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Web Videos Against Prop 8

Click Read More to view more WEB VIDS against Prop 8! Ellen Degeneres, A Mac commercial parody, and the new commercial produced by No On Prop 8!

More Celebs Beef Up the No On 8 Campaign

As November 4th approaches, fighters against Prop 8 worry after finding out Yes on 8 is ahead in the polls. Following Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg, more and more celebrities are speaking out against Prop 8 with their wallets. Click Read More to see a list of celebs to recently donate to Prop 8…  

Help With VOTE NO ON 8 Campaign

With just 24 days to Election Day, we need your help. The latest polls show us behind, but you can change that. We need you to pick up the phone and start talking to voters. And we’ve made it simple, fun and effective. 3 ways to call voters: Go to a Local Phone Bank Organize

Declare Yourself

The election is a month away. You can’t procrastinate any longer. If you’re not registered to vote, then you need to do it now. If you don’t know the positions of the candidates, then you need to find out now. If you know others who aren’t registered to vote then you need to talk to

First TV AD In Support Of Prop 8

The movement to pass Proposition 8 in order to overturn the legality of same sex marriage in California, has launched its first television ad. Seems it’s not enough to appeal to those who for whatever crazy reason, think gay marriage is a "threat", but the ad spews three blatant lies. It asserts that Prop 8

Obama talks, McCain balks

Barack Obama recently sat down with Philadelphia Gay News for an exclusive interview. Click Here to read the interview or Click Here to hear the interview with Obama talking about all things gay.

Spielberg Donates $100,000 To Fight Prop 8

Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw have followed Brad Pitt as the latest big-name donors to join the fight to defeat California’s Proposition 8, the initiative to ban same-sex marriage. The Spielbergs have cut a $100,000 check for the fight, as did Pitt last week. Read the story HERE

Brad Pitt Donates To Fight Proposition 8

Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt announced on Wednesday he’s donating $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, the November ballot initiative that could ban same-sex marriage in the state. The Los Angeles Times reports that Pitt’s contribution is the largest anti-Prop. 8 donation donated by a celebrity. Read the story HERE…

John McCain – Reformed Maverick

“I didn’t decide to run for President to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be President because it had become my ambition to be President. I was sixty two years old