Proposition 8

  • Gay Marriage on Hold in California for Now
    August 19, 2009 | comments: 0
    Gay rights supporters in California are debating when the next assault on the state's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban should be launched. Although many Prop. 8 opponents are eager to get to work before the 2010 elections, Equality California, the state's largest gay-rights group, is... Read More

  • Massachusetts Takes on Feds over Same-Sex Marriage

    July 9, 2009 | comments: 0
    Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage back in 2003. This week in Boston, Massachusetts became the first state to file suit against the U.S. government over the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The DOMA was established in 1996 and forbids... Read More

  • Gay Activists Call for Immediate Response Following Decision on Prop 8
    March 13, 2009 | comments: 0
    "Win or lose, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community & our allies must respond immediately to the forthcoming California Supreme Court decision on whether to invalidate Proposition 8," says veteran activist Robin Tyler, who, with her wife, Diane Olson,... Read More