Yesterday the California Supreme Court voted to uphold Proposition 8 – at least in name. In a 6-1 vote, the Court held that it was constitutional for the State of California to limit ‘marriage’ to between a man and a woman – but that’s it. In the 135 page decision, the Court also held that [...]
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Over the past two weeks Sweden, Iowa, and Vermont have all legalized same-sex marriage! Sweden and Vermont by legislative action, Iowa by a unanimous state supreme court ruling. The District of Columbia also voted unanimously to recognize marriages and unions from states that offer them.
It appears now that the Iowa ruling will stick, and especially strongly, as Senate Majority Leader Mike [...]
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Okay, no cookies. But I finally got around to seeing Milk, the biography of slain San Francisco supervisor and first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States.
Verdict: moving and basically amazing in every way. If you haven’t seen it, make a point to. Plus Sean Penn was particularly good; I suppose this performance [...]
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