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Professor remembered as a legal ally
Friends of a Chapman University law professor who died after falling from a parking structure last week remembered her as a legal ally to supporters of same-sex marriage. Mary "Katherine" Baird Darmer was one of the founding members and served as the...Tags: The Rachel Maddow Show (tv program), Manhattan (New York City), Family, Dan Choi, Facebook
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O.C.'s 'hidden minority' celebrates Prop. 8 ruling
Supporters of same-sex marriage called Tuesday's federal court ruling negating Proposition 8 a step in the right direction while opponents argued that the will of California voters should stand.
"It is incredible, marvelous," Newport Beach Dr. Jorge...Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Social Issues, Martin Luther King Jr.
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It's an 'emotional yo-yo'
COSTA MESA — Heather Ellis can't help but get teary-eyed when talking about how it feels to wait while lawyers and judges argue over the fate of same-sex marriage rights in California.
"I don't really know how to say it," Ellis, 38, said. "It's...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Newport Beach, Minority Groups, Lawyers, San Francisco
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Prop. 8 opponents rejoice
Orange County opponents of Proposition 8 planned to celebrate Wednesday evening while those who supported the voter-approved ban on gay marriage vowed to continue fighting. A scheduled rally at Sasscer Park across from the federal courthouse in Santa...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Mormon, Minority Groups
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Swing district in Ventura County may create opening for independent candidate
Daniel Mintz recently had a chance to see California's new election system up close, and it was an eye-opener. An official with the political organization MoveOn.org, Mintz was in California to work with his group's favored candidates, including a...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Dealers, auction houses cheer ruling on Calif. Resale Royalty Act
For more than 30 years, California gallery owners have complained about the state's resale royalty law, which gives visual artists in certain cases a percentage of repeat sales of their artworks. But few disputes over royalties have ever reached court,...
Tags: Martin Lawrence, Laws, Fine Artists, Gays and Lesbians, Robert Rauschenberg
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NAACP endorses same-sex marriage, says it's a civil right
In a move that some called historic, the county’s oldest African American civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution supporting gay marriage at a...Tags: Family, Gallup, Inc., Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, AIDS
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Contradiction in president's new position on gay marriage
WASHINGTON -There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Social Issues, Feminism, Abortion Issue, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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Postscript: Fighting for gay rights
Reacting to Eric J. Segall's Op-Ed article on Tuesday warning of a gay rights backlash if theU.S. Supreme Court overturns Proposition 8, reader Sara Wan of Malibu wrote: "It is wrong to suggest that pushing for civil liberties should be left to...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Family, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights
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Same-sex marriage: Empathy or right?
WASHINGTON -- There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Social Issues, Feminism, Abortion Issue, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president
Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, U.S. Department of Justice, AIDS
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Jay-Z rips anti-gay marriage movement as 'discrimination'
Pop & HissWhen Jay-Z speaks, people listen, and this week, the longtime supporter of Barack Obama echoed the president's sentiments on the topic of gay marriage. To denounce gay rights "is no different than discriminating against blacks," Jay-Z told CNN. "It's...
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