Good As You: Proposition 8 Roundup
09/15/2009
8 = 1; both = inequality
Yet another reason why the "Yes on 1" campaign's theatrics about out-of-state special interests is a completely hypocritical red herring. This from Baptist Press: Ron Prentice, executive director of California's ProtectMarriage.com, the group that backed Prop 8, sent out an...
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08/21/2009
And by 'the fight' he means his side's decision to punch without being attacked
He says: “The fight over Proposition 8, as far as the ballot initiative, is over. We won” -The National Organization For Marriage's Brian Brown, speaking to the Washington Blade We say: Oh, Brian, Brian, Brian -- so naive. You may...
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08/19/2009
Prop 8 fed suit won't have a clusterf*ck of counsel
Some of the LGBT community's big groups have been denied in their request to interview in the Boise/Olsen federal marriage equality suit. Law Dork brings us the following: The news today has come from San Francisco that U.S. District Judge...
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Boise & Olson appear at hearing; Those who need to hear it most appear to hold fingers in ears
This morning in San Francisco, there will be a hearing in regards to Theodore Olson and David Boise's federal challenge to that nasty historical skidmark known as Prop 8. All details can be found below: HEARING ON FEDERAL PROP. 8...
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08/17/2009
Frank Schubert admits it: He blows hot air
Frank Schubert has made a name for himself by attacking marriage equality. He was an instrumental (if not the most instrumental) player in the Proposition 8 fight, and those who are currently trying to rollback civil marriage in Maine have...
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08/14/2009
A Prentice, meet your master
In regards to marriage equality in California, and when fairness advocates can hope to win it back at the polls, Ron Prentice, the executive director of the so-called California Family Council, says the following: "The best chance they had was...
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07/27/2009
2010 or 2012: Which vision is 20/20?
This weekend, New York Times writer Jesse McKinley looked at the current debate about whether California's equality advocates should go back to the polls in '10 or '12. Here's a snip: Earlier this year, many supporters of same-sex marriage seemed...
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Video: Small town, gay bar
This report comes from Marie Cunningham, Fellow at USC Annenberg School of Journalism: Flawed health stats culled from the Book of Paul (Cameron)? Locals suggesting that gays should go back in their closets? A unanimous city council vote in support...
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07/09/2009
Gay Leno still starring on 'The Do Right Show'
The California legislature's biggest gay rights champion, Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Fran), is again chipping away at the unrighteous bias that has besmirched his state's good name: The California Legislature is getting back into the Proposition 8 fight with a...
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06/30/2009
What they need to 'lose' is the tired victim act!
"I hear they threw bags of urine at a temple. If we had lost, it never would have occurred to me to react that way." -Alaina Stewart, a Mormon church member who was involved in the Prop 8 fight, speaking...
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06/28/2009
While we were away: Brown forced to waste more time on should-be no-brainer
On 6/11, California Attorney General Jerry Brown pushed for Prop 8 to remain in effect while the case makes its way through federal court: In written arguments filed late Thursday, Brown said permitting gays to marry before appeals in the...
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06/05/2009
'10: No sure indication that we'll see our vindication
On the question of marriage, would we win in California if we hit the 2010 voting booths? Well, a recently released leaked poll that was commissioned by our side suggests a tough fight: Overall, the [Polling 4 Equality-commissioned poll] shows...
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06/01/2009
Video: A 'Meetin' Prop 8 foes' kind of scene
We couldn't make it to Fresno for the Meet in the Middle event. Fortunately, prolific YouTuber Sean Chapin could: Unfortunately, those who most need to see/hear this refuse to meet us anywhere other than the furthest reaches of the right....
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05/27/2009
Video: 'Ed,' not grimly: Reasons to believe country, prez will move
Mike Rogers, Laura Flanders, Sam Stein, and one increasingly out-of-touch Michael Medved. All this and the bizarre Olson-Boies marriage got some play on tonight's "The Ed Show": Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Video: 'So I'm not the bad guy'
Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling was procedural, and not a vote on same-sex marriage itself. And of course the same Supreme Court that upheld Prop 8 on procedural grounds is the exact same court that granted marriage equality in the first...
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Video: Your support's nice, governor. Your pen stroke would've been better
Arnold Scharzenegger had the the chance to sign a marriage equality bill. Twice. Both times, he forfeited the opportunity to step up and become a civil rights hero. But even though the California governor passed up his own moment to...
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05/26/2009
Dear organized far-right:
Can you all please stop acting like today was some sort of miraculous "win" for your side? Because for you all, there was nothing at all to win -- only something to lose. And while we'll fully admit that you...
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But what they really mean to say is 'we don't care for gay people'
"If gay activists wish to legalize same-sex marriage now, they will have to go to the people and seek their permission" -Yes on 8 "The 7 million Californians who worked hard to protect marriage as the union of husband and...
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Lest we forget
MASSACHUSETTS MAINE VERMONT CONNECTICUT IOWA and soon, probably... NEW HAMPSHIRE (with NY, NJ, and others in the reasonable future) Prop 8 is a stumble for our side. But time's mere advancement is a crippling fatal blow for our opposition's! WontBackDown.org
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The Prop 8 Ruling: It's not unexpected, not un-shitty
The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8 by a 6-1 margin (thank you, Justice Moreno), keeping marriage inequality in the Golden State. However they did uphold the 18,000+ unions that were performed from June to November of '08. And...
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Video: The far-right has declared war on this family. Let's fix that.
Day Of Decision Gay Marriage Equality [YT] **EARLIER: *MORE: This family's complete set of values videos
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05/25/2009
Twas the night before (in)justice
There is lots, lots, LOTS of anticipation over tomorrow's California Supreme Court decision on Prop 8. Some are spending their time pontificating for the side of reasonable justice: With all the doom and gloom surrounding the expected upholding of Proposition...
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05/22/2009
It's happening!
Here's hoping we'll all wear "what's right" after Memorial Day. Day of Decision
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05/20/2009
On Wed. we get Kris v. Adam. On Thurs, Equality vs Nasty Bias?
A mix of optimism, police barricades that have gone up in the Castro, and a realization that the remaining days are dwindling has led many to assume that tomorrow, 5/21, is going to be the big Prop 8 decision day:...
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05/15/2009
Video: 5.15.09 ≠ 5.15.08
Castro In the Streets **Our 5/15/2008 archive [G-A-Y]
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05/13/2009
Move on, no poignancy to see here
Well so much for the Prop 8 decision coming down on the anniversary week of last year's marriage ruling. The CA Supreme Court has announced tomorrow's filings, and the Prop 8 challenge is not on the list. But both sides...
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05/08/2009
CA's paper anniversary: To be marked with reattached licenses?
With another week passing without the California Prop 8 decision coming down, some are starting to wonder if maybe the CA Supremes are holding out for a specific, thoroughly appropriate time to release their opinion. Namely: The one-year anniversary of...
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05/07/2009
Video: Pro-family. Truly.
Win Marriage Back -- Make It Real[EQCA] *COMPARE WITH: 'Pro-family.' Rhetorically.
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Because it was so fun the first time
If Prop 8 is upheld by the court, are we going back to the California ballot sooner rather than later? It's looking that way: “We’re hoping the court rules the right way, but we’re not counting on it,” said Marc...
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04/28/2009
Video: Just an old fashioned pair of lady-lovers shootin' the sh*t
Gavin Newsom, gay rights hetero, sat down with Ms. Maddow last night for a discussion about many things. Among them? Marriage equality, Prop 8, and how his state can reclaim the progressive ground they lost in November. Check it out:...
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04/24/2009
Nudging the gavel? CA official sends a friendly 'btw'
We're pretty sure that following document, which we obtained by a public record request to the CA court, is mostly procedural and will have little bearing on the California Supreme Court's eventual outcome on the Prop 8 matter. However, it...
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04/23/2009
Video: Rappaport raps supportively
Gay Alimony - watch more funny videos (H/t: Joe.My.God.)
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04/15/2009
4:20: Marriage-if-u-wanna time?
Is the California marriage decision coming up very soon? Queerty thinks so: A notice distributed by the Los Angeles Police Department released late Tuesday raises the prospect that the long awaited 'Day of Decision' on Proposition 8 has been scheduled....
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04/08/2009
Rick tricks no one
HA! It seems it's not just the LGBT community that's pissed with Rick Warren for lying to Larry King about his Prop 8 support. The "yes on 8" crowd also knows full well that Pastor Warren was one of their...
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03/23/2009
Yea, 'Wash Times'? It's only his donation that bears mentioning?
Wanna see more examples of far-right shadiness? Well here, check out this little snippet, the intro of a new article from the ultra conservative Washington Times, and then we'll get back to you: After giving $10,000 to California's Proposition 8...
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03/22/2009
Video: Fueled up Portia drives message home
Portia De Rossi's PSA [YT] *EARLIER: Video: If they know us, they don't vote against us (or switch to 'Dr. Phil') [G-A-Y] **Our complete Prop 8 archive
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03/19/2009
Video: 'Religious people can feel whatever they want to feel'
Earlier this week, Judge Judy appeared on "Larry King Live," where she once again expressed her disbelief/discontentmentr with that vote-initiated historical misstep known as Proposition 8. Have a look: Judge Sheindlin for U.S. Supreme Court! Hell, if TV's Sanjay Gupta...
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03/18/2009
Consolid8
We're not sure if it's anything or not, but passionate reader Dick Mills has just pointed out that the CA Supreme Court today consolidated the cases in the Prop 8 legal challenge: Docket (Register of Actions) [CA Supreme Court] This...
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03/11/2009
6/16-11/4: Will out-of-state nups crawl thru CA window?
Everyone's talking about Prop 8, whether it will stand, and whether the already-performed marriages will remain even if the discriminatory ban stays on the books. But if the unrighteous affront to America freedoms is left in place yet the 18,000+...
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Audio: Careless, unscrupulous Nazi comparisons
Last month, omnipresent "pro-family" personality Peter LaBarbera suggested that "the first person in a debate to accuse his opponent of being a “Nazi” automatically loses the argument," and intimated that one who does make such comparisons shows the bankruptcy of...
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03/10/2009
Poll: Would Prop Recre8 be better?
Gays are itching to correct the soul-crushing, dehumanizing, discriminatory social affront that was/is Prop 8. But would it be in our best interest to go back to the CA polls for another marriage equality ballot initiative? Well....maybe. A newly released...
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03/09/2009
Video: Daytime outshines Starr
Oral arguments [YouTube (user:debateporridge)]
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Photo: Applauding murder
The following murder-feting sign was being held up outside last week's Prop 8 hearing: (photo is being sent around by EQCA) Pretty insane, right? Yea, we thought so too. Which is why we have taken the liberty of making it...
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03/06/2009
Video: MSNBC's 9er takes on LGBT's 8
Prop 8 argued in court [MSNBC] *Rachel was also on "The View" yesterday:
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03/05/2009
Video: Standing on a corner, watching both traffic and time pass by
These are just some of the people who know more about your life, love, and equality than you do. Or in some cases, know only what their parents have told them: And here's another, this one highlighting the Sacramento-based, Russian-language...
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Photos: Which prop's right for addressing Prop that's wrong?
Some state the obvious: Others support arguments as simplistic as their drawings: Then there are those who treat the Bible as a cherry grove needing to be picked for the sake of denying civil fairness: At least one terse pro-gay...
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Audio: An ear to the courtroom floor
It's now over. But if you missed any of today's Prop 8 hearing, you can listen to the complete set of arguments right here: 9AM-9:36AM (minter, marshall): 9:36AM-9:59AM (maroko): 9:59AM -10:18AM (stewart): 10:18AM -10:51AM (krueger): 10:51AM -11:45AM (ken starr): 11:45AM...
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Hey, it's only democracy we're talking about -- why not rev up an ignorant turf war?
This pic, anti-intellectualism at its worst, comes from the Family Research Council: Ya know, because it's not that the judges are a crucial part of constitutional democracy. It's not that the judges have a vested interest in protecting majority rights....
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Today
What's at Stake [YT] **ALSO: Check out Sean Chapin's videos from last night's "Eve of Justice" rally: **ALSO: San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Announces Engagement of Daughter at Rally Marking Challenge to Proposition 8 [Towle]
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03/04/2009
Audio: Going to the Mat/Matt for Prop 8
Matt Barber and Mat "lesbian parents will raise violent kids" Staver: Liberty Live Radio 3/4 [LC] :12 -- No, the issue will be about whether a bare majority can amend it in this way for this purpose. Big difference. :28...
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