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Court orders Prop. 8 trial videos to remain sealed

OIA Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:54:55 +0000

A federal appeals court barred public release Thursday of videos of the trial over California’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying the trial judge, at the insistence of the U.S. Supreme Court, had promised that the recordings would not be broadcast. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco did not say how or [...]

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Proposition 8 Backers Have Standing to Defend It, Court Rules

OIA Staff — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:36:12 +0000

This morning, the CA Supreme Court ruled that the proponents of Prop 8 do have standing under state law to appeal the decision in Perry v. Brown: …In response to the question submitted by the Ninth Circuit, we conclude, for the reasons discussed above, that when the public officials who ordinarily defend a challenged state law [...]

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Prop. 8 Donors Have No Right to Anonymity

OIA Staff — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:10:06 +0000

A federal judge says donors to the $40 million campaign that banned same-sex marriage in California aren’t entitled to the anonymity that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted to minor parties operating in a hostile climate. via. Read the full article @ Prop. 8 Donors Have No Right to Anonymity Read more articles @ our [...]

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Judge Won’t Limit Disclosure of Prop. 8 Donor List

OIA Staff — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:27:09 +0000

A battle over the disclosure of donors to the $40 million campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California is apparently headed for higher courts after a federal judge rejected claims by backers of the 2008 ballot measure that continued exposure would endanger their contributors. via. Read the full article @ Judge Won’t Limit Disclosure of [...]

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Effort to Repeal California Gay History Law Fails

OIA Staff — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:25:16 +0000

Opponents of a California law requiring that the contributions of gays and lesbians be taught in public schools failed Wednesday in their attempt to qualify a ballot referendum to repeal the law. via. Read the full article @ Effort to Repeal California Gay History Law Fails Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on [...]

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Federal Judge Orders Release Of Gay Marriage Trial Video

OIA Staff — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:02:25 +0000

A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of video of last year’s trial that resulted in declaring Proposition 8, California’s gay marriage ban, unconstitutional, the AP reported. “No compelling reasons exist for continued sealing of the digital recording of the trial,” U.S. District Court Judge James Wares wrote in his decision. via. Read the [...]

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California First State to include LGBT History | dot429 article

OIA Staff — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:37:55 +0000

Along with the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements, the LGBT community became the newest minority whose struggles will be taught to California schoolchildren. On Thursday July, 14th Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed SB48 into law, which will make LGBT history a part of California’s public school curriculum. The law was created in response to [...]

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Gay History Lands in the Lesson Plan – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:24:54 +0000

News item: California is the first state to require public schools to include the contributions of LGBT people in social studies curricula. We take you to the classroom of Mr. Mitchell a couple of years from now, as he adds the new material to his AP American history class. Mr. Mitchell: I assume you all [...]

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Obama Backs Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act

OIA Staff — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:33:05 +0000

President Obama on Tuesday endorsed a bill by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which for 15 years has denied all federal recognition of married same-sex couples. Gay rights groups that had pressured Obama to take a firm stand on same-sex marriage heralded the move as historic. Until Tuesday, [...]

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Karger Has a Shot – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:51:01 +0000

If you haven’t heard of Fred Karger, you have an awful lot of company. Karger is a retired political consultant from California. He’s also a gay activist, and he’s running for the presidency. As a Republican. Clearly this is a fellow who fancies adventure. Does he stand more than a Popsicle’s chance in hell? Yes, [...]

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California Gay Marriage Ban Stands during Appeal

OIA Staff — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:04:09 +0000

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday left in place a ban on gay marriage in California , denying requests to allow same-sex weddings during a lengthy appeals process. via. Read the full article @ California Gay Marriage Ban Stands during Appeal Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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Prop. 8 Opponents Ask California Supreme Court to Reject Federal Court’s Request for Ruling

OIA Staff — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:34:35 +0000

An attorney for same-sex couples hoping to overturn Proposition 8 in federal court urged the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a request that it rule on whether initiative sponsors have authority to defend ballot measures. In his letter to the state court, Theodore B. Olson, an attorney for two same-sex couples, said that [...]

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Understanding the Ninth Circuit Ruling in Prop 8 Case Denying Intervention and Certifying Question to California Supreme Court

OIA Staff — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:49:25 +0000

Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Imperial County’s attempt to intervene in the federal court challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that stripped the freedom to marry from same-sex couples in California. The Ninth Circuit also asked the California Supreme Court to clarify whether the group that placed Prop 8 on [...]

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CA Pastor Who Supported Prop 8 Jailed for Child Molestation

OIA Staff — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:37:18 +0000

Tom Gene Daniels, a California pastor who supported Proposition 8 is facing six felony counts of child molestation and lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14. Daniels bail is set at $6 million. via. Read the full article @ CA Pastor Who Supported Prop 8 Jailed for Child Molestation Read more articles @ our blogBecome [...]

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish Welcome a Baby Boy

OIA Staff — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:43:06 +0000

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have become parents to son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, the couple tells UsMagazine.com exclusively. The baby boy, who was born Dec. 25 in California via a surrogate, weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. via. Read the full article @ Sir Elton John and David Furnish Welcome a Baby Boy Read [...]

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Judge Refuses to Step Aside in Prop. 8 Case

OIA Staff — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:45:37 +0000

A federal appeals court judge, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, has rejected a request by the sponsors of California’s ban on same-sex marriage to disqualify himself from next week’s hearing in their case, saying he would not be biased by his wife’s leadership role in the American Civil Liberties Union. VIA. Read the full article @ Judge Refuses to [...]

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Equality California Finds Noose At Its Office

OIA Staff — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:40:06 +0000

Gay rights group Equality California found a noose Thursday hung outside its Santa Anna office, the Orange County Register reported. Police responding to a call from the group trivialized the incident, dismissing the noose as a string on the door and saying that sometime you have to live with being a victim. Distel said she [...]

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DMV employee tells transgender woman: You’re going to hell

OIA Staff — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:05:55 +0000

A California Department of Motor Vehicles employee is accused of sending a letter to the home of a Bay Area transgender woman calling her “an abomination” and telling her that she is going to hell. Amber Yust, a transgender woman living in San Francisco, received a letter from the person who had processed her name change [...]

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10 Terrified States Want Gay Marriage Ban to Stand in California

OIA Staff — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:29:16 +0000

10 states not known for their gay-friendliness are mightily nervous about last month’s federal court ruling that deemed California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. According to the Associated Press, official knuckle-heads in Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming filed an amicus brief on Friday, telling the Ninth Circuit U.S. [...]

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Police say gay waiter stabbing was hate crime

OIA Staff — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:01:39 +0000

Santa Maria police Lt. Dan Ast says 24-year-old Curtis Martin was booked Thursday for investigation of attempted murder and committing a hate crime, saying he targeted the waiter inside a central California Denny’s restaurant because of his sexual orientation. The waiter has neck and throat wounds. He’s hospitalized and is expected to survive. VIA. Read the full [...]

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Thousands Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage In Sacramento

OIA Staff — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:38:30 +0000

Controversial minister Lou Engle has held several religious, anti-gay gatherings called Call to Conscience, all over the country. He held another Call, which are supposed to bring holiness and purity, or something like that, back to America, in Sacramento yesterday. The event drew 15,000 people, including Mike Huckabe, who asked God to forgive America for [...]

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Court Won’t Force Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown To Defend Prop 8

OIA Staff — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:39:12 +0000

A court has rejected a Christian-based legal group’s effort to force California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal district court ruling that found the state’s gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, unconstitutional. Without explanation, the Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento on Wednesday denied the Pacific Justice Institute’s request [...]

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Christian-based Legal group seeks to force Calif to defend Prop 8

OIA Staff — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:38 +0000

A Christian-based legal group is attempting to force California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal district court ruling that found the state’s gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, unconstitutional, the AP reported. The Pacific Justice Institute filed its case Monday in the Third District Court of Appeals in Sacramento. VIA. [...]

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Tulare County – Recorder Online Publishes Anti-Gay Hate Letter

OIA Staff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:19:02 +0000

There was only one city in all of California where the City Council actually voted a resolution *in favor* of Prop 8; Porterville, Tulare County. This letter, entitled Society Should be Protected from Homosexuality” was published yesterday in the Recorder OnLine – “Your South County News source” - “Editor, The tragic and destructive spread of [...]

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CA minister guilty for marrying gays

OIA Staff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:47:35 +0000

A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty of misconduct Friday by a church court for officiating the weddings of 16 gay couples when same-sex marriage was legal in California. A regional commission of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ruled 4-2 that the Rev. Jane Spahr of San Francisco “persisted in a pattern or practice of disobedience” [...]

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California Legislature Officially Endorses Repeal of DOMA

OIA Staff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:43:37 +0000

Today, the California State Senate approved a joint resolution, AJR 19, calling on the U.S. Congress and President Obama to immediately repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which explicitly forbids the federal government or any federal agency from recognizing state-sanctioned marriages between same-sex couples. Introduced by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D – Santa Monica) and [...]

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Church trial set for Presbyterian minister who performed gay weddings

OIA Staff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:29:49 +0000

A retired Presbyterian minister is facing a church trial for performing weddings of gay couples during the brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in California. The Rev. Jane Spahr has been accused of publicly, intentionally and repeatedly violating church doctrine when she presided at the weddings of 16 couples between June and November of [...]

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9 Gay Activists Arrested In San Diego Protesting Prop 8

OIA Staff — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:45:35 +0000

At least nine gay activists were arrested Thursday morning in San Diego protesting California’s continued enforcement of its gay marriage ban. A federal district court judge struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional two weeks ago, but supporters of the ban convinced an appeals court to put the order on hold. The three-judge panel is expected [...]

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BREAKING: California gay couples can marry again

OIA Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:35:00 +0000

Champagne corks are popping in the Golden State. Federal judge, Judge Walker, in California has lifted a temporary stay of his landmark decision striking down Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that put a halt to weddings. VIA. Read the full article @ BREAKING: California gay couples can marry again Read more articles @ our [...]

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Fox News Poll – 72 Percent Agree With Prop 8 Ruling

OIA Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:35:12 +0000

An online poll by conservative network Fox News shows that 72 percent of respondents agree with a recent ruling that struck down Prop 8 as unconstitutional. Readers are being asked the following question: “A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Prop 8, California’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. Do you agree with the judge’s decision?” [...]

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De Rossi to change name to DeGeneres

OIA Staff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:10:44 +0000

Portia De Rossi has filed court papers to legally take on her partner, Ellen DeGeneres’ last name. The couple wed in a same sex ceremony in 2008 when gay marriage was legalized in the state of California. VIA. Read the full article @ De Rossi to change name to DeGeneres Read more articles @ our blogBecome [...]

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Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown Urge For Gay Weddings To Resume

OIA Staff — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:40:47 +0000

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have urged a federal judge to allow gay weddings to resume while opponents appeal Wednesday’s ruling that overturned California’s gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. 2010.08.06 AG. Opp to Def Mtn for Stay VIA. Read the full article @ Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown [...]

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BREAKING: Judge declares Prop 8 unconstitutional

OIA Staff — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:26:03 +0000

Same-sex couples and their families won a huge victory Wednesday as U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California’s Proposition 8 violates both the equal protection and due process clauses in the U.S. Constitution. Says the ruling’s conclusion: “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial [...]

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Report on California’s Proposition 8 Campaign Released

OIA Staff — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:14:27 +0000

A massive, 511-page report on Proposition 8 underwritten by The LGBT Mentoring Project has been released. It’s very easy for people to read the entire report, or just a section. The goal of the report was to learn about winning future ballot measures on same-sex marriage. It’s all here — readable as sections here — and [...]

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County settles discrimination suit with elderly gay couple

OIA Staff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:09:34 +0000

Sonoma County has agreed to a $653,000 settlement with Clay Greene, the 78-year-old man who was forced from his 88-year-old partner in 2008. While Greene and his late partner, Harold Scull, never married or registered as domestic partners, the two included one another in their wills and fulfilled the necessary steps to make medical decisions [...]

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Lesbian councilwoman runs for mayor of Oakland

OIA Staff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:34:16 +0000

Openly lesbian councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan has announced her candidacy for mayor of Oakland, CA. The 39-year-old politician spoke to a group of supporters at the Joyce Gordon Gallery Wednesday where she revealed intentions to run for the coveted seat. If elected, Kaplan who was elected to the City Council’s at large seat in 2008 would [...]

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The State of California Passes Historic Resolution in Support of UAFA Same-Sex Couples Rights to Immigration equality

OIA Staff — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:31:21 +0000

Today the State Senate passed a resolution with a 23-12 vote that included bipartisan support, endorsing a federal law that would permit U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor a same-sex partner for immigration. The resolution, AJR 15, introduced by Assembly Member Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and co-sponsored by Equality California and Asian Americans [...]

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Supreme Court rules religious group can’t bar gays

OIA Staff — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:10:38 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning said a Christian student group that sought both funding and recognition by the University of California’s Hastings College of Law cannot deny membership to gays and lesbians. Hastings’ policy forbids official recognition of student groups that discriminate on the basis of religious views or sexual orientation. But the Christian [...]

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California gay marriage trial ends with a bang

OIA Staff — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:41:30 +0000

A six-month trial on whether to overturn a California ban on gay marriage ended dramatically on Wednesday when a lawyer defending the prohibition said he did not need evidence to prove the purpose of marriage. The case is likely headed for the U.S. Supreme Court no matter how District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker rules [...]

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IRS adopts state domestic-partner property law in CA

OIA Staff — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:02:26 +0000

In a significant move for same-sex couples, the Internal Revenue Service has decided to recognize California’s community property law and treat the income earned by California registered domestic partners as community property income for federal income tax purposes. The new decision does not require or even allow California’s registered domestic partners to file their federal [...]

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Fran Drescher not only supports gays, she married one

OIA Staff — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:59:28 +0000

The beloved U.S. TV star split from hubby, Peter Marc Jacobson, in 1999 but the couple has remained close and in 2008 co-hosted a now famous party to promote same-sex marriage in California. Drescher now admits she is more than just a supporter of gay rights – she was married to one. [ via newkerala.com [...]

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Ashburn (finally) talks gay rights on Senate floor

OIA Staff — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:53:06 +0000

State Sen. Roy Ashburn [R-Bakersfield] has regularly voted against gay rights bills in the past, took to the floor Thursday morning and discussed his sexuality before casting votes on two separate gay-rights bills. Ashburn was the only Republican senator to vote in support of allowing openly gay people to serve in the military. However, he voted against [...]

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UPDATED: Cameras nixed at closing of gay marriage trial

OIA Staff — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:18:05 +0000

A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit challenging California’s same-sex marriage ban has denied a request for closing arguments to be broadcast on television or the Internet. UPDATE: A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit challenging California’s same-sex marriage ban is considering whether to allow closing arguments to be broadcast on television or the Internet. [ via [...]

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Media groups seek to televise final stage of Prop. 8 trial

OIA Staff — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:53:08 +0000

Media organizations have asked a federal judge to approve televising and webcasting the closing arguments in the historic trial involving a legal challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriages. In a letter filed Tuesday, media groups urged Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to allow televising of the proceedings, tentatively scheduled for June 16. The [...]

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Sierra Madre’s Mosca first openly gay mayor in the San Gabriel Valley

OIA Staff — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:12:57 +0000

Mosca, a 37-year-old attorney for the Southern California Gas Co., was appointed mayor Tuesday night by his colleagues amidst rousing applause from community members. Besides Mosca, there are currently three other openly gay mayors in Los Angeles County. [ via Pasadena Star-News ] Read the full article @ Sierra Madre’s Mosca first openly gay mayor [...]

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California Assembly Passes New Hate Crimes Bill to strengthen protections for victims of hate crimes

OIA Staff — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:58:58 +0000

Today the California State Assembly passed the Hate Crimes Protection Act (AB 1689) in a 44-25 vote. Sponsored by Equality California and introduced by Assemblymember Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego), the bill would exempt hate crimes from mandatory arbitration clauses, often included in employment contracts and would prohibit contracts from requiring an individual to waive his [...]

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Prop 8 trial could wrap up in June

OIA Staff — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:18:43 +0000

The federal trial to determine if California’s same-sex marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution may wrap up in June after a months-long hiatus, the judge said Wednesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker tentatively scheduled the long-delayed closing arguments in the case for June 16. [ via Sacramento Bee ] Read the full article @ [...]

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Gay rights protesters heckle Obama At DNC Fundraiser

OIA Staff — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:14:11 +0000

A group of gay rights activists disrupted President Obama’s speech at a fundraiser here for Sen. Barbara Boxer Monday night, decrying what they describe as Mr. Obama’s inaction on overturning the military’s ban on gay service members and calling on him to submit repeal language to Congress. The activists interrupted Mr. Obama in the middle [...]

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Gay marriage fails to get on California ballot

OIA Staff — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:23:00 +0000

A challenge to California’s gay marriage ban failed on Monday to qualify for the 2010 ballot, leaving gay activists mulling a 2012 push and hoping a federal court will overturn the measure before then. [ via Reuters ] Read the full article @ Gay marriage fails to get on California ballot Read more articles @ [...]

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CA poll shows 50% support for same-sex marriage

OIA Staff — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:20:15 +0000

The creep toward majority support of same-sex marriage in California continues, as a new statewide poll has found that 50 percent of residents of the Golden State now support marriage equality. [ via The Bay Area Reporter Online ] Read the full article @ CA poll shows 50% support for same-sex marriage Read more articles [...]

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