Tag Archives: marriage equality

Apple Donates $100K To Fight Prop 8

From Apple’s “Hot News” page: No on Prop 8 October 24, 2008 Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the …

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Gay Marriage = Child Prostitution

Not only does gay marriage cause rail disasters, now it causes human trafficking and child prostitution! From the Christian Newswire: Prop 8 Marriage Protection Amendment will help hinder human trafficking of children by reinforcing the social structure of the traditional, nuclear family. Human trafficking occurs right here in America. Every year nearly 800,000 children are reported missing. Child prostitution is …

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Prop 8 Poll Trends

(Via – FiveThirtyEight.com)

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Gay Marriage Ad Uses GAY Person!

Finally, an actual gay person appears in a Prop 8 ad. Tim Gunn: “I’ve never seen anything as unattractive as the content of Proposition 8. It’s simply wrong to take people’s rights away!” Nice, and no points off for getting the URL wrong.

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New Poll Shows 52% Oppose Prop 8

It’s getting impossible to keep up with all the polling, but here’s the latest on Prop 8 from the Public Policy Institute. A majority of Californians still oppose a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, but the margin is narrowing so notably that the fate of Proposition 8 may hinge on the turnout for the presidential race. A new poll …

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Latest No On 8 Ad Features CA Superintendent Of Schools

Via No On 8: Today, the NO on Prop 8 campaign released a tough new television ad featuring California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, who voiced his strong opposition to Prop 8 and the lies about the public education system. “Prop 8 has nothing to do with schools or kids,” said Geoff Kors, NO on Prop 8 executive …

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Bigots Live Here

As the Prop 8 battle has turned into a tit-for-tat madness of thousands of stolen yards signs (on both sides), one San Jose lesbian couple is protesting their neighbors in unique fashion. For the past three days, Michele and Bob Sundstrom and their five children have been painfully aware of the SUV parked in front of their house with a …

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More Prop 8 Activism From Ellen

From Ellen DeGeneres’ site today: Don’t Discriminate — No on 8! Hey everybody. There’re only a couple weeks left before we vote. In California there’s a proposition that’s trying to take away my right to be married. And if it passes, my marriage will probably no longer be valid. The supporters of Proposition 8 have raised more than $25 million …

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$4M Raised For No On 8 In Hollywood Event

Melissa Etheridge and Mary J. Blige entertained a Hollywood crowd at the home of supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle yesterday, raising $4M to fight Proposition 8. Andy Towle has the story.

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AZ: Knights Of Columbus Donate $100K To Support Proposition 102

The Knights of Columbus, a charity arm of the Catholic Church, has donated $100,000 to support Arizona’s gay marriage ban. The New Haven, Conn.-based Catholic group donated the money to Yesformarriage.com, a campaign committee that backs Proposition 102, which would add a ban on gay marriages to the Arizona Constitution. Current state law prohibits same-sex marriage but that provision is …

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Poll: “Statistical Tie” On Prop 8

Despite the headline in the above graph, there has been a (very) slight improvement in the polling for Proposition 8 since we were rocked by the news two weeks ago that the Yes On 8 side was ahead. In June, the state legalized same-sex marriages. The next month, Proposition 8, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, was …

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Joe Biden On Ellen: If I Lived In CA, I’d Vote Against Proposition 8

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New From Yes On 8

And as usual, the chickenshits have disabled commenting on their YouTube page.

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Three Gay Divas Plus One

Check out the front row at the Saturday wedding of singer/pianist Michael Feinstein to his partner of 11 years, Terrence Flannery. Who’s the guy in the suit (besides Fonzi)? Also, has Barry Manilow ever officially come out? He and his partner/manager have been living openly as a couple for many years, but I can’t find anything on the Google machine. …

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HomoQuotable – Sir Ian McKellen

“California’s influence stretches across the world through the imagination of its citizens in films and through the internet. At the same time, its welcome to strangers has meant it has been home to those escaping oppression, many of whom have identified themselves as gay. For both reasons I feel involved in the outcome of voting over Proposition 8. “I think …

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Better News From Florida

The latest poll indicates that support for Florida’s double-extra marriage ban is below the 60% passage requirement. The poll of 600 likely voters shows support for Amendment 2 at 53 percent, less than the 60 percent approval rate required to change the constitution. The gay-marriage question is one of six statewide referendums on this year’s lengthy ballot. The poll found …

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SF Ramps Up Weddings Schedule In Fear Of Prop 8 Passage

Beginning tomorrow San Francisco will keep the marriage license bureau at City Hall open for two extra hours daily as worried gay couples rush to wed in advance of the vote on Prop 8. The number of same-sex weddings at City Hall had been steadily dropping since gay and lesbian marriages first became legal May 15. In recent weeks that …

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Young Adults For Prop 8

The haters are fighting the likely strong showing for marriage equality among young voters with this latest clip featuring Generation Y. This one is from some outfit claiming they are “preserving the divine institute of marriage.”

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8 Against 8: Lesbian Bloggers Unite

Eight prominent lesbian bloggers have united to work with Equality California and raise funds to fight Proposition 8. Visit their page on the EQCA site where all donations go directly to the No On 8 effort. 8 Against 8:Grace Chu and Grace Rosen – Grace The SpotLori Hahn – Hahn At HomeKelly Leszczynski – The Lesbian LifestyleDorothy Snarker – Dorothy …

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Sarah Palin Comes Out For The Federal Marriage Amendment

Sarah Palin appeared on the Christian Broadcast Network yesterday to tell host David Brody that she supports the Federal Marriage Amendment, something her running mate has opposed. It’s the first time Palin has publicly offered an opinion on the FMA. Brody: On Constitutional marriage amendment , are, are you for something like that? Palin: I am, in my own, state, …

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