February 18, 2009 – 10:54 pm
GAYS. We are, according to Utah Senator Chris Buttars, the worlds greatest evil. This comes on the heels of several gay rights bills being voted down in Utah. From the Deseret News:
Sen. Chris Buttars believes gays and lesbians are “the greatest threat to America going down,” comparing members of the LGBT community to radical Muslims.
“I believe they [...]
February 17, 2009 – 10:32 pm
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that gay rights supporters are trying to ”Obamafy” as they continue to fight for marriage equality in California:
Obamification, organizers say, is more than just connecting supporters through social networking sites such as Facebook and building mile-long e-mail lists. It would involve pairing new media technology with old-fashioned, door-to-door outreach - two [...]
February 16, 2009 – 7:09 pm
NBC San Diego reporter, Ron Donoho, says the “Gay Lobby Blew it with Bill”:
But the gay-rights lobby blew it on Sunday. Ex-president Bill Clinton delivered a paid speech to the International Franchise Association at the Hyatt. Press reports said anywhere from “dozens” to “hundreds” showed up to protest. That’s all? On a Sunday afternoon when [...]
February 16, 2009 – 7:01 pm
From the Maine AP:
AUGUSTA, Maine—Opponents of same-sex marriage turned out in force at a rally at the Augusta Civic Center as the Maine Legislature prepares to take up a bill to legalize such unions.
The Sunday night gathering was organized by the Family Research Council, a lobbying group that champions traditional marriage as a foundation [...]
February 16, 2009 – 6:11 pm
From Ben Smith at Politico:
The same-sex marriage wars, though largely absent from the presidential campaign, remain hot in the states, as this new video from the group wv4marriage.com shows.
The narrator warns that same-sex marriage in West Virginia is “a closer reality than you may think” and that gay activists are “working tirelessly to redefine marriage [...]
February 10, 2009 – 1:58 pm
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February 4, 2009 – 6:28 pm
From the Boston AP:
A lesbian couple who led the fight for gay marriage in Massachusetts has filed for divorce. Julie and Hillary Goodridge were among seven gay couples who filed a lawsuit that led to a court ruling making Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriages in 2004. The couple became the public face [...]
February 4, 2009 – 5:33 pm
From 365 Gay:
Six weeks into an investigation by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, the Church of Latter-Day Saints has admitted that it spent nearly $188,000 more on the campaign to approve Proposition 8 that it had initially stated.
The Mormon Church previously insisted that it spent only $2,078 to support the ban on same-sex marriage, something [...]
February 3, 2009 – 7:39 pm
From the San Jose Mercury News:
The California Supreme Court will hear the legal showdown over gay marriage on March 5, ensuring a decision on the future of same-sex nuptials across the state will arrive before summer.
In a statement released Tuesday, the high court set three hours of arguments for its calendar in San Francisco, setting [...]
