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Defense of Marriage Act

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Orange County DREAM Team Kicks Off a Week of Action Calling for Inclusive Legalization

    While everyone in DC and their local apologists dithers about "comprehensive immigration reform," the Orange County Dream Team (OCDT), as usual, is taking action. Calling clearly for an 'inclusive legalization process,' the DREAMers are revving up for an ambitious week of action as the national deba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2012

    Jane DeLeon and Irma Rodriguez, Lesbians Undone by DOMA, Sue Over Immigration Woes

    Jane DeLeon came to this country from the Philippines two decades ago as the common-law partner of a man.In 2008, when same-sex marriage was still legal in California, she married a woman and had been leading a happy life in America--until the federal government told her she must leave.Now DeLeon is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Tosses Out Defense of Marriage Act

    ​During the five months when gay marriage was legal in California in 2008, Karen Golinski, a staff attorney for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals--the most liberal court in America--married her long-time girlfriend, Amy Cunninghis, and attempted to enroll Cunninghis in her federal medical insuran ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    In Fred Karger's Presidential Run, GOP Stands for Gay Old Party

    The OC resident and onetime Republican hatchet man hopes his quixotic campaign can push his party to become more gay-friendly

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    [UPDATED] Federal Government Will No Longer Defend Defense of Marriage Act

    ​UPDATE, FEB. 23, 4:18 P.M.: The couple who filed the first marriage equality case in California and later became petitioners to overturn Prop 8, Diane Olson and Robin Tyler, said today's decision by the Obama administration to stop defending the federal government's anti-gay marriage law is "a hu ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    First a Victory, Now a War

    Same-sex marriage supporters and detractors react to Proposition 8 ruling, what happens next

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Prop 8 Overturned

    ​UPDATE: More details on tonight's celebratory rally (see end of post) . . .In a landmark case, Proposition 8, the 2008 California voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage, was overturned. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled that the voter initiative is unconstitution ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Obama Squares Off Against Gays and Birthers in Carter Country

    Photo by Pete SouzaThe Chosen One​U.S. District Judge David O. Carter is working his magic in his Santa Ana courtroom in two cases involving President Barack Obama.One pits The Chosen One against his gay supporters, the other against his nuttiest foes.Carter on Monday dismissed the first of severa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Honest Abe Lincoln Delays OC Participation in Same-Sex Marriage Stunt

    Tomorrow, same-sex couples throughout the country will go to their local county clerk counters and request marriage licenses as part of National Freedom to Marry Day. That won't happen in Orange County, however. The Old County Courthouse is closed due to Abraham Lincoln's birthday. This is ironic, g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2006

    Hypocrites Unite!

    As everyone surely now knows, The Drudge Report has solved the Mark Foley mystery. As you know, Republicans are all about taking responsibility for one's actions. As they demonstrate here, they are indeed taking responsibility--for having an innocent "prank" about pedophilia (nice sense of humor, gu ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 16, 2000

    We Love a Parade

    And Dolly Parton loves the gay folk

  • Culture

    August 19, 1999

    Is Gay Culture Dead?

    Should anybody care?

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Coming Out!

    Jim Toledano is a married father of two. Now the Democratic leader is ready for a new role: Gay activist

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Way Far Right

    Likely new chairman promises to make state GOP the Party of God

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