Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8 was voted into law in 2008 and established in the California Constitution that marriage is the union between one man and one woman. The ruling does not mean same-sex couples can marry again in California. The…
The LGBT community celebrates another win amid the state of Washington approving a same-sex marriage bill that passed Wednesday. The Senate approved the measure Feb. 1, and the bill later headed to the House where it passed with a 55-43 vote Wednesday. Same-sex marriage in Washington is expected to become the law after Gov. Chris…
In wake of Tuesday’s ruling that deemed Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, legal experts have suggested that the ruling is so narrowly written that it may not continue to the U.S. Supreme Court if further appealed by anti-gay groups. The suggestion comes amid the ruling’s language which was written specifically to limit its scope to the…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis released the following statement in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion today finding Prop 8 unconstitutional. “Today’s ruling is an important legal victory that finally brings Californians closer than ever to marriage equality in our state,” said Dumanis. “For those…
A U.S. appeals court made a monumental decision Tuesday that found that Proposition 8 – the discriminatory, anti-gay measure that banned same-sex marriage in California – is a violation of the U.S. constitution. In response to the ruling, the organization Freedom to Marry has dubbed the strike down of Proposition 8 as ‘powerful’ in that…
A federal appeals court announced Tuesday that California’s Proposition 8 violates the legal rights of gay and lesbian couples. The ruling thereby clears the path for a future U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage as early as next year. The anti-gay organization ProtectMarriage has vowed to appeal the decision to a larger panel…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will make an official ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 by Tuesday at 10 am the court announced Monday. The three-judge panel heard arguments more than a year ago but has not made an official ruling on whether or not the same-sex marriage ban violates the rights of…
The City of San Diego has declined to pay $150,000 to a local man who says his civil rights were violated during a controversial arrest for alleged public nudity at last year’s San Diego Pride Festival. As reported in the Dec. 1, 2011 print edition of of San Diego LGBT Weekly, San Diego police with involvement…
TAKOMA PARK, Md. – Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md. has come under fire for its policies and practices related to hospital visitation. Nov. 13, 2011, Kathryn Wilderotter was admitted to the hospital following a car accident. When Linda Cole, her legal spouse and partner of 11 years, arrived, she was reportedly not recognized…
ONTARIO, Canada – A news report from Canada has stated that a lawyer in the current government has taken a position in a trial-level divorce proceeding that a same-sex couple’s marriage is not valid because the couple were not Canada residents at the time that they married, and the law of their home jurisdiction did…
