The outcome looks bad from a policy perspective, although legally it must said that the argument for striking down Prop 8 in the abscence of a federally enforceable right are pretty weak. At least it appears as if the marriages that took place under the more just staus quo ante won't be nullified....

Reporting on the California Supreme Court hearing yesterday, NPR reporter Karen Grigsby Bates decided to focus on the people really hurt by Proposition 8, which in her view, means Prop. 8 supporters. She talks with Dave Leatherby, "a devout Roman Catholic father of 10" who runs an ice crea...

Now the waiting game begins. In a three-hour long oral hearing yesterday, justices grappled with the fate of Prop. 8 as gay and lesbian rights attorneys, civil rights lawyers and representatives of both the City of San Francisco and the Attorney General's office asked them to overturn the ban. ...

9:27 a.m. I'm listening to Prop 8 arguments live. It's really rough. I'm glad I'm not a lawyer. The justices are giving the lawyers a hell of a time. They are comparing the taking away of marriage rights to the restoration of the death penalty and how can the death penalty be reinstated by initiativ...

At last night's protest and rally to reject Prop. 8, Los Angeles Mayor and rising Democratic political star Antonio Villaraigosa took to the Olvera Street gazebo and led a ceremony where gay couples married last year renewed their vows. One lesbian couple, children in tow, prompted Villaraigosa...

"Why do Republicans hate gay marriage so much? They certainly don't hate gay prostitutes."— Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedianEmail: It's Hot in Topeka...

  Is former New York City Mayor Ed Koch gay? Does anyone even care at this point? Scariest hate crime suspect of all-time? This guy: "So I killed somebody - that makes me a bad guy?" We're against the death penalty, so let's hope he gets brutally beaten in prison every day for...

On the eve of the California Supreme Court hearing that will ultimately determine the fate of not only Proposition 8, but protection of minority rights from the majority in California, gays, lesbians and marriage quality supporters from across the nation plan to spend this evening raising awareness ...

  We usually wait until we have a mid-week lull to watch Flight of the Conchords (On Demand, baby!) but we're going to watch it as soon as we're done writing this post just so we can see the "Garfunkeling" in better quality. Also, why is it that Jemaine is the only one ever ge...

Star-studded and in a good cause. “Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from Jack Black Similar Posts: Rudd govt anti-same-sex-discrimination bill depends on the Senate balance of power by tigtog Arsehats of the week by tigtog News from the ACT ...