Tag Archives: West Hollywood

West Hollywood: We Are Ready To Resume Gay Marriages If We Get The Word

As we all wait on Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling about a stay, West Hollywood City Hall is putting the word out that they are ready to resume officiating same-sex marriages at a moment’s notice. Via Karen Ocamb: West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem John Duran says he is ready to start officiating again. “As soon as the federal judge lifts the …

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QueerTracker

Not too crazy about the bit at 3:15. Very NSFW. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

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Rock For Equality: Hundreds Rally In CA For Social Security Benefits

Hundreds of activists and politicians rallied in West Hollywood this weekend calling for equality in Social Security benefits. Speakers included Sen. Barbara Boxer and NGLTF head Rea Carey. State and local officials joined hundreds of people outside the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center in Hollywood on Sunday morning to kick off a national grass-roots campaign demanding equal Social Security …

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The WeHo Effigy Guys Are Back

You may recall the gay couple from West Hollywood who last Halloween raised the ire of the right wing with an effigy of Sarah Palin, which they later took down after complaints from neighbors. Well, they’re back – this time with a nude Maggie Gallagher with her arm raised in a Hitler salute. Via Curbed LA: More about what’s on …

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Rick Warren Does Damage Control

In a transparent move to bolster his image with LGBT people, Rick Warren visited an AIDS thrift shop in West Hollywood yesterday to pose for photos and buy some books (two of which were his own). TMZ reports: We got this pic, taken yesterday at Out of the Closet thrift store. That’s Warren on the right (naturally), his arm around …

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Video: Last Night’s Arrests At Prop 8 Protest In West Hollywood

The WOW Report provides this 2-minute clip of the LAPD beating and arresting protesters at last night’s Prop 8 march in West Hollywood. Police clubbed one protester repeatedly on his legs after he broke through their barrier. It’s unclear exactly what was to be gained by breaching the barrier, but clearly the police overreacted.

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WeHo Prop 8 Protest Photos

Japhy Grant has photos from last night’s Prop 8 protest in West Hollywood, where the LAPD responded in riot gear and roughed up at least one protester who wouldn’t leave the street. After a group of 1000 protesters left a planned West Hollywood rally to protest Prop 8., they headed eat along Sunset to the CNN building and later to …

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Turmoil At WeHo Prop 8 Protests

I’m getting reader emails reporting after the Prop 8 rally in WeHo ended tonight, protesters moved onto Santa Monica Boulevard and blocked traffic. At this writing, police are on the scene and according to one JMG reader, the scene is “escalating and getting ugly.” More on this once news reports emerge. UPDATE: The situation appears to have resolved without notable …

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WeHo: Prop 8 Protest Tonight

From the City of West Hollywood site: Supporters of Equality For All and Members of the No on Proposition 8 Community to Gather in West Hollywood Tonight at 7 p.m. Supporters of Equality For All and members of the No on Proposition 8 community will gather at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood …

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Palin Effigy Hangs In WeHo

In West Hollywood, an effigy of Sarah Palin is causing a controversy. A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the roof of a West Hollywood home is drawing giggles from some passers-by and gasps of outrage from others. The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red …

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