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Thursday, October 09

The Good Fight.

Joining the ranks of fellow celebrities Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg and Pete Wentz, out actor TR Knight donated some of his hard-earned cash to fighting Proposition 8, a measure that would re-ban gay marriage in California. Knight, who appears on Grey's Anatomy, gave $50,000. [Advocate] Permalink...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-09-2008
Wednesday, October 08

Projected Plea…

"The LDS Church's active support of a California ballot initiative banning gay marriage so far has been mostly confined to California. But during a special satellite broadcast from Salt Lake City tonight to LDS chapels in Utah County as well as in California, LDS authorities are expected to...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-08-2008
Tuesday, October 07

Wild West!

"More gay couples were married in California in the first three months that same-sex marriages were legal than were married in the first four years it was legal in Massachusetts, according to a new study." [Los Angeles Times] Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us |...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-07-2008
Monday, October 06

Juvenile Priorities.

"…The Archdiocese of San Francisco's Catholic Charities plans to cut its relationship with an adoption agency that works to place children with homosexuals. Jill Jacobs, the executive director of Family Builders by Adoption, told Our Sunday Visitor that, 'the funding from Catholic...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-06-2008
Thursday, October 02

Promising…

Activists hoping to overturn California's gay marriage ruling have raised about $18 million, about four million more than their opponents. According to recent Field Poll, however, the "Yes on 8" crowd is about 20 percentage points behind pro-gay voters: "…38 percent of likely...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-02-2008
Monday, September 29

Poppicock!

While we're talking about California's social conservatives, check out this incredibly erroneous assertion: "Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Will Increase Prevalence of Homosexuality." [Earned Media] Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-29-2008
Monday, September 29

Boring As Sin…

Proving themselves to be as dull as they are cruel, California's social conservatives today released their first television ad promoting Proposition 8, which would overturn this year's landmark gay marriage ruling. It's a total snooze fest. [Via Good As You] Permalink | post a comment...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-29-2008
Monday, September 29

Exceptional.

Though the company doesn't typically take positions on social matters such as Proposition 8, Google's head honchos describe the proposed reversal on California's gay marriage "chilling:" "While there are many objections to this proposition — further government encroachment...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-29-2008
Thursday, September 25

Lovely Numbers…

"Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, is in dire straits, with 55 percent of likely voters opposed and 41 percent in favor of the ban. Making it even tougher for the measure's supporters, only 4 percent of those surveyed were undecided." [San Francisco Chronicle...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-25-2008
Wednesday, September 24

Pilgrimage.

"Hundreds of pastors have called on their congregations to fast and pray for passage of a ballot measure in November that would put an end to gay marriage in California. The collective act of piety, starting Wednesday and culminating three days before the election in a revival for as many as 100...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-24-2008

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