Posts Tagged ‘prop. 8’
Thousands turn out for Oakland Pride festival
Festival organizers estimate at least 45,000 people came out to Oakland Pride on Sunday, up about 18 percent from 38,000 last year.
Read MoreBay Area same-sex marriage advocates react as Supreme Court takes on Proposition 8
The four-year legal clash over California’s Proposition 8 may be coming to an end—the US Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear the case on the state’s same-sex marriage ban, and make its first-ever ruling on the issue. To gay and lesbian rights advocates around the Bay Area, this will be a momentous decision.
Read MoreOpponents of Proposition 8 rally outside federal court Monday
Opponents of Proposition 8 Rally outside federal court on Monday. Oakland North asks same-sex marriage supporters about their hopes for the federal trial.
Read MoreBay Area watches as Proposition 8 case begins in federal court
Testimony in Perry v. Schwarzenegger featured vivid personal testimony about struggles with discrimination based on sexual orientation. The team defending Proposition 8, meanwhile, argued that the state has a compelling interest to allow voters to define marriage.
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