Sunday, November 9, 2008
Proposition 8 has passed, denying to some the right enjoyed by other citizens in California, the right to marry.
SAN FRANCISCO — A week before Election Day, Christopher Burnett's floral shop filled an order for one of the many same-sex weddings he has worked in the last five months: eight corsages, a dozen boutonnieres and two bouquets for the two brides, each with three dozen roses.
Opponents of Proposition 8, after taking a close look at the ballot totals from Tuesday's election, today conceded defeat in their effort to keep same-sex marriage legal in California.
More than 2,000 people protesting California's new ban on gay marriage marched through streets Thursday, snarling afternoon rush-hour traffic on the west side as hundreds of police officers sought to contain them.
Unfortunate news has dimmed the exhilaration of this historic, life-changing election.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., -- - The NO on Prop 8 campaign today released a statement signed by more than 300 leading California pediatricians announcing their joint opposition to Prop 8 and concluding that the physician who signed the Prop 8 ballot statement, Jane Anderson, MD, in no way represents the majority of pediatricians on this issue.
ched a specialized gay tour company catering to sophisticated male travelers. With three departures planned in 2009, Savvy Navigator offers 12-day experiential, life-changing journeys for small groups to sample some of South Africa's lesser-known attractions and meet with leading artists, naturalists and intellectuals.
The SF Chronicle reports:
A tsunami of new money has poured into the campaign to defeat Proposition 8, as Hollywood celebrities, deep-pocketed donors and thousands of people from across the country wrote checks to block the proposed ban on same-sex marriage in California.
After Steele Luxury Travel's successful launch in January of 2008, the company, dedicated to providing luxurious international gay travel, has set out to offer four new and unique vacation experiences unlike any other offered in the gay travel market.
Thirteen is anything but unlucky for this year's Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and transsexuals partied down Brazil's world famous opacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (October 12) to call for an end to homophobic violence and discrimination.
Yes, we're in the midst of a bitter battle right now over Prop. 8, in which foes of gay marriage (or, to put it another way, proponents of hetero-only marriage) would like to amend the California Constitution to outlaw marriages between same-sex couples.
A ballot measure to ban gay marriage has already won the support of many religious leaders and Republican politicians.
Gay travel industry peak body IGLTA announces new partnership with leading gay travel training, accreditation and marketing program - GayComfort from Out Now.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, pending the revision of federal rules to allow people with HIV to enter the U.
The crew of the Delta Queen has produced a YouTube video to help persuade Congress to pass legislation that would allow the steamboat to continue plying America's rivers.
Perth religious leaders have hit back at Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi’s calls to have Perth rival Sydney and San Francisco as a centre for gay people, saying minorities should not dominate the city.
Perth mayor Lisa Scaffidi has a ‘gay vision’ for Australia’s western city, and she says it could rival Sydney or San Francisco.
Situated on Old Nashville Highway on the outskirts of Smyrna sits a little bar that has managed to become part of the small Middle Tennessee community.
When gay pride airs its head this September, Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle will spice up the celebrations with a risqué sequel to Another Gay Movie when the Pride Film Festival opens on September 26-October 09.