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California Church Asks: "Would Jesus Discriminate?"

Advocate  Nov 17 09

With a potential repeal effort of Proposition 8 already under way, one gay-affirming church in California's Central Valley aims to sway conservative hearts, minds, and votes.
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Yes on 8 people going door to door

Gay News Blog  Jul 17 09

We just learned that Ron Prentice and his group, Protect Marriage, will be focusing their efforts in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and the Central Valley.
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Congressional Race in California Draws a High-Profile Cast

Gay News Blog  Jul 05 09

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — With competitive races in Congress a rarity in California, the unexpected availability of a seat here has set off a sudden and furious chase, with at least a dozen candidates and a mélange of political styles and personal storylines.
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Congress Created Dust Bowl

Gay Patriot  Jul 04 09

As I drove north yesterday across California’s Central Valley, perhaps the most fertile region in the country, I saw these signs sprouting up everywhere.
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Poll: More New Yorkers support gay marriage

Google Gay Marriage News / Newsday  Jun 26 09

Advocate.com Poll: More New Yorkers support gay marriageNewsdayALBANY, NY - A poll finds growing support for same-sex marriage in New York as a bill languishing in the state Senate is scheduled for a special session.
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Dodd Endorses Gay Marriage

Google Gay Marriage News / New York Times  Jun 26 09

Advocate.com Dodd Endorses Gay MarriageNew York TimesSenator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, has changed his position on gay marriage, announcing over the weekend that he now .
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Key Opponent to NY Marriage Equality Has 2 Gay Brothers

Google Gay Marriage News / EDGE Boston  Jun 24 09

Key Opponent to NY Marriage Equality Has 2 Gay BrothersEDGE Boston, MAI have a problem with gay marriage.
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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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Politics to play bigger role in Pride Parade

Google Gay Pride News / San Francisco Chronicle  Jun 08 09

Politics to play bigger role in Pride ParadeSan Francisco Chronicle,  USAOrganizers of one of the nation's foremost gay-pride celebrations don't plan to tone down the festivities even as marriage supporters begin political outreach to California's Central Valley.
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San Diegans rally for same-sex marriage in Central Calif.

Google Gay Marriage News / Gay and Lesbian Times  Jun 04 09

San Diegans rally for same-sex marriage in Central Calif.Gay and Lesbian Times, CA“Fresno represents middle American values, and we can start changing our neighbors' feelings about gay marriage beginning right here in the Central Valley,” said lead organizer Robin McGehee, a 36-year-old professor, who married her longtime partner .
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CA: Lesbian couple claims discriminatory treatment at Fresno hospital

Pams House blend  Jun 04 09

You would think a basic right -- for partners to be able to have access to one another in the hospital during a medical emergency isn't a problem in California, of all places, but it allegedly is in this case.
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Residents say city's support for Proposition 8 hurting them

Gay News Blog  Jun 03 09

Porterville, a small Central Valley town, was the only city in California to formally endorse Proposition 8, the measure that banned gay marriage in California.
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Thousands cheer calls for equality in Fresno, Calif.

Qnews  May 31 09

Source: Gay Marriage Watch blog, Fresno Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, KMPH TV   Fresno Bee photo by John Walker

Thousands of people from throughout California and beyond rallied Saturday in the 90-plus degree heat of California’s central valley for the Meet in the Middle rally, held in front of the Fresno city hall.
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Thousands rally in California's heartland in support of gay marriage

Gay News Blog  May 31 09

Reporting from Fresno -- Aiming to reach out to conservative voters, about 3,000 gay-rights supporters gathered Saturday in California's Central Valley in a renewed campaign to win support for same-sex marriage.
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Thousands Rally At Fresno's Meet In The Middle For Equality Event

Joe My God  May 31 09

An estimated 3000 activists rallied in California's heartland yesterday for the Meet In The Middle 4 Equality event, which was preceded by a 14-mile march from the symbolically chosen town of Selma.
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Thousands rally in California's heartland in support of gay marriage

Google Gay Marriage News / Los Angeles Times  May 31 09

Thousands rally in California's heartland in support of gay marriageLos Angeles Times, CABy Jessica Garrison Reporting from Rfesno -- Aiming to reach out to conservative voters, about 3000 gay-rights supporters gathered Saturday in California's Central Valley in a renewed campaign to win support for same-sex marriage.
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Thousands rally in California's heartland in support of gay marriage

Yahoo Gay News / Los Angeles Times  May 30 09

Reaching out to socially conservative voters, activists from L.A. and San Francisco march nearly 15 miles from the town of Selma to Fresno, which voted 2 to 1 in support of Proposition 8.
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Gay marriage supporters march in the Central Valley

Google Gay Marriage News / Los Angeles Times  May 30 09

Gay marriage supporters march in the Central ValleyLos Angeles Times, CASeveral hundred people participated in a 14.
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March For Gay Marriage In Fresno Hundreds of same-sex couples gather in the state's conservative center.

Gay News Blog  May 30 09

Hundreds of same-sex couples and their supporters marched Saturday through dusty California farm towns, gathering in the state's conservative center to push for gay marriage in less hospitable areas.
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