As many of you know, Chad Griffin has been selected to lead the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest advocacy group dedicated to the achievement of LGBT equality. With his appointment, Griffin instantly becomes one of the most powerful figures in the LGBT civil rights movement. Griffin is not unfamiliar with how to be an…
Almost everyone knows the story of the Faustian bargain or as it’s more commonly known, the proverbial pact with the devil. As the story goes, the person offers his soul in exchange for favors. These favors vary by tale, but usually include a desire for youth, knowledge, wealth or power. I never thought I would…
The race to succeed termed out Mayor Jerry Sanders is turning out to be an historic election. Two of the major candidates are members of the LGBT community. Both are Republicans; they are openly lesbian District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and openly gay City Councilman Carl DeMaio. Yet it is the remaining two straight candidates vying…
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…
More than 200 people took to the streets Tuesday to celebrate the ruling of a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Proposition 8. Braving the rain, participants gathered at 6 p.m. at the corner of 6th Ave. and University Ave. for a short march to the Joyce Beers Community Center…
Funny gal Ellen DeGeneres has some words for ‘One Million Moms,’ the anti-gay group who rallied for her removal as JC Penney spokesperson. TV’s daytime queen addressed the group in Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Good news for marriage equality in California yesterday!” she begins. “Yesterday an appeals court ruled that Prop. 8…
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 California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that “official proponents” of Proposition 8 can defend the ballot initiative in court. Proposition 8 has long been considered a discriminatory legislation that prohibits the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state of California. The court unanimously ruled with Proposition 8 sponsors who ultimately argued that due to a…
Proposition 8, a discriminatory and unfair ban against same-sex marriage, will face its next legal hurdle Tuesday as it makes its way back into California’s highest court. The California Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not “voter-approved measure’s backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned Proposition 8” the Associated…
The California Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hold a hearing in September to resolve arguments surrounding the state’s current ban on same-sex marriage under Proposition 8. On September 6, 2011, the court will take on the question of whether or not ballot initiative sponsors are justified in their attempts to fight court rulings…
