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NEWS ABOUT: Proposition 8

Proposition 8 stories: 69 news summaries

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GEORGE F. WILL

Stop Lefty Thugs Bullying Gay Marriage Opponents

Supreme Court must step in to keep chill off participation

Oct 31, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A movement in Washington state to force the disclosure of the names of those who supported a referendum on same-sex marriage has George Will up in arms over “thuggish liberalism” and its chilling effect on political participation. Signing one’s name in support of such a measure is akin... More »

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Washington state • George Will • referendum • US Supreme Court • liberal interventionism • Proposition 8 • public disclosure • Referendum 71 • political participation

 Director 
 Haggis Quits 
 Scientology 
 Over Prop 8 

Crash auteur shames church with letter denouncing gay marriage stance

Oct 26, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis dealt a stunning blow to Scientology when his recent resignation letter went public. Haggis, writer of Crash and Million Dollar Baby, left Scientology after 35 years thanks to the church’s backing of California’s Proposition 8, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Haggis... More »

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entertainment • gay marriage • Scientology • celebrity • Paul Haggis • Proposition 8 • religious beliefs • Paul Haggis scientology

Prop. 8 Redux: Maine Gay Marriage Battle Heats Up

Supporters, opponents of repealing law seek to mobilize voters

Oct 20, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Maine gets ready to decide whether to repeal its law recognizing gay marriage next month, activists on both sides of the argument are ramping up their efforts. Activists and funds are pouring into the state from across the country in what many see as a repeat of California's battle... More »

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gay marriage • Maine • referendum • Proposition 8 • Election 09

 150K Gay Couples Check 
 'Married' on Census 

Same-sex couples say knot tied, even in states where it can't be

Sep 22, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(AP) - Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriages last year, many more than the number of actual weddings and civil unions, according to the first US census figures released on same-sex marriages. About 27% of the estimated 564,743 total gay couples in the US said they were in... More »

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gay marriage • Census Bureau • civil union • Proposition 8 • same-sex couples

Calif. Bill Honoring Harvey Milk Prompts Backlash

Opponents fear day of 'special significance' will promote gay agenda

Sep 5, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill saluting California's first openly gay elected official has reignited the debate over gay rights in the state, the New York Times reports. The measure, passed by the state legislature this week, calls for a day of recognition for Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of... More »

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gay rights • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Proposition 8 • Harvey Milk

(Newser) - One of California's biggest and most influential gay rights groups says it will delay a ballot push to overcome the state's ban on same-sex marriage until 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports. Equality California, which led the failed effort to defeat Prop 8 in November, says there is too... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • state legislature • California Supreme Court • Proposition 8 • voter referendum • Election 2012 • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - California’s gay community may want to go straight back to the polls to have another run at Proposition 8, but top advocacy groups and donors aren’t on board, the New York Times reports. “The only thing worse than losing in 2008 would be to lose again... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • Proposition 8 • 2010 election

Mormons Urge Church to Soften Gay-Marriage Stance

Group of dissenters launch campaign urging church to stop its political advocacy

Jun 23, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Mormons is campaigning to get the church to cease its aggressive activism against gay marriage, the Salt Lake Tribune reports, with the so-called Committee for Reconciliation calling for church leaders to soften their uncompromising stance on the issue. They say the church’s attitude has helped take... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Proposition 8

(Newser) - A new Los Angeles Times poll shows why gay marriage advocates and opponents are targeting LA Latinos after Proposition 8: Unlike African Americans, they are divided on the issue. While African American voters oppose gay marriage by 54% to 37%, Latinos are split, 45% in favor and 46% against.... More »

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California • gay marriage • African Americans • Los Angeles • Latinos • Proposition 8 • blacks

Calif. Gay Marriage Fight Centers on Chinatown

Campaigners hope to repeat success in changing Asian attitudes

Jun 19, 09 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Campaigners seeking to bring legalized gay marriage back to California believe their success in Chinatown points the way forward, Reuters reports. The state's Asian communities swung in favor of gay marriage faster than any other group over the last decade as advocates worked to bring taboos into the open and... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • Chinatown • Asian-Americans • Proposition 8

OPINION

 How Prop 8 Could 
 Help Everyone 


Jun 16, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Proposition 8 could turn out to be a win-win for everyone, “if we can stop all the shouting,” writes Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic, pro-Obama Republican law professor. The California Supreme Court’s ruling “is as inconsistent as it is incomplete,” declaring that gay couples must be... More »

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California • gay marriage • Civil unions • religious freedom • Proposition 8 • Douglas Kmiec

Gay Marriage Activists Take the Fight to the Mormons

PR throwdown goes nationwide

May 29, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the fight over gay marriage moving east, activists in favor of legalization are aiming to discredit a primary opponent: the Mormon Church. Stunned by the effect of Mormon fundraising and canvassing in the passage of California's Proposition 8, two groups are running ads attacking Mormon involvement in the issue,... More »

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gay marriage • Mormon • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Proposition 8

(Newser) - California’s gay marriage battle continued today as lawyers for the American Foundation for Equal Rights announced a lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 and called for the restitution of marriage rights while the suit is decided, the Los Angeles Times reports. The lawyers—Theodore Olson, then the solicitor general, and... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • Theodore Olson • civil lawsuits • trial lawyers • Proposition 8 • Jay-ZTV • David Boies • American Foundation for Equal Rights

Celebs Likely to Fight Harder for Gay Marriage in 2010

Lessons learned from last year's Prop 8 fight will need to be applied

May 27, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For those who believe Hollywood came too late to California’s “No on Prop 8” party during last year’s election, yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the voter-approved ban on gay marriage brings a question: Will Tinseltown get it right this time around? “I think the... More »

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entertainment • California • Hollywood • gay marriage • celebrity • Howard Bragman • Proposition 8

Gay-Marriage Supporters Take to Streets After Ruling

Opponents of marriage ban sad but not surprised

May 26, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Supporters of same-sex marriage were disappointed but not surprised by the California Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold Proposition 8, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, as a crowd that had gathered at the state courthouse moved through city streets, blocking traffic and prompting arrest. “This is a serious... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • California Supreme Court • protesters • Proposition 8 • same-sex couples • marriage equality

 Calif. Court Upholds 
 Gay-Marriage Ban 

Existing marriages still valid

May 26, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - California’s Supreme Court today upheld a state ban on gay marriage, but ruled that same-sex marriages that took place before voters approved the measure will stay valid, the Los Angeles Times reports. A court rejection of Proposition 8, which passed 52% to 48% in November, was considered highly unlikely.... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • Proposition 8 • same-sex couples

(Newser) - The California state Supreme Court will issue its opinion on gay marriage Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The court will rule on three questions, including two challenges to the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex nuptials. One challenge comes from gay-rights lawyers who argue that Prop 8 was... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Jerry Brown • constitutionality • California Supreme Court • Proposition 8 • Supreme Court justice

 Director Moakler Bails 
 On Miss Cali Pageant 

Executive director resigns a day after decision

May 13, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shanna Moakler has resigned as executive director of the Miss California USA pageant, she tells Us magazine a day after Carrie Prejean was allowed to keep her crown and Donald Trump promised all was well in pageant-land. “I cannot with a clear conscious move forward supporting and promoting the... More »

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entertainment • gay rights • gay marriage • Donald Trump • Miss USA • beauty pageant • Proposition 8 • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Shanna Moakler

(Newser) - Gay-marriage proponents in California are taking a page—and some staff—from the Obama campaign in an attempt to swing conservative votes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many believe Proposition 8 passed because there was little outreach to districts that voted for the ban. “They would fly over from... More »

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California • gay marriage • California Supreme Court • activists • Proposition 8 • Obama campaign • canvassing • outreach

Warren Cancels ABC Interview
at Last Minute

Pastor had been slated to clarify position
on gay marriage

Apr 12, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rick Warren, who had been expected to explain contradicting statements about gay marriage today on ABC's This Week, backed out at the last minute because he was “sick with exhaustion,” Politico reports. The prominent evangelical pastor was to clarify the difference between his claims last week that he... More »

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gay marriage • exhaustion • endorsement • Rick Warren • Proposition 8 • Saddleback Church • This Week

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