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  • September 2008

    • Pitt Donates $100K to Fight for Gay Marriage

      E! Online  |  Sep 18, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Pitt Donates $100K to Fight for Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - Brad Pitt has become the biggest celebrity ally in the fight to uphold California’s gay marriage law, with a $100,000 donation toward the cause. The law allowing gays to marry could be repealed in November, when Californians vote on the fiercely contested Proposition 8. Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie have vowed not to marry until all Americans have the right to do so, E! Online reports. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • same-sex marriage  • California Supreme Court

  • July 2008

    • Calif. Court Leaves Gay Marriage Ban on the Ballot

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 17, 08 9:38 AM CDT

      Calif. Court Leaves Gay Marriage Ban on the Ballot

      (Newser) - A voter initiative to ban gay marriage is staying on California’s ballot this November, the state’s supreme court ruled unanimously yesterday, setting the stage for a bitter November battle. Gay rights groups had argued that the proposition was an illegal constitutional revision, and that petitions for the initiative had been misleading. The vote is expected to be a close one. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • referendum  • California Supreme Court  • ballots

    • Gay Couples Seek Donations, Not Dinnerware

      Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Gay Couples Seek Donations, Not Dinnerware

      (Newser) - Soon-to-wed gays and lesbians in California are directing well-wishers to hold off on gifts and instead donate money to fight a measure that would nullify their unions, Reuters reports. "The usual notion of a huge reception or acquiring your first microwave is not really happening," says John Duran of Equality California, whose wedding registry site has raised thousands for the cause. More »

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      California  • marriage  • gay marriage  • same-sex marriage  • donation  • Ellen DeGeneres  • California Supreme Court  • Lesbian  • Portia de Rossi

  • June 2008

    • Calif. Marriage May Be Mirage for Gay Couples

      Washington Post  |  Jun 15, 08 6:11 PM CDT

      Calif. Marriage May Be Mirage for Gay Couples

      (Newser) - Gay couples should exchange vows warily in California this week, Joe Matthews writes in the Washington Post . “California—with its dysfunctional politics and government—may hurt the cause of same-sex marriage,” he warns. An upcoming state ballot on gay marriage could cast the issue into limbo for years, and leave couples in "an expensive, time-consuming quagmire—gay marriage's Vietnam." More »

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      California  • marriage  • gay marriage  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • California Supreme Court

  • May 2008

    • Grandma, Grandpa, Please Back Gay Marriage

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 30, 08 9:03 PM CDT

      Grandma, Grandpa, Please Back Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - If old folks in California would come out to support gay marriage in November, a proposed amendment banning it would keel over and die, Joel Stein writes in the Los Angeles Times . The majority of Californians under 50 support it, but only 36% of senior citizens. Which leads Stein to urge oldsters to "take a leap of faith and trust the younger generations on this one." Sometimes social change requires "uncomfortable lurches toward improvement." More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • voting  • senior citizens  • California Supreme Court  • gays

    • In Poll, Californians Oppose Gay Marriage—Barely

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 23, 08 10:01 AM CDT

      In Poll, Californians Oppose Gay Marriage—Barely

      (Newser) - A majority of Californians opposes gay marriage, but the margin is very slim, according to a new LA Times poll. For the moment, gay marriage is legal in California, but voters could ban it by approving a constitutional amendment in November. Right now 54% say they support a ban. But a majority also believes that homosexuality isn’t morally wrong. More »

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      California  • poll  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court

    • After Gay Ruling, Calif. Scrambles to Fix Paperwork

      Associated Press  |  May 22, 08 6:29 PM CDT

      After Gay Ruling, Calif. Scrambles to Fix Paperwork

      (Newser) - The recent California Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriages has spawned a persnickety problem: what to do about current forms mentioning the "bride and groom" four times and prohibiting “alterations.” While one official assured the AP of “compliance with the court order,” an activist was less perturbed: “the t's crossed and i's dotted on the form are the least of our concerns.” More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • California Supreme Court  • brides  • marriage license  • grooms  • legal document

    • Calif. Judge: Gay Marriage Decision My Toughest

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Calif. Judge: Gay Marriage Decision My Toughest

      (Newser) - Long characterized as cautious, California’s Chief Justice Ronald George shocked his peers when he joined the majority to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “I think there are times when doing the right thing means not playing it safe,” the moderate Republican said, calling the case the most difficult one of his 17 years on the court. More »

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      California  • marriage  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • court  • gay  • same-sex marriage  • California Supreme Court  • marriage rights  • interracial marriage  • Ronald George

    • Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT

      Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      (Newser) - Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that  four judges have "overturned the will" of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court  • marriage rights

    • Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

      (Newser) - California gays are ecstatic about the state's supreme court striking down a ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “I'm feeling the joy all over,” one gay man, and father, said. In Fresno, a gay couple applied for a marriage license from a somewhat bewildered county clerk who wondered about the “exact language” of the decision, the Bee observed. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • same-sex marriage  • lesbians  • ban  • constitutional amendment  • California Supreme Court  • gays  • verdict

  • March 2008

    • Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST

      Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »

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      San Francisco  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • judge  • California Supreme Court  • justices  • Ronald George  • domestic partnership

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