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State Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, May 15, 2008
(05-15) 10:31 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November.
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Ellen DeGeneres Discusses The Recent Tragic Death
Couldn’t say it better myself…
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Ok.. So maybe I’m being too sensitive.. but i’ve seen a couple of things in the media lately that have really bugged me.. The first is this video floating around by Jimmy Kimmel as a response to the I f-ed Matt Damon video that his lady did (I’m not gonna link to it but just [...]
Rather than blather on my own opinions about all the crazy crap that has been going on in Washington lately I’m going to leave it to others…
First - a serious commentary.. I heard this on KQED on the way to work yesterday and couldn’t agree more… Take a listen:
Tue, Oct 10, 2006 — 7:37 AM
It’s [...]
In case you haven’t seen it check out the speech Rep. Barney Frank gave today on the marriage amendment… VERY well put
(This video thanks to Good as You)
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This just in…
Supporters Lose in Gay Marriage Ban Vote
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
(06-07) 08:57 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) –
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day.
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A friend just forwarded me this article from sfgate. You really should read it - its very well written and sums up my frustration with this whole issue of people having issues with ‘Gay Families’.
I won’t rant on further. Just read the piece. Its worth a few minutes out of your day.
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This was just released by GLAAD and i’m thrilled:
GLAAD ALERT UPDATE
January 10, 2006
GLAAD Applauds Shalit’s Response
Today show reviewer regrets Brokeback comment
On Jan. 5, Gene Shalit, in his review of “Brokeback Mountain” on NBC News’ Today show, referred to the character of Jack as a “sexual predator” who “tracks Ennis down and coaxes him into sporadic [...]
According to The Advocate Peter Shalit, Gene Shalit’s son, has come out in support of his father after GLAAD issued a ‘Call to Action‘ in response to his review of Brokeback Mountain. The article reprints a letter from Peter Shalit to GLAAD including the following statement:
I say this because it’s important background for understanding that [...]
This morning Kevin TiVo’d a review that Gene Shalit gave of Brokeback Mountain and, not to my suprise, it was … er… um… less than glowing… However what was surprising was the just nasty bigoted tone of the review. Now admittedly I’m a big fan of the movie however I also understand that not everyone [...]
After a lot of drama, word of mouth, and conjecture it looks, based on an article in 365Gay.COM, like Ford Motor company has stepped up and issued a statement indicating that they will continue to advertise in the gay press.
Gay Ads Back On Track For Ford
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Washington) Ford Motor Company on Wednesday [...]
I just read this article on 365gay.COM today and it irritated the SHIT out of me:
Suit Seeks Publication Of Names, Pictures Of Mayor’s Gay Chat Buddies
by The Associated Press
(Spokane, Washington) The Spokesman-Review newspaper is asking a judge to rethink his decision not to allow the release of photographs — from a gay Web site — [...]
So it seems that Focus on the Family has chosen to pull its money out of Wells Fargo accounts due to the bank’s support of Gay & Lesbian civil rights organizations such as GLAAD. Wells Fargo’s response in the San Francisco Chronicle article underscores why i’m going to continue to support Wells Fargo and other [...]
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Just browsing my news as I eat my lunch and this article caught my eye and made me giggle:
Texas Anti-Gay Amendment Could Nix Straight Marriages
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Austin, Texas) A proposed amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Texas could also be used to nullify traditional marriages a group of straight couples says.
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I’m sure there is [...]
To start of our weekend Kevin and I went to an Oktoberfest party for one of his vendor’s from work (Splash Events if you’re curious) after which we blazed up to the city to see Varla Jean Merman perform in the mission. SUCH a funny show and such a fun crowd. In case you don’t [...]
For those of you who missed it, today was National Coming Out Day… And for those of you who were unclear - i’m Gay… Um.. duhhh.. But anyway.. Today at work we had a NCOD lunch in the Apple Cafeteria which was very cool… Apple Lambda (Apple’s GLTB employee group) put together the event and [...]
Not that I’m surprised, but I’m still pissed… Turns out that weasel of a Governor of ours has vetoed the gay marriage bill placed on his desk. It turns out basic civil rights aren’t a priority in our state any more than they are in our federal government… *sigh*… Perhaps its time to move to [...]
Quick congratulations on the birth of Avery Grant-Zodikoff - the daughter of our friends Jay and Craig… MAN - I have more friends with babies these days than I can even count.. I swear my mom is gonna SMACK me if I don’t join in on the fun..
Congrats guys… She is SO CUTE!
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I’m thinkin the Canadians have their shit together… Check it out: Canadian Commons Passes Gay Marriage Bill by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff Posted: June 28, 2005 9:06 pm ET Updated: 9:56 pm ET (Ottawa) Canada’s lower house Tuesday night passed legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in those regions of the country where courts have not already ruled it legal.
Just had to share Tom - We’ve met a few times, most memorably at Amdahl corporation’s Good Government series talk and your activities with Amdahl and high school students…. and limiting to a gay individual’s ability to live well and without being an object of prejudice (and worse), but the stereotype also robs the community of a gay person’s ability to give.