Alicia Keys Gives Her Support To The Fight Against Prop 8 As Closing Arguments Are Heard

Alicia Keys may have broken the hearts of many a gay woman by announcing that she was not only pregnant, but also marrying the father of her babySwizz Beatz, but she proven she still deserves to be an honorary gay by using Twitter to give her support to the  fight against Prop 8. Tweeting out [...]

Mental Health Experts Testifies That Prop 8 Is Harmful To Gays and Lesbians

Yesterday’s testimony at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco saw Professor Ilan H. Meyer, an expert in mental health issues among gays, lesbians and bisexuals from Columbia University,  provide expert testimony. Called by the legal actig for the same sex couples who brought the case, this was a move was to try and prove [...]

Yale Professor Rejects Prop 8 Lawyer Argument That Brokeback Mountain Proves Homophobia Doesn’t Exist

Yesterday saw Professor George Chauncey, a History and American Studies Professor at Yale, cross-examined by David Thompson in the Propositional 8 trial in San Francisco on what progress  he believed LGBT people had made popular culture and politics over the last two decades. Well qualified to speak on the issue, being the author of the [...]

Gay Marriage Ban Supporter Says He Wants Out Of Proposition 8 Trial

An opponent of gay marriage, who has been serving as an official litigant in defending Proposition 8 which banned same sex marriage, has asked a judge to remove him from the being called as a witness at the trial believing the publicity that it generates could act to endanger both him and his family. Being [...]

Harvard History Professor Testifies At Prop 8 Trial That Marriage Is Not Just About Procreation

A US Harvard history professor, Nancy Cott,  has testified at the Proposition 8 trial currently being held at the San Francisco federal court, and disputed a statement by the defense lawyer that states should restrict marriage to only heterosexual couples for the sake of procreation. Testifying that historically procreation has not the only function of [...]

Trial On Gay Marriage Ban Begins In San Francisco With Passionate Testimony For Same Sex Couples Unable To Marry

The San Francisco federal court trial on the ban on gay marriage has begun with testimony from gay and lesbian couples who say the denial of the right to marry as heterosexual couples can acts to place them as second class citizens. Hearing opening statements from both sides, Chief US District Judge Vaughn Walker then [...]

Prop 8 Trial To Be Televised…. But It’ll Be Delayed, There Will Be Censoring And It’s Youtube Only

A hearing held yesterday to decide if  next week’s San Francisco court hearing, on whether Proposition 8 goes against the US Constitution, should be televised or not has ended with a decision that there will be no live feed, but there will be a delayed telecast shown on Youtube. The decision, which was made by  [...]

You’ve Banned Gay Marriage To Protect Traditional Marriage Now It’s Time To Ban Divorce

Following Californian voters decision to ban gay marriage in a bid to protect the sanctity of traditional marriage, John Marcotte, a married father of two, is aiming to get a measure put to the ballot next year that will ban divorce. Saying that he felt it would be hypocritical of Californian voters to not sacrifice [...]

The Proposition 8 Musical Featuring Jack Black, Sarah Chalke, John C Reilly And Alison Janney

Featuring Jack Black as Jesus and John C Reilly, Sarah Chalke, Neil Patrick Harris and Alison Janney as his supporting Prop 8 musical cast, this humorous musical piece, put together by award winning composer and performer Marc Shaiman has been put together by the Funny or Die team as a protest against the banning of [...]

Californian Voters Don’t Want To see Proposition 8 Featuring On 2010 Ballots

A poll by the Los Angeles Times and University of Southern California has revealed that over half of California votes do not want to see an initiative to overturn Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot. Polling 1500 registered voters between October 27th and November 3rd, the study was conducted by two of the most prominent [...]

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