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Harvey Milk day passes CA legislature – will Schwarzenegger veto it again?
SACRAMENTO — A bill to designate a day of honor for slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk could be headed for another veto by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger once the California legislature sends it his way. The bill to designate Milk’s birthday, May 22, as a day of “special significance,” was passed by both houses of the […]
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Harvey Milk to be inducted into California Hall of Fame
Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, will be among the newest inductees to the California Hall of Fame. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver unveiled the list of 2009 inductees earlier this week, saying the 13 men and women “embody California’s innovative […]
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Judge dismisses challenge to DOMA, says suit must be refiled
A federal judge in Southern California has dismissed the lawsuit that created a public rift between President Barack Obama and gay supporters. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter (pictured) ruled the case — the first of several pending challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act — must be refiled in federal court. Carter said […]
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West Hollywood marker to honor Gay Marriages
The City of West Hollywood plans to honor the marriages of gay and lesbian couples with a plaque inscribed with a quote from Nelson Mandela, the Los Angeles Times has reported. The bronze marker will be installed in West Hollywood Park on September 8, a site where many gay weddings were held when it was […]
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Federal judge sets January trial date in Prop 8 legal challenge
A federal judge on Wednesday set a January 11, 2010 date for the highly anticipated trial in the legal challenge to California’s voter-approved Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage. The judge, Vaughn R. Walker of Federal District Court in San Francisco, said arguments would begin then over the fate of Prop 8, which Californians […]
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Gay Marriage advocacy group pushes for delay in vote until 2012
One of California’s largest gay rights advocacy groups announced this week it will wait until 2012 to push for an amendment to the state Constitution permitting same-sex marriage, but other organizations with the same agenda insisted they want to bring the issue back to voters in 2010. Leaders of Equality California, which spearheaded the campaign […]
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NO H8 Campaign Releases 2nd Marriage Equality PSA (Video)
The NO H8 Campaign has released it’s second official public service announcement titled “I’m Coming Out” to help raise awareness about Propostion 8 and Marriage Equality…
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Plaintiffs reject help from gay groups in Proposition 8 fight
The prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California on Friday formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings “thanks, but no thanks” for trying to join their federal lawsuit. The two couples represented by attorneys Theodore Olson and David Boies note that the gay rights organizations […]
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NO H8 Campaign releases public service announcement
The NO H8 Campaign, a silent photographic protest in response to the passage of California’s Proposition 8 in November 2008, amending the State constitution to ban same-sex marriage, has released it’s first official public service announcement. The campaign, launched by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley (pictured), began with portraits of everyday Californians […]
