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Prop 8 Repeal Activists Submit Ballot Language for 2010

Rod Online  Sep 24 09

A coalition of California LGBT groups submitted ballot initiative language to repeal Prop 8 in November 2010.
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Prop 8 Repeal Coalition Submits Ballot Language For 2010

Joe My God  Sep 24 09

The coalition of California groups working for a repeal of Prop 8 in 2010 has filed the language to appear on the ballot, should their petition drive be successful.
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2010 Prop 8 Repeal Bid Begins

Joe My God  Sep 21 09

Marriage equality activists gathered in San Diego yesterday to plot their campaign to overturn Prop 8 in 2010.
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Bilerico  Sep 14 09

John Marcotte has filed the paperwork to start collecting signatures to get a proposition on the ballot in California to overturn divorce.
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New California amendment: "2010 California Marriage Protection Act"

Pams House blend  Sep 11 09

The text of this initiative to amend the state constitution is available here.

Like Prop 8, the measure is very short and easy to parse.
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David Boies: It Is Past Time We Accord Gays the Right to Marry

Towleroad  Jul 20 09

From a piece in the Wall Street Journal by attorney David Boies about why he and Ted Olson are taking on Proposition 8 in federal court: "The ban on same-sex marriages written into the California Constitution by a 52% vote.
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Gay marriage redux in California

Google Gay News / Central Valley Business Times  Jun 24 09

Gay marriage redux in CaliforniaCentral Valley Business Times, CAThe okay has been given to supporters of an initiative to legalize gay marriage in California to gather signatures to put the measure before voters in 2010.
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Family Law Attorney Speaks Out Against Prop. 8 Ruling

Cherry Grrl  Jun 08 09

The California Supreme Court has held that Proposition 8 was a valid amendment and a permissible change to the California constitution, enacted by 52.
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Proposition 8 and Judicial Legitimacy

Fannies Room  May 28 09

A couple of days ago, in reference to the California Supreme Court's recent Proposition 8 decision, I alluded to how that particular case is not all that interesting or relevant with respect to the substantive merits of marriage equality.
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The Prop 8 Ruling: Discrimination as a Constitutional Principle

Bilerico  May 27 09

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Supreme Court upholds prop 8

Queer Sighted  May 27 09

Filed under: Events, Gay Rights, Marriage, News, Politics, Relationships, International

News - In a 6 to 1 decision, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the ballot measure that eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry in the state of California.
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Calif. Supreme Court’s Rejection of Same-sex Marriage

Gay News Bits  May 26 09

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to Prop. 8, But Finds Existing Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Valid. San Francisco, Calif.
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How California's same-sex marriage activists could refocus the debate on inalienable rights

My Out Spirit  May 26 09

By Joe Perez Although the MyOutSpirit.com Gay Spirituality blog isn't about political strategy per se, I can't resist wanting to suggest a potential direction for California's gay rights movement.
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Prop 8 Reax

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  May 26 09

My take here. Chris Geidner doesn't approve of the pro-equality protests planned for today: First, this is not a ruling about whether marriage equality is correct or just.
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What will marriage equality supporters do during the Prop 8 rallies?

Bilerico  May 26 09

As we await the 1PM ET ruling on the constitutionality of Prop 8, here is a thoughtful piece by Christopher Geidner@ Law Dork.
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Prop 8 Upheld - Bigotry Rules In CA

Joe My God  May 26 09

As expected, the California Supreme Court has ruled to uphold Proposition 8 by a vote of 6-1. The existing 18,000 same-sex marriage will stand.
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What will our side do during the Prop 8 rallies?

Pams House blend  May 26 09

Here is a thoughtful piece by Christopher Geidner@ Law Dork. He discusses the soon-to-be known decision about Prop 8 and the possible reactions in the LGBT community if the ruling is not in our favor -- either nullifying all the same-sex marriages or allowing the thousands of existing marriages to remain intact while still affirming Prop 8.
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Gay Groups Prepare For Prop. 8 Decision

Gay News Blog  May 25 09

Gay groups across the nation are preparing for Tuesday's ruling by the California Supreme Court on the state's controversial gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.
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