Monthly Archives: May 2009

Saturday: Meet In The Middle 4 Equality

All eyes turn to central California this Saturday for the giant Meet In The Middle 4 Equality march, in which activists take the battle to the heart of “the enemy” in Fresno. Starting with a 14.5-mile march in Selma – the Fresno County town with the same name as the Alabama city iconic to the 1960s civil rights movement – …

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NYC Comptroller: Gay Marriage Would Bring $210M To State Economy

NYC Comptroller William Thompson has issued a report declaring that marriage equality for LGBT couples would garner the state an additional $210M in revenue in the first three years. “New York State and New York City stand to benefit economically if marriage equality is passed in our State,” Comptroller Thompson said. “Legalizing marriage for same-sex couples is not only good …

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Federal Challenge To Prop 8 Announced

Two very well-known lawyers that once fought each other over the Bush-Gore election result have announced that they will join forces to file a federal challenge to yesterday’s California Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8. Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who represented then-Vice President Al Gore in the contested election, have joined forces to tackle …

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American Idol Voting Scandal?

The New York Times is reporting that AT&T may have “swayed” the voting during the finals of American Idol by hosting two hometown parties for fans of eventual winner Kris Allen, during which they were showed how to send ten times the allowed number of text votes at a time. Representatives of AT&T helped fans of Mr. Allen at the …

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Sen. Barbara Boxer On Prop 8

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Gay Marriage Leads To Straight Adultery!

The deep thinkers at the Maine Marriage Alliance point to a survey about monogamy among gay male couples and come to this conclusion: Legal recognition for openly non-monogamous gay unions would effectively destroy the taboo on adultery. The result is a continual downfall of families and society. Stanley Kurtz, a research fellow at Stanford University explains: “What we need to …

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Morning View – Astor Place Subway

There are only a few of these neat subway entrances around Manhattan. Love them.

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175 Arrested At SF Protest

At yesterday’s Prop 8 protest in SF: San Francisco police arrested about 175 protesters who were part of a group that blocked a major intersection for hours today in response to the state Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. Hundreds of people filled the intersection of Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue late this …

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Maddow On Prop 8

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Video: NYC Marriage Rally & March

I shot this just as the march stepped off for Union Square, so folks were just getting their chants going. If you hang on to the end, you may spot a couple of Gotham celebrities.

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NYC: Thousands March And Rally For Marriage Equality

Undeterred by and in defiance of Proposition 8, thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets tonight for a march from the West Village to Union Square, where a now-familiar roster of speakers rallied the crowd, warning everybody that only 24 days remain in the New York Senate’s current session. A second rally will take place this Sunday in Astoria, …

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White House SILENT On Prop 8

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Friendly Voices – Harrah’s Jan Jones

“Most of us in Nevada absolutely support gay and lesbian rights. This is a big fight. We’re not ready to give up. We want to override the veto. We’re not walking away from you; don’t walk away from us.” – Senior vice president of Harrah’s Entertainment Jan Jones, telling the Advocate that her company continues to stand behind the LGBT …

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Thanks To All

I usually complain about getting so damn behind on my blog emails, but I want to thank everybody for sending in so many tips, photos, and links today. I can’t get back to everybody personally, but y’all are making it a lot easier to run this here one-man website thingy. A lot of what I get, I get a couple …

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Arrests Begin In San Francisco

Follow along as Twitter member 1Struggle1Fight tweets the demonstration. It’s fascinating to me that while the first round of Prop 8 protests were clearly a Facebook phenomenon, today belongs to Twitter, where the number one hashtag today is #rejectprop8.

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ACLU’s Matt Coles Responds To Prop 8

Matt Coles is the director of the ACLU LGBT Project.

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SD Pride Calls For Civil Disobedience

Maybe I spoke too soon when I predicted scant public disruptions over this widely-expected verdict. San Diego Pride says: “San Diego Pride and its many supporters will continue focusing on public education and coalition-building in a newly energized movement determined to achieve marriage equality for scores of same-sex couples who are unfairly denied the privilege. That means forging the most …

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Courage Campaign: Join The Prop 8 Repeal

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Governator Urges Calm

The Governator doesn’t want the anti-Prop 8 folks causing any problems. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who opposed the initiative, praised the court for leaving the previous marriages intact and urged opponents of the decision to respond “peacefully and lawfully.” “While I believe that one day either the people or courts will recognize gay marriage, as governor of California, I will …

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The Complete Prop 8 Ruling

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