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June 10, 2009 (AP) LOS ANGELES – Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who stirred up trouble for herself when she said gays shouldn’t be allowed to marry, got two dreaded words from pageant poobah Donald Trump on Wednesday: "You’re fired." Trump and other pageant leaders said Prejean was being sacked not because of the remarks […]
Live Video of Rally (please refresh page if video is not live or for a new video): Live Video of March (please refresh page if video is not live or for a new video): Video by UniteTheFight.Org Video of March Speakers:
EQUALITY WANTED Want to get the same-sex marriage issue back in the media in a positive way? Want to make a memorable statement in a way that’s never been done before? Join us in taking over statewide newspapers on Sunday, May 3rd! Imagine the look on people’s faces when they open the newspaper and turn
Come out and join the Courage Campaign in the battle to restore MARRIAGE EQUALITY! Join us today at 3:15 at the Democrats in Action office (255 N. Fulton, Belmont and Fulton) to help Fresno County win our battle. Please call/text County Coordinator Anthony Ash at 559-288-7537 for directions or more information. If
Ted Haggard, he just keeps on giving…check out this story by Kirk Johnson at The New York Times… DENVER — The New Life Church, a nationally known evangelical institution that fired its founding pastor, Ted Haggard, in 2006 over accusations that he had had sex with a male prostitute, made payments starting in 2007 to
"The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions" Check the rest of it here
The Transgender Law Center in San Francisco is looking for transgender people and their allies in the Fresno/San Joaquin/Bakersfield/Coalinga area. We hope to facilitate a meeting with area legislators to introduce them to their transgender constituents and allow them to learn about issues facing transgender people in their district. We’re looking for trans-identified people in
The LGBT community lost a great pioneer, leader and true hero today, when Del Martin, 87, passed away in San Francisco with Phyllis Lyon, her lifelong partner and spouse, by her side. These two women share a rich history of activism in the LGBT community and played a crucial role in our obtaining marriage rights
In a shocking upset, openly gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, 20, has won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10m platform at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Going into the final round, Mitcham trailed China’s Zhou Luxin by more than 30 points. But Mitcham scored an astonishing 112.10 on his last dive —
Most states don’t recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does. The nation’s largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards — featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. "Two hearts. One promise," one says. Hallmark added the cards after California joined Massachusetts as the only U.S. states
