Category Archives: Marriage/Relationships
Mid-day report: second Tuesday morning Prop 8 trial
Tuesday morning’s testimony in the Proposition 8 trial began with riveting and emotional testimony by San Diego’s Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders, but the legal team scored a big victory during more testimony concerning economics.
Olson firm has history of supporting gay marriage
It turns out that it shouldn’t have been a big surprise last year when conservative icon Ted Olson announced he would help lead the charge against Proposition 8, the initiative which bans legal recognition for same-sex relationships in California. Olson’s
Mass Senate race now includes GOP gay baiting
Tuesday’s special election for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts took an ugly turn in the last few days, with a national anti-gay organization now playing the anti-gay marriage card in an apparent move to turn out social conservatives to
Prop 8 – Day 5: The defense stalls and pleads fear factor
It’s not often one hears these words in a federal courtroom: “Dyke. You fucking dyke. You’re going to die and go to hell.”
Prop 8 – Day 4: From money to mental health
The discussion at the Proposition 8 trial Thursday swung from economics to mental health. Each inquiry had its legal purpose.
Mid-day report: Thursday morning Prop 8 trial
It was mostly a numbers game in the courtroom this morning during Day 4 of the federal trial challenging Proposition 8.
Prop 8: An offspring of the Anita Bryant crusade?
Attorneys challenging the California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage painted the “Yes on 8” campaign today as a modern day copycat of Anita Bryant’s late 1970s campaign to “Save the Children.”
