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Mixing business with pleasure
For many LGBT activists, the most efficient way to get an up-to-the-minute handle on the state of the gay rights movement — and also have some fun mingling — is the annual Equality Forum, always in Philadelphia and slated for April 26 to May 2. With about 50,000 in attendance, organizers say it’s the largest [...]
Prop 8 trial spotlights clash of cultures
Everyone packed into U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s courtroom in San Francisco on Jan. 11 knew they were watching history. On one side of the court sat lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies, partisan foes in Bush v. Gore. Now the straight pair pledged to prove that same-sex couples deserved the fundamental right to [...]
Plaintiff attorneys say Prop 8 ‘stigmatizes gays and lesbians’
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys working to eradicate California’s Proposition 8 played up the adverse effects it’s had on same-sex couples during the first week of the landmark federal trial. Attorney Ted Olson, who’s helping represent plaintiffs seeking to strike down the law that bars same-sex couples from marrying, encapsulated the case during his opening arguments. [...]
Rachel Maddow interviews Prop 8 attorneys
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy We’ve already seen Proposition 8 plaintiff attorneys David Boies and Ted Olson make a splash this week in court as the long awaited trail got underway. In the video above, the dynamic duo take their case to “The Rachel Maddow Show.” There’s some [...]
Watching the Prop 8 trial, part 2
Special to DC Agenda For more on the Prop 8 trial, visit lgbtpov.com It seemed that everyone’s nerves were on edge on the first day of the historic federal challenge to California’s Proposition 8 in the San Francisco district courthouse, just a block or so away from where all those thousands of jubilant couples married [...]
Watching the Prop 8 trial, part 1
Special to DC Agenda For more on the Prop 8 trial, visit lgbtpov.com The court is on a one hour lunch break — back into court at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time. Here’s a quick note about what’s happened so far with big story tonight: Everyone was surprised about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on posting [...]
Prop 8 trial begins Monday
The eyes of LGBT rights supporters will be on the proceedings of a California federal court case next week that could overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage — and possibly similar bans throughout the country. The trial in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger will begin Monday. Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District [...]
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