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Monday, August 04

Drama Queens!

About 200 pastors and other religious leaders gathered throughout California last week to discuss this November’s gay marriage vote, which non-profit People For The American Way describe as “the Armageddon of the culture war.” [Right Wing Watch]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 08-04-2008
Tuesday, July 29

Bright!

Power company PG&E energized gay rights in California by donating $250,000 to fight Proposition 8, which would reverse the state Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage. The brilliant part? Social conservatives can’t boycott electricity! [LA Times]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-29-2008
Wednesday, July 23

Cop Love.

Los Angeles’ police chief, William J. Bratton opened his check book to help fight Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage in the state. [LA Times]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-23-2008
Saturday, July 19

Hyatt Fight Update.

“Same-sex marriage advocates demanded Friday that Hyatt Hotels Corp. end its relationship with a business partner who is financially backing a California ballot initiative to ban gay marriage. Picketers outside the Manchester Grand Hyatt waved rainbow banners and signs reading “The ‘Hyatt’...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-19-2008
Friday, July 18

Hoorah!

“Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in California, is opposed by 51 percent of likely voters with 42 percent in favor, according to a new Field Poll.” [Union-Tribune]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-18-2008
Thursday, July 17

Not-So-United.

“Scores of United Methodist Church ministers in California are putting their careers on the line in an open revolt against religious edicts that forbid them to conduct weddings for gay and lesbian couples. The pastors could lose their jobs and clerical credentials in the church, the nation’s...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-17-2008
Wednesday, July 16

Bad Nup News...

“The California Supreme Court today rejected a bid to remove a measure from the November ballot that would restore the state’s ban on gay marriage. Without comment, the court unanimously refused to hear the legal challenge, filed last month by civil rights groups. The organizations argued...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-16-2008
Wednesday, July 09

Predictable, Beautiful.

“Kern County supervisors refused to ban gay marriage, rebutting a conservative group that sought to make it the first California county to reject the statewide policy. The Campaign for Children and Families hoped the passage of a gay marriage ban in Kern County would embolden other counties to...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-09-2008
Tuesday, July 08

Battling On...

“The issue of same-sex marriage is slated to be a hot topic at the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. A local group asked the board to create a local ordinance making same-sex marriage illegal in the county. However, county officials denied the request because state law trumps...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-08-2008
Thursday, July 03

Bad Juice.

“William Bolthouse has just donated $100,000 dollars to the ballot initiative to amend California’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage. He owns 43% of Bolthouse Farms, a company famous for its juice.” [Bilerico]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-03-2008

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