Prop 8 battle will continue into spring
Posted By Chal Pivik On November 26, 2008 @ 7:02 pm In Community, Politics, Social issues | Comments Disabled
[1]Several months will pass before the state supreme court rules on the amendment banning same sex marriage.
- As each side squares off in high dudgeon over the fate of Prop 8, the dramatically unfolding events provide a new chapter almost daily. The demonstrations have subsided for now as it became clear that the state supreme court will not be making a decision about the fate of the anti-gay amendment until late spring or early summer. Judicial tea leave readers are feverishly interpreting actions of Justice Joyce L. Kennard [2], a staunch supporter of gay rights in years past who cast the sole vote on the court to not review the matter.
- The Prop 8 good witch/bad witch hunt continues with the resignation of Richard Raddon [3], the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, as a result of the controversy over his contributing $1,500 to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California.
- Antebellum Gallery’s Rick Castro has quickly organized an art exhibit [4], opening next Saturday, Dec. 6th, that focuses on the maelstrom of cultural forces at play in the reinvigorated gay rights movement in California, and by extension, the nation. Proposition 8 – Who do you love, who do you hate? will present art, music, performances and videos referencing civil rights and marriage for all.
- Gay rights supporters can take heart from yesterday’s Florida state supreme court ruling [5] that makes it legal for same sex couples to adopt, overturning a 31-year-old law that banned unmarried couples, gay or straight, from adopting. Opponents promise an appeal.
- And finally, something to be thankful for: Ann Coulter’s jaw has been wired shut [6], reports LAT’s The Envelope.
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[2] Judicial tea leave readers are feverishly interpreting actions of Justice Joyce L. Kennard: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop8-court25-2008nov25,0,1631563.story
[3] The Prop 8 good witch/bad witch hunt continues with the resignation of Richard Raddon: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-raddonresigns26-2008nov26,0,5995000.story
[4] Antebellum Gallery’s Rick Castro has quickly organized an art exhibit: http://www.antebellum.us.ms/
[5] Gay rights supporters can take heart from yesterday’s Florida state supreme court ruling: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-briefs26-2008nov26,0,1122318.story
[6] Ann Coulter’s jaw has been wired shut: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/11/oh-dear-page-si.html
[7] BREAKING: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PROP. 8: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/26/breaking-supreme-court-upholds-prop-8/
[8] Prop 8 Oral Arguments to be heard in Supreme Court 3/5/09: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/03/prop-8-oral-arguments-to-be-heard-in-supreme-court-3509/
[9] Prop 8 ruling expected as soon as tomorrow: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/20/prop-8-ruling-expected-as-soon-as-tomorrow/
[10] Rachel Maddow on Prop 8 voters: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/12/05/rachel-maddow-on-prop-8-voters/
[11] If only California were Iowa: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/04/03/if-only-california-were-iowa/
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