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Source: Monterey Herald , Salinas Californian , San Jose Mercury News   CA Prop. 8 Supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 squared off Sunday along Main Street in Salinas, California for a raucus battle of signs and chants, indicating radically different views of what the state constitution is...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune , Los Angeles Times , San Francisco Chronicle , Associated Press   CA Prop. 8 Reports differ about exactly how much money has been raised by the campaigns for and against Proposition 8 in California. But one thing is clear: Both sides are raising huge sums for the...

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel , San Francisco Chronicle , St. Petersburg Times , Miami Herald With a new poll raising doubts about the prospects of an amendment essentially banning gay marriage in Florida, backers of the measure on Monday traveled to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area to urge pastors...

Source: Boston Globe , South Coast Today Boston -- The state attorney general today approved paperwork filed by opponents of same-sex marriages who are pushing a statewide referendum that would reinstate a 1913 statute that prevented gay and lesbian couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union...

Source: Arizona Republic , Detroit News , Tucson Weekly For Meg Sneed, a 25-year-old Arizona lesbian, journeys to change a thousand hearts begin with a single thought: There's power in sharing personal stories. She and other young people have been sharing their stories for the past week during a...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune , Los Angeles Times SAN DIEGO -- Before showing pride, the local gay community tried to exhibit a little muscle. Activists rallied at noon yesterday outside the Manchester Grand Hyatt, calling for a boycott of the downtown San Diego hotel. They are angry that owner Doug...

Source: Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle , Deb Price via AlterNet The sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage in California claimed Monday to have gathered enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. A coalition of religious groups...

Source: Tampa Tribune , St. Petersburg Times , Palm Beach Post TAMPA -- The group backing a state constitutional amendment to limit marriage only to straight couples kicked off its publicity campaign Thursday with a group of Christian senior citizens. The Florida Coalition to Protect Marriage held several...

Source: Orlando Sentinel and Huffington Post TALLAHASSEE, Fla -- Florida residents will vote in November on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, state officials announced late Friday. The signature-petition drive launched three years ago by social-conservative groups managed to beat Friday's...

Source: Orlando Sentinel A national gay-rights group came to Orlando on Tuesday to launch a statewide effort against a proposed ban on same-sex marriage. The Human Rights Campaign held the first of a series of training sessions for gay-rights volunteers at a Thornton Park eatery, despite word from the...