Tag Archives: California

SAN DIEGO: Computer Malfunction Sets Off All Fireworks At The Same Time

Well, it was impressive for the few seconds it lasted. Confused crowds were told to go home several minutes later.

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CALIFORNIA: Assembly Committee Advances “Ex-Gay” Therapy Ban

A California Assembly committee has advanced SB 1172 to the full chamber. The bill, which passed last month in the state Senate, bans “ex-gay” therapy for minors. Wingnuts are worried. “A licensed clinical social worker, a psychologist, a psychiatrist—no one who’s licensed to perform counseling would be permitted, by law if this bill passes, to help a child decrease their …

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Focus On The Family’s In-House “Ex-Gay” Wants To Stop California’s Bill

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CALIFORNIA: “Ex-Gay” Group Denounces Bill To Ban Torturing Gay Children

The self-hating homosexuals behind “Journey Into Manhood” have issued a press release denouncing California’s pending bill to ban “reparative therapy” for minors. “SB1172 is blatant discrimination,” said Rich Wyler, founder and director of People Can Change. “It allows and even encourages gay-affirming therapies for minors while banning ‘straight-affirming’ alternatives. It disregards the client’s right to self-determination, and tells him that …

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Christian Parents Are Horrified That Children Will Learn That Gay People Exist

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California To Investigate NOM

Thank to a persistent campaign of complaints by GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger, the California Fair Political Practices Commission will investigate NOM for campaign finance violations. Via press release from Fred Karger: In his sworn complaint of May 17th, Karger alleged that NOM did not report over $340,000 that it raised to pass Proposition 8 four years ago. California joins …

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Alliance Defense Fund On Prop 8 Ruling

“The ProtectMarriage.com legal team looks forward to standing before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the people’s right to preserve the fundamental building block of civilization — especially since the dissents accompanying today’s decision strongly support our arguments. The democratic process and the most important human institution — marriage — shouldn’t be overthrown based on the demands of …

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Reactions To Prop 8 Ruling

American Foundation for Equal Rights Today’s order is yet another federal court victory for loving, committed gay and lesbian couples in California and around the nation,” said AFER co-founder Chad Griffin. “The final chapter of the Proposition 8 case has now begun. Should the United States Supreme Court decide to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in our case, I am …

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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals DENIES Rehearing Of Proposition 8

Here’s the ruling: The full court was advised of the petition for rehearing en banc. A judge requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. The matter failed to receive a majority of the votes of the non-recused active judges in favor of en banc consideration. Fed. R. App. P. 35. The petition for rehearing en banc …

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Ninth Circuit Likely To Rule Tomorrow On Rehearing Prop 8 With More Judges

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an alert that a ruling will come tomorrow on whether to rehear Prop 8 with a larger panel of judges. Insiders speculate: KQED’s Scott Shafer said this is almost surely the decision on whether to rehear the case en banc. An en banc panel is made up of 11 judges, chosen at …

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CALIFORNIA: State Senate Bans “Ex-Gay” Therapy For Children Under 18

The California Senate has voted to ban “ex-gay” therapy for children under the age of 18. The bill has been ferociously opposed by the usual hate groups. Equality California sends this press release: If approved by the Assembly and signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 1172, authored by Senator Ted Lieu and co-sponsored by Equality California, the National Center for …

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Liar Of The Day – Brad Dacus

“I know it’s at least over 80%, I believe it’s 80-85% success rate. These are people who leave the lifestyle, get married to people, have children, and enter heterosexual relationships. It’s a big mass of deception that they are trying to carry out at the expense of many hundreds of thousands or millions of youths who will be led down …

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CALIFORNIA: Hate Group Calls For Skipping School On Harvey Milk Day

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Queen Latifah To Headline Pride Event

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About That Bill To Ban “Ex-Gay” Therapy

I should have pointed it out myself, but Jim Burroway makes the astute observation that California’s pending bill to ban “ex-gay” therapy would only apply to licensed mental health professionals. Parents would still be completely free to ship their poor child off to whatever crackpot dirtbag preacher they found on the internet. Burroway also outlines another way around the pending …

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Mad Cow Case Found In California

The nation’s fourth-ever case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been found in California. The carcass was at a Baker Commodities Inc. rendering facility in Hanford, California, according to Executive Vice President Dennis Luckey. The company renders animal byproducts and had randomly selected the animal for testing last Wednesday, he said. “We are in the business of removing dead animals from …

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CALIFORNIA: Proposed Bill Outlaws “Ex-Gay” Therapy For Kids Under 18

California state Sen. Ted Lieu (D) has introduced a bill that would outlaw “ex-gay” or so-called reparative therapy for children under the age of 18. Around The Capitol sums up the proposed item: This bill would prohibit psychotherapists, as defined, from performing sexual orientation change efforts, as defined, in the absence of informed consent of the patient. The bill would …

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CALIFORNIA: State Funds Study Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infection

California has funded a controversial study to test whether giving high-risk patients a daily HIV medication will prevent their infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been denounced by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has launched statewide media campaigns against the concept. The pill, which is already used to treat HIV patients, will be prescribed to 700 gay and bisexual men and …

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San Diego To Get Harvey Milk Street?

San Diego’s city council is considering a request to rename a street in its very gay Hillcrest neighborhood after Harvey Milk. San Diego Pride leaders are hoping to rename the street by May 22, which is the Harvey Milk Day celebration. “Not only does the street run into the LBGT center, this is where the pride parade begins, where the …

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