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Source: Ventura County Star , Bay Area Reporter , KFSN   CA Prop. 8 The campaign for and against Proposition 8 -- a measure that aims to constitutionally ban gay and lesbian couples from marrying in California -- is just beginning to segue from quiet, behind-the-scenes fundraising to the turn-up...

Source: Los Angeles Times , Huffington Post CA Prop. 8 In a 60-second commercial, being aired widely on California cable channels, a young bride, looking lovely in her wedding dress, tries to walk down the aisle to her groom, but is blocked again and again by obstacles in her way. The sepia-tone ad concludes...

Source: Sacramento Bee , Los Angeles Times , McClatchy Newspapers via Olympian The influential ballot summary of the initiative to ban marriage equality in California has been rewritten, and opponents of Proposition 8 are calling the new version "good news." Supporters of Proposition 8 said...

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: San Diego Union Tribune , Los Angeles Times , North County Times At least 14 employees in the San Diego County Clerk's Office raised religious objections to performing gay wedding ceremonies but were told by their boss they couldn't pick and choose between marriage applicants, the San...

Source: Oroville Mercury-Register , Pam's House Blend OROVILLE -- Another county in California is getting out of the wedding-ceremony business, but -- unlike a similar decision in Kern County -- officials in Butte County insist that the change is only about dollars and cents, not about politics or...

Source: Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert , Sacramento Bee CA marriage case California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday embraced the idea of gay marriages starting in June in California counties, Sacramento Bee reports on its Capitol Alert blog. Speaking at a ceremony announcing a charter school financing...

Source: news.com.au , CBS News , New Zealand Herald Calling it "the big elephant in the room", talk show host Ellen DeGeneres went toe-to-toe with presidential hopeful John McCain on the subject of marriage equality during a polite clash on her daytime TV show. [see video clip below] Speaking...

Source: KGTV , Los Angeles Times CA marriage case WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The West Hollywood city council wants to be among the first California agencies to grant wedding licenses to gay and lesbian couples, and will vote Monday on a request to move to the head of the line. Two council members in the...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune , Associated Press via Boston Herald CA marriage case SACRAMENTO -- Gay and lesbian couples who get married in the next several months aren't likely to have their licenses invalidated if voters approve a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in November, according...