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May 2008
- Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Calif. Justices Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 15, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today, calling state laws discriminatory, the Los Angeles Times reports. The moderately conservative body found that same-sex couple must be allowed to marry, in a case stemming from the 2004 San Francisco unions that the same judges intervened to stop. An initiative on the November ballot could yet void the ruling if passed by voters. More »
April 2008
- Boy Marries Boy: Then What?
  
  New York Times | Apr 27, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wedding bells have rung for more than 700 homosexual couples in Massachusetts since the state started marrying gays in 2004, prompting the New York Times to profile young gay men who said “I do.” But there are many things the spouses don’t do, such as follow traditional norms: “We don’t think there is any set way to do this,” one 24-year-old said. More »
- Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star
  
  New York Times | Apr 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jackie Warner seems unlikely to spark suburban housewife crushes. And yet the star of Bravo’s “Work Out,” about the lesbian trainer’s elite Los Angeles gym, is much-loved by straight ladies. “I have women that send me photos of themselves with their husbands and three teenage boys or whatever, with a love letter attached,” Warner tells the New York Times . More »
- Out Names Most Powerful Gays
  
  Out | Apr 13, 08 12:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture: David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said. Ellen DeGeneres: Her daily audience is 2.4 million. More »

Stories

Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

Gays Jubilant Over Calif. Ruling

Calif. Justices Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban

Boy Marries Boy: Then What?

Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star

Out Names Most Powerful Gays