PROP. 8 TRIAL FIRST WEEK ROUNDUP

For information, visit www.equalrightsfoundation.org Ten witnesses, including Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo and five eminent experts, clearly and convincingly demonstrated critical points in the federal trial on the unconstitutionality of Prop. 8 during its opening week: • Marriage is vitally important in American society; • By denying gay men and lesbians […]

Disney Give A Day – Get A Day Program Going Fast

We’ve just received word that the Disney Give A Day – Get A Day Volunteer Program has already given out 300,000 tickets to their parks, and it’s only been up and running since January 1st!! Disney is pledged to one million tickets before the program shuts down, so at the rate it’s going this program

Restaurant Review – Central Fish Company

One of my favorite fish restaurants is in Chinatown at the Central Fish Market on G Street and Kern Street.  The menu includes both American and Japanese options.  This is one of those restaurants that you have to be careful what you order. Some stuff they do better than others. I find the rice and

Support The Trevor Project

YOU could help The Trevor Project win $1 million.   The Trevor Project is one of 100 finalists in the Chase Community Giving Challenge, a contest through Facebook to award $5 million to charities.   Over 1,000,000 people voted during Round 1 to determine the top 100 charities. But that was just the beginning.  

Divorce Rates Higher In States With Same Sex Bans

Reported by Nate Silver @ FiveThirtyEight.com Over the past decade or so, divorce has gradually become more uncommon in the United States. Since 2003, however, the decline in divorce rates has been largely confined to states which have not passed a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. These states saw their divorce rates decrease by

Supreme Court Finalizes Decision For Trial – NO VIDEO

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block the broadcast of a federal trial in California testing whether a voter initiative against gay marriage violates the Constitution. The high court’s five conservatives formed the majority. They said federal judge Vaughan Walker didn’t follow court rules when he ordered proceedings broadcast by closed circuit to federal courthouses

Prop 8 Trial Update – Lawyers Go After Motives

Part of the strategy of the legal team working in court in San Francisco is to show that the Prop 8 campaign and those behind it were motivated by an animosity and even hatred of gays. They made this perfectly clear today (Wednesday) when the confronted Hak-Shing William Tam, a defendant in the case, regarding

Story Behind Prop 8 Trial

This video explains a part of the back story of the current Prop 8 trial. Much more of the story can be read about in a compelling article from The New Yorker… The New Yorker – A Risky Proposal

Bulldog Pride Fund Scholarships

  APPLY FOR 1 OF 4 $2,000 BPF SCHOLARSHIPS The Bulldog Pride Fund at Fresno State expects to provide four $2,000 scholarships ($8,000 total) for the 2010-11 academic year. The BPF scholarship criteria is that a Fresno State incoming or returning student with good academic standing that has demonstrated pride in the community be selected as its