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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: San Francisco Chronicle , Sacramento Bee , Los Angeles Times , Republicans Against 8 press release   CA Prop. 8 The first ads supporting California's anti-gay Proposition 8 campaign began airing today in California while a unique new voice opposed to the ballot measure responded with...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO -- After two courts rejected their complaints about the state's official description of Proposition 8, backers of the measure said they won't appeal to the Supreme Court. The measure on the November ballot will appear with text stating that it would...

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: Equality California press release and WorldNetDaily story Right-wing opponents of a law providing broad civil rights protections to California admitted yesterday that they had failed to collect the 433,000 signatures needed for a referendum to delay implementation of the law. But they said they...

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune SACRAMENTO -- In the battle over gay rights, this fall was supposed to be a slow period, almost like a political time-out. Both sides were expected to spend the next few months preparing for a California Supreme Court decision on whether to overturn the state's ban...