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Proposition 8

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Celebrate Valentine's Day in OC by Getting "Married" to Same-Sex Partner Today

    ​It's Valentine's Day, and some folks feel couples should go to the Old Orange County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana this afternoon to get married.That is, they should get hitched to their same-sex partners.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    What We Learned, Feb. 4-10

    ​It's a week worth of bite-size Orange County news and what it all taught us.FEB. 4: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange reveals on its website that it is accepting from parishoners new names for Crystal Cathedral through Feb. 20. Bishop Tod Brown's only requirement is that the new moniker be "C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    [UPDATED with Not Enough Signatures:] OC Groups Rally to Overturn Gay History Law

    In the children's book King & King, a prince falls in love with a prince. ​UPDATE, OCT. 13, 4:17 PM.: Stop SB 48, the group that aimed to repeal the so-called Gay History Law, was unable to gather enough signatures from voters by this week's deadline.    "Despite the overuse of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    OC Groups Rally to Overturn Gay History Law

    In the children's book King & King, a prince falls in love with a prince. ​In July, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 48, also known as the FAIR Education Act, which requires that California public schools incorporate the contributions of gays and lesbians in their lessons.Or, as Anaheim-based Tradi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    [BREAKING:] Judge's Right to Rule on Prop. 8 Affirmed

    ​The chief federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that his retired colleague Vaughn Walker was under no legal obligation to step aside from ruling on California's same-sex marriage ban because he is a gay man.Walker ruled in August that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Barbara Coe Calls U.S. Federal Court Judge Vaughn Walker a 'Homo'

    ​California Coalition for Immigration Reform head witch Barbara Coe sends so many damn e-mails to her minions that some inevitably fall behind the radiator--like the one I just found that's dated Aug. 6, 2010. The occasion was the repealing of the anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8 by U.S. District C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Prop. 8 Petition Drive Was a Religious Affair

    ​The plaintiffs have a chance of overturning Proposition 8 if they can show that animus or impermissible moral disapproval motivated California's same-sex marriage ban, so the defendants have denied assertions that faith animus was their guiding principle.That got some GLBT activists wondering ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Prop 8 Backers Want Their Rainbow Flags Back

    It's mine!​When Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, an anti-gay/pro-straight marriage proponent with the San Diego-based Ruth Institute made her way into a recent Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on Prop 8, she wore a rainbow-colored scarf around her neck.No, Morse was not switch-hitting. She wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Gay Cameraman Sues Sacha Baron Cohen Over Prop 8 Riot in Bruno

    ​Update, November 26, 3:51 p.m.: A cameraman has dropped his lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen over an alleged assault at a Prop 8 rally in West Hollywood.Mike Skiff, who is openly gay, cited his own "emotional well being" as being the reason for ending the legal claim filed last month in Los Ange ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    California's 5 Worst Ballot Initiatives

    ​Happy Election Day! Could you even sleep last night? Do you view your local polling place like a 5-year-old views a Christmas tree on Christmas morning? Can you not wait one more minute to vote the bastards out?Well, before you go get your teabag on, take a gander at bad initiatives that have gon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Gay Cameraman Sues Sacha Baron Cohen Over Prop 8 Riot in Bruno

    ​This time "Bruno" went too far, claims a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.Funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego and his crew assaulted a man at a Prop 8 rally, alleges the suit that seeks $25,000 in punitive damages and reimbursement for medical expenses and general damages.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    TGIF: ¡Aparato!, Exodus, the Mildreds, the Mormons and the D-Strutters Plus the Last Acrobatics Everyday This Summer

    Little Teeth perform at Acrobatics Everyday​What's going on this weekend, you ask? There's jarocho rock courtesy of ¡Aparato!, '80s thrash metal care of Exodus (Kirk Hammett's old band), the Mildreds in Long Beach and the last Acrobatics Everyday set of the summer in Irvine, with Little Teet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Richard Nixon Library is g-a-y Gay!

    ​The Richard Nixon Presidential Museum and Library in Yorba Linda is gay, gay, gay.That's what New Yorkers must believe after recent pieces in their most venerable publications, The New Yorker and the New York Times.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Start the Prop 8 Revolution Without Me

    ​A Republican official in Iowa--where gay marriage has been legal since April 3, 2009--has come up with a solution for Californians upset by the overturning of Prop 8:Start a revolution.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    OC's Top Law School Deans Spar Over Prop 8

    Mary Bell/ OC Weekly​The culture clash sparked by Proposition 8 places a premium on sound legal interpretation and commentary.Two of Orange County's preeminent legal scholars are attracting considerable attention from local and national media outlets alike, from CNN to the Weekly. Mirroring the Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Prop 8 is Enough: Five Gay Comic Book Couples Who Should Tie the Knot

    Marvel Comics/David LaFuente Garcia​Sure, the repeal of Proposition 8 is a major political and legal victory for gay rights, but it pales in comparison to a much more significant event in LGBT equality. An affectionate gay couple made the cover of a Spider-Man comic! And we're not talking abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    As Prop 8 Decision is Cheered, Marriage Equality Supporters Brace for Backlash of Hate

    ​At Long Beach's Bixy Park on Wednesday afternoon, a crowd of a few hundred people came holding rainbow flags, American flags, yellow and blue equality stickers, and each other. There were couples and families. Strollers and dogs. A guy with a black eye and a hat on his head that looked like somet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Rally Celebrates "Historic" RulingComment by V22FOREVER: I cannot believe that one person can change a law which was legally voted into existence by a huge majority of citizens, just because they feel like it. This is wrong. Legislating from the bench is why we should be throwing these ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    8: The Mormon Proposition

    Art Theatre

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Married Topless Pro-Abortion Gays Unite!

    ​California voters overwhelmingly support reproductive rights and, if they were to cast ballots tomorrow, a majority would support same-sex marriage, according to separate polls out today.But those findings are not nearly as surprising as the one concerning American attitudes toward nude sunbathin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Read This: The Prop 8 Trial Closing Arguments

    Kimberly Valenzuela​The closing arguments in the lawsuit challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage were delivered on Wednesday. Cameras weren't allowed into the courtroom, but there were plenty of observers blogging the proceedings. But you don't need to get the arguments filtered. Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    How to Watch the Previously Unwatchable Prop 8 Trial

    Screen capture from equalityontrial.org.Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler. Wait, no...​Back in January, Perry vs. Swarzenegger, the high-profile lawsuit challenging California's same-sex marriage ban, was already set to make history by becoming first federal trial with proceedings broadcast l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Went to a Prop 8 Battle and a Logo Battle Broke Out

    UPDATE: The Courage Campaign just declared victory in its skirmish with the pro-Prop 8 ProtectMarriage.com over the use of the logo the Courage Campaign uses for its online Prop 8 Trial Tracker. Protect Marriage argued the parody of its Yes on 8 logo was an infringement on their trademark, but Judge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    OC Activist Compiles Prop. 8 Trial Tweets

    ​Anyone who thought the trial in the federal lawsuit challenging California's ban on gay marriage would be a dry, legalistic affair has been proven wrong by accounts of the first two days inside the San Fransisco courtroom. It's a case about the constitution, but the testimony thus far has delved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Delayed YouTube Telecast of Prop 8 Trial OK'd (For Now)

    ​While Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker rejected a bid by media organizations to televise the Prop 8 trial proceedings live, groups pushing for the broadcasts are somewhat consoled court-operated cameras in his courtroom will be allowed to operate for delayed release on YouTube. And th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    More on OC's Reinvigorated Gay-Rights Movement

    Jennie Warren / OC Weekly​A few ideas I couldn't quite fit into this week's cover story on gay-rights activism in Orange County: - LGBT-rights doesn't necessarily mean LGBT: Most of the LGBT activists working in Orange County told me that one of the most remarkable thing about the network that has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Counter-Prop. 8 Gay Marriage Initiative Coming to the Polls ... in 2012

    ​Two weeks ago, Clockwork linked you to a report by The Liberal OC's Chris Prevatt about a disastrous same-sex marriage confab summit he attended where folks were split between what can loosely be labeled "the gay masses" calling for a new initiative to counter California's Proposition 8 on the ne ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 18, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​Two weeks ago, Clockwork linked you to a report by The Liberal OC's Chris Prevatt about a disastrous same-sex marriage confab summit he attended where folks were split between what can loosely be labeled "the gay masses" calling for a new initiative to counter California's Proposition 8 on the ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Heat And Activism In Fresno: A Prop. 8 Protest Journal

    Dave Barton Thousands rallied on 5/30 in Fresno for Meet in the Middle 4 Marriage Equality event, which included a 14-mile march. Protest organizers chose the city of Fresno--instead of marching to the capitol or in so-called "gay ghettos"--because they city had voted 65%-70% for the passing of Pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Despite Obnoxious Protesters, OC Gay Marriage Rally Inspires Crowd

    Photo by Christopher VictorioRich Cook leads Men Alive at gay marriage rallyWhile famed conductor Rich Cook directed his singing group Men Alive in the harmonious, sweet sounds of "Marry Us," an overly-tanned and hairy, fat, middle-aged bald man wearing shorts and a tank top held a handmade poster ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Gloria Allred To Say Things Next Week. Also, Fate Of Gays To Be Decided.

    This morning, media-master attorney Gloria Allred sent out a press release that scooped my RSS reader to the news that the California Supreme Court would be announcing its decision on the challenge to Proposition 8 next Tuesday. As if you need a refresher, Allred's the lawyer whose dipped her toes i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Busy Weekend for Haters, "So-Called" Hater

    When the Clockwork Scooter pulled out the Weekly parking lot Friday evening, there were just over 50 comments to the post that went up shortly after authorities revealed Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart died in a Fullerton car crash. At last check today, there were 112 comments. That means, acco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling Means Everything or Nothing

    The Iowa Supreme Court's overturning of the law banning same-sex marriage in that state either bolsters the arguments of those pushing for gay marriage in California or has nothing to do with the issue here. It depends on who you ask.National Center for Lesbian Rights legal director Shannon Minter:" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 18: Gone Since Friday Edition

    Orange County Register: Miss me? Great economic news! Pier 1 Imports will only close 80 or so stores, not the 125 anticipated originally. . . . The California Energy Commission is considering a ban on big screen televisions. It's not the pollution network programmers spew that is spur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    OC Shows Respectable Level of Support for Prop. 8 Challenge

    According to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal and the ACLU, among the Orange County contingent filing "friend of the court" briefs in support of Attorney General Jerry Brown's legal challenge of same-sex marriage barring Proposition 8:Irvine United Congregational ChurchOrange Cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Looking Back at 2008: The Ecstasy and the Irony

    This is not a look back at disgraced Sheriff Mike Carona, the Little Sheriff, the Debs, the Little Debbie Snack, the Freeway Complex Fire, Rick Warren, Wiley Drake, any lantern-jawed preacher with the last name of Schuller, pedo-priests, the 241 toll road extension, Proposition 8, fluctuating gasol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    The Purpose Driven Knife in the Back of Obama's Gay Supporters

    Perhaps for not going so hard on Barack Obama in last summer's Saddleback presidential forum, the Lake Forest mega-church's pastor, Rick Warren (right), will deliver the invocation at the president-elect's swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, reports CNN. Warren did not make a public endorsement in the rac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2008

    OC Metro: Worst Magazine...in the World!

    We at the Weekly have given OC Metro, the self-described "business lifestyle" magazine of Orange County, plenty of well-deserved jabs over the years. But the glossy monthly (Metro had been a biweekly for years until this past September, a downsizing we can all be happy about) has out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    To Do Tonight 12/3

    Carnival of Animals, 6:30 p.m.Robert Kapilow, composer and conductor leads a chamber orchestra. Not balloon animals.Cerritos Center, 12700 Center Court Dr. Cerritos, CA800-300-4345 Orange County Mormon Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m.The crowd may be slim due to Prop 8 boycotts, but at leas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Gay Marriage Proponents Unite! Mormons to Converge on Costa Mesa Wednesday

    Don't put your protest signs away just yet, anti-Prop. 8 opponents. (Orange County Mormon temples have been disrupted recently thanks to the Church of Latter-Day Saints having funneled gobs of cash into the Nov. 4 state voter initiative that prohibited gay marriage.) Mormon Times reports ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    In-N-Out Burger in Trouble With Health Departments!

    It's all about the grilled onions. I decided to end a day of puttering around my apartment by getting some air and taking my Sunday Times up the street to the In-N-Out Burger on the corner of PCH and 2nd in Long Beach. For whatever reason, I was in a grilled onion mood for my Double Double, except ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Supreme Court To Hear Challenges Of Prop 8

    The California Supreme Court agreed to hear legal challenges to the recently passed Proposition 8 today according to the LA Times. The state's highest court could have chosen not to hear any of the oppositions to the new amendment to the state constitution but decided to do the right thing instead. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Protesters Without Borders

    Capitalizing on the energy of the weekend’s marriage inequality protests (including Friday's march in Long Beach), Join the Impact, a blog designed to promote equal marriage rights for all Americans, is organizing a national protest on Saturday November 15. All supporters are asked to meet on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2008

    Video from Anti-Prop 8 March and Rally in Long Beach - Friday, Nov. 7

    I'm bad at guesstimating numbers, but considering how last-minute this anti-Prop 8 march was, I'd say around 5,000 must have turned out. The march began on the corner of Redondo and Broadway, and commenced down Broadway until it reached its final destination, Hamburger Mary's. At least three hel ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2008

    Orange County Sings the Obama Blues

    I'm bad at guesstimating numbers, but considering how last-minute this anti-Prop 8 march was, I'd say around 5,000 must have turned out. The march began on the corner of Redondo and Broadway, and commenced down Broadway until it reached its final destination, Hamburger Mary's. At least three hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Prop 8: No Way in Hell Is This Over

    I spent my Election Night trying to find non-existent parking outside Hamburger Mary's in Long Beach. The celebration inside sure looked like fun, though, but I don't think I would have stuck around past midnight to watch all the tears turn from Obama joy to Prop 8 despair. Failing that, I instead d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Bishop Soto Records Pro-Prop. 8 Message, God Laughs

    Got a voicemail yesterday in Spanish from Diocese of Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto urging us wabs to vote sí on Proposition 8 to protect the children, and I spit out the carnitas I was devouring from laughing so hard. Bishop Soto cares for children? The man who, while serving in his hometown Diocese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Bishop John Steinbock is a Disgusting, Pedo-Priest-Loving, Hypocritical Sinner

    Greatest-Religion-Reporter-Ever William Lobdell alerted me to the story of Diocese of Fresno Bishop John Steinbock removing Father Geoffrey Farrow from the diocese and his salary and health benefits for speaking out against the gay-marriage-banning Proposition 8 and coming out as a homosexual. That ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Nativo Lopez Organization Cowardly Stays "Neutral" on Propositions 8 and 4

    Remember Nativo Lopez? Guy called Larry who became radicalized during the 1960s, led renter strikes against SanTana slumlords during the 1980s, served on the SanTana Unified School Board during the 1990s, then was recalled for his conflict-of-influenza, amongst other sins in early 2004? He's spent t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Baby Hewie Firmly Aligned With Howard Homophobe Ahmanson

    In the couple of years I've been listening to local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt, I've seen the two causes he most firmly aligned himself with fail miserably: the 2006 mid-term election and the laughable presidential primary effort of Mitt Romney. Let's hope Hewie makes it a losing trifecta ... More >>

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