Politics

Courtesy Huffington Post SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly […]

Prop 8 has been ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Courtesy Bilerico Project The highly anticipated Proposition 8 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been released. The court has ruled in favor of LGBT couples on the matters of the constitutionality of Proposition 8. The three judges who heard the appeal, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Judge Michael

Prop 8 Ruling is due tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7th. Courtesy American Foundation for Equal Rights… Special message from Chad Griffin, AFER Board President The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will issue a ruling in AFER’s case challenging Prop. 8 tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. PT. Be the first to know as soon as the decision is

After a number of attempts to get the video of the Prop 8 trial released to the public, the decision has been reached again to keep the video secret. The reason this time? The fact that the trial judge who allowed the recording initially said it would be kept secret. This will likely be the

By a vote of 28-21, the Washington State Senate has approved marriage equality. The issue now will move to the House, where there is enough support to pass it, and then on to the Governor, who has said she will sign it. Washington State will become the 7th U.S. State to legalize same sex marriage.

Courtesy The Bay Area Reporter The secretary of state’s office today (Thursday, January 26) cleared a proposal to repeal Senate Bill 48 for circulation. SB 48, also known as the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act, requires that LGBTs’ historical contributions be taught to California’s school students. The proposal, submitted by Lou Sheldon of

Washington State, which has had domestic partnerships since 2007 and an “everything  but marriage” law since 2009 is now on the precipice of becoming the 7th U.S. state (New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Iowa) to legalize same sex marriage. With the announcement of support by a Democratic Senator who would become the