SCOTUS rulings on DOMA and Prop. 8: a roundup of statements

President Barack Obama on DOMA: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.  This was discrimination enshrined in law.  It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people.  The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for…

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San Francisco Pride celebrates financial milestones as 43rd parade approaches

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Pride announced today that it has made major progress toward financial stability, retiring a three year debt burden, while simultaneously achieving record breaking increases in key sponsorship contributions. The nonprofit organization, that sponsors and produces the annual SF LGBT Pride Parade, reported that  as of May 31 it had completed…

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