to void Proposition 8 because it is unconstitutional. The attorney general must defend the laws of California. Yet Brown says Prop 8 makes his job impossible, because the amendment contradicts another part of the state Constitution: the equal protection clause.
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Nov 25, 2008 -
- Prop. 8: Did Mormon leaders conceal their role in California's same-sex marriage ban? Fair Political Practices Commission will investigate the LDS Church and its work in supporting Proposition 8.
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Nov 13, 2008 -
Even though 52 percent of California seems to agree with Scott Eckern's stance on gay marriage, the artistic director of the California Musical Theatre stepped down after it was revealed that he donated $1,000 to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign.
In a statement, coming after a boycott of the theater was called Tuesday, Eckern said:
I am leaving California Musical Theatre after prayerful consideration to protect the organization and to help the healing in the local theatre-going and creative community. I am disappointed that my personal convictions have cost me the opportunity to do what I love the most.
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Nov 03, 2008 -
After doing some Halloween trick-or-treating with the rest of Hollywood, Isla Fisher and Olive ended their weekend with a low-key stroll around the neighborhood. Not too far away, the third member of their trio was doing quite the opposite — Sacha Baron Cohen was back to work as Bruno, this time wreaking havoc in the midst of a Yes on Prop. 8 rally in LA.
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Jul 27, 2009 -
From fighting for the right to serve in the military to pushing for the right to marry their partners, gay Americans face battles for equality on many fronts. It appears that progress is about to be made toward the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, while the fight for marriage equality in California is set to sit on the back burner for some time.
This Fall, the Senate will hold hearings on Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
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May 27, 2009 -
Drew Barrymore hit the streets of LA yesterday to protest the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8. She took the stage at a rally, saying, "I am who I am because of the people who influenced me growing up, and many of them were gay. No one has any right to tell anyone what makes a family .
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May 26, 2009 -
Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban approved by California voters last November, has been upheld by the state supreme court by a 6-1 vote. The court also ruled that the 18,000 existing same-sex marriages issued between June and November 2008 are valid as well. Thanks to Proposition 8, some of California's same-sex couples will be legally married, while others will no longer have access to the privilege.
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Mar 05, 2009 -
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