Gay Marriage | Gay Marriage
Mar.22.2009
Beyond the Presidential race, no other election in 2008 garnered more national attention than the vote on Proposition 8 in California, which effectively reversed the state Supreme Court's ruling that allowed same-sex marriage. Behind this citizen-led initiative rests pure, ignorant discrimination...
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Mar.22.2009
Keith Olbermann said it best in his 'Special Comment' on November 10. "What is it to you?"
Olbermann, of course, was referring to the passing of Proposition 8 in California, which repealed same-sex marriage laws in the state. His six minute, emotion-filled discussion of the issue was...
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Nov.15.2008
Today was a national day of action protesting the passage Prop. 8 which takes away the right to marry that the court had found gay men and lesbians to possess under the pre-discriminatory, pre-8 constitution of the State of California. (And protesting other discriminatory laws voted in this...
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Nov.15.2008
Today was a national day of action protesting the passage Prop. 8 which takes away the right to marry that the court had found gay men and lesbians to possess under the pre-discriminatory, pre-8 constitution of the State of California. (And protesting other discriminatory laws voted in this...
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Nov.14.2008
Next time someone says an individual can’t make a difference in this world, or that words don’t matter, tell them the story of Amy Balliett.
Amy lives in Seattle. One week ago she wrote a blog that called for a national day of protest against the passage of California’s anti-gay marriage...
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Nov.11.2008
A Q&A With Novelist and Skadden Lawyer, G. Carlos Smith
By Dan Slater
To finish up this historic week, let’s take one more look at Proposition 8 in California. Again, voters approved the initiative, which adds to the state constitution the following sentence: “only marriage between a...
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Nov.06.2008
CLAYTON, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- P.D. Publishing announced today the release of A Matter of Choice, a novel by G. Carlos Smith that explores the lives of two young men as they find their way during unforgiving but changing times. In a moving but delightful love story, the novel...
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Nov.03.2008
Last month my partner and I were legally married. With ten years and three kids behind us, I suppose it's better late than never. Now he’s my husband. Wow. You know, you never really understand anything until you’ve experienced it. I’m just starting to understand why being married matters so much...
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Nov.02.2008
The agents of hate are gearing up for a last minute blitz to pass Prop 8 in California, an initiative to enshrine discrimination into California's constitution by specifically denying gays and lesbians the right to marry. If passed, Prop 8 would overturn the California Supreme Court's May decision...
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Oct.24.2008
The Campaign that Dare Not Speak its Name.
On November 4th, California voters will be given an opportunity to amend the constitution, reversing a decision by the state supreme court that legalized gay marriage in California on the basis that depriving homosexuals of the right to marry a partner of...
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