Court to determine constitutionality of Prop 8
(San Francisco, California, November 19, 2008)—Today the California Supreme Court granted review in the legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow margin of 52 percent on November 4. In an order issued today, the Court agreed to hear the case and set an expedited briefing schedule. [...]
The Boulder County Courthouse lawn was the scene of a peaceful yet exuberant protest rally on Saturday morning, as hundreds of locals gathered to protest the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Prompted by the grassroots movement “Join the Impact,” started by Seattle blogger Amy Balliett, the rally was one of hundreds of protests waged nationwide, [...]
Dear Community,
We are on the cusp of a new era as our country has elected its first African-American president, Barack Obama. We hope this unprecedented event will usher in a new chapter in our nation’s history.
This past week has been a difficult time. With the passage of Proposition 8 in California to change the state [...]
Meet at the Boulder County Courthouse Lawn (1325 Pearl Street) this Saturday, November 15, 11:30am, to be part of the nationwide LGBTQ protest against Proposition 8. This is an opportunity to turn anger into action. Local organizations including PFLAG Boulder County, Boulder Pride, OASOS, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center at the University [...]
Melissa Etheridge isn’t the only one who’s angry about the passage of Proposition 8, and she’s willing to withhold her California state taxes to prove it. In an editorial in The Daily Beast, Etheridge says she’ll be happy to keep “the extra half a million dollars … instead of handing it over to the state [...]
Today Connecticut became the third state in the U.S. to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This morning Barbara and Robin Levine-Ritterman, a lesbian couple who have been together for 17 years, received the first license. This landmark for marriage equality comes against the GLBT community’s crushing defeat in California with the passage of Proposition [...]
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