Reuters : Maine voters latest to turn down gay marriage
Posted by snagale in Related News on November 4th, 2009
Excerpt: PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention.
The law was approved by Maine’s Legislature in May but was not implemented after opponents gathered enough signatures to put the issue to a “people’s veto.”
About 30 lawyers crowded into a San Francisco courtroom hearing the challenge to California’s Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban, a high-risk venture that will set court policy for years, if it reaches the U.S. Supreme court.
Reuters : U.S. judge sets Jan 2010 federal gay marriage trial
Posted by snagale in Prop 8 News on August 19th, 2009
Excerpt: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The federal judge being asked to declare gay marriage a fundamental constitutional right on Wednesday set a January 2010 trial date and denied attempts by gay and conservative advocacy groups to join the case, already top-heavy with high profile lawyers.
About 30 lawyers crowded into a San Francisco courtroom hearing the challenge to California’s Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban, a high-risk venture that will set court policy for years, if it reaches the U.S. Supreme court.
Gronstal blocks amendment to reverse Iowa marriage equality
Posted by snagale in Related News, Videos on July 11th, 2009
Old news, however I neglected to share this before, but I was reminded of it today. Having been raised in Iowa, this touches me deeply. It reminds me that no matter what I have to say negatively about my home state, Iowa supports marriage equality and what Sen. Gronstal says underlines why we will have our equality soon. Knowing what we’ve been through lately and how we’ve been faltering and lost in our path to equality over the past couple months, I want to remind everyone that if words like this can come out of an Iowan, remember what we can all do—together.
Please send him a thank-you note: mike.gronstal@legis.state.ia.us
LA Times: Civil rights group threatens to fire local leader for gay marriage endorsement
Posted by snagale in Prop 8 News on July 11th, 2009
Excerpt: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has targeted the Rev. Eric P. Lee, president of the Los Angeles chapter, for his outspoken advocacy.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights group partly founded by Martin Luther King Jr., has threatened to fire the president of its Los Angeles chapter because he supports same-sex marriage.
The Rev. Eric P. Lee, president of the local SCLC chapter for two years, became an outspoken advocate of same-sex marriage during the recent campaign against Proposition 8, an amendment to the state Constitution that banned such unions.
See’s Candies: Letters Show Noncompliance with Equal Benefits Ordinance
Posted by CubanJon in Opinion & Editorial, Related News on July 9th, 2009
CONFIRMED: See’s Candies is closing it’s Union Square location in San Francisco because they are not in compliance with SF’s requirement to offer equal benefits to domestic partners & legal spouses. They state that they won’t renegotiate union contracts for a single city, which highlights the fact that they have no plans to offer employees equal benefits universally.
Although increasingly less common in CA, it is standard practice to not offer any more benefits than State and Federal law requires for domestic partners and other protected groups. This I understand from a purely economical standpoint, but to point out that their tactic would be to renegotiate for a single city rather than ensure that ALL their employees get equal treatment is something I do not understand and choose to stand against.
See’s was my favorite. I send See’s as gifts often, and bring 1 pound into the office on almost a weekly occasion. I will no longer spend my money at See’s unless they change their ways. I am writing a letter to them personally expressing my feelings and quantifying their loss in sales due to their decision.
I strongly encourage everyone else to follow suit. Wouldn’t it be nice if they listen?
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