Political articles/news from local authors
For the first time in US history, a Republican controlled legislature has passed the legalization of same sex marriage in the state of New York. After a religious amendment passed, two Senators announced their vote would be yes, which put the number of Senators voting yes over the required 32. The final vote was 33-29. […]
The religious exemption amendment just passed and a vote is about to take place. All odds are on New York legalizing same sex marriage. Watch our live feed below…
The View has had many, many infamous discussions over the years regarding same sex marriage. Here’s the problem, they tend to frame it as a “belief” argument. My civil rights are not a “belief”. The fact that although I am legally married to another man in the state of California still does not get me
Sacramento – Yesterday Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom submitted letters to the state legislature in support of three Equality California-sponsored bills designed to secure greater protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Californians. “I am proud to strongly support the FAIR Education Act, Seth’s Law and the Gender Nondiscrimination Act,” said Lieutenant Governor Newsom. “This package
Boy, the other side is scared stiff. Maybe not the best way to put that… Today a federal judge upheld Judge Vaughn Walker’s right to rule in the California Prop 8 case. This only means that Walker cannot be recused from the case because he himself is gay and in a long term relationship. This
Dear friends, Last week, we asked you to call on President Obama to support full equality for LGBT Americans. We understand that’s not a popular stance for everyone, especially heading into an election year. But when a President hides behind religion to justify discrimination, we’re not OK with giving him a pass. The President has
Last night Andrea Shorter the Director of Marriage and Coalition from EQCA (Equality California) joined approximately 25 locals at Fresno City College for a Town Hall meeting to discuss the practicality of puting a Same Sex Marriage initiative on the 2012 ballot. She assured us that EQCA wouldn’t be making a decision regarding this issue until the
Presidential Proclamation–Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The story of America’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community is the story of our fathers and sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors who continue the task of making our country
