Nov 07, 2008

NO on Prop 8 Campaign Leaders Call on Community to Stand Together

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2008

Contact: Ali Bay
Phone: 916.284.9187

NO on Prop 8 Campaign Leaders Call on Community to Stand Together

Top leaders from the NO on Prop 8 campaign today issued the following statement urging leaders in the community to stand together following the passage of Prop 8.

“This has been an incredibly difficult week for Californians who are disappointed in the passage of Proposition 8, which takes away the right to marry for same-sex couples in our state. We feel a profound sense of disappointment in this defeat, but know that in order to move forward we must continue to stand together as one community in order to secure full equality in California.

“In working to defeat Prop 8, a profound coalition banded together to fight for equality. Faith leaders, labor, teachers, civil rights leaders and communities of color, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, public officials, local school boards and city councils, parents, corporate law firms and bar associations, businesses, and people from all walks of life joined together to stand up against discrimination. We must build on this coalition in order to achieve equal rights for all Californians.

“We achieve nothing if we isolate the people who did not stand with us in this fight. We only further divide our state if we attempt to blame people of faith, African American voters, rural communities and others for this loss. We know people of all faiths, races and backgrounds stand with us in our fight to end discrimination, and will continue to do so. Now more than ever it is critical that we work together and respect our differences that make us a diverse and unique society. Only with that understanding will we achieve justice and equality for all.”

Geoff Kors, Executive Director, Equality California
Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Lorri Jean, CEO, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
Delores Jacobs, CEO, San Diego Gay and Lesbian Center

Nov 06, 2008

Nancy Pelosi on the Passage of Prop 8

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-247-6122

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the passage of California Proposition 8:

“I am deeply disappointed by the passage of Proposition 8. This ballot measure takes away individual rights and freedoms, and is rooted in the politics of division.

“The passage of this measure diminishes the California Constitution. We must continue to fight for equal treatment of all of California’s citizens and families. I strongly support the legal challenges underway to halt this dangerous revision of our State Constitution.”

Nov 06, 2008

A California embarrassment

La Opinión | LINK TO ARTICLE

The election in California had two faces. One is pride that a large majority voted for the man who would be the first African-American president of the United States. The second is the embarrassment of changing the Constitution to impose restrictions on the rights of a minority in California.

En español

Nov 06, 2008

Proposition 8 Vote Disappointing, Shows Great 8-Year Progress

California Voters Have Moved Significantly on Issue of Equality, NO on Prop 8 Campaign was Historic, Broad Coalition Effort Across State

SAN FRANCISCO – NO on Prop 8 campaign leaders today expressed deep disappointment with the passage of Proposition 8, which takes away the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. Although final ballots still continue to be counted during the next 30 days, campaign leaders do not believe those votes will be enough to overcome the small deficit of no votes needed to prevent Prop 8 from passing.

Nov 05, 2008

Statement by No on Prop 8 Campaign on Election Status

Roughly 400,000 votes separate yes from no on Prop 8 – out of 10 million votes tallied.

Based on turnout estimates reported yesterday, we expect that there are more than 3 million and possibly as many as 4 million absentee and provisional ballots yet to be counted.

Given that fundamental rights are at stake, we must wait to hear from the Secretary of State tomorrow how many votes are yet to be counted as well as where they are from.

It is clearly a very close election and we monitored the results all evening and this morning.

As of this point, the election is too close to call.

Because Prop 8 involves the sensitive matter of individual rights, we believe it is important to wait until we receive further information about the outcome.

Nov 05, 2008

Comunicado Post-electoral de No a la Prop 8

Statement by No on Prop 8 Campaign on Election Status en Español

Nov 04, 2008

California’s Prop 8 Vote Remains Tight

The Wall Street Journal | LINK TO ARTICLE

Opposing forces in California’s $70-million-dollar gay marriage battle braced for a tight race Tuesday that could impact how the contentious issue plays out in the rest of the nation.

Nov 04, 2008

Record turnout expected as Californians cast votes on key initiatives

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Californians swept Democrat Barack Obama to the presidency as they voted in anticipated record numbers Tuesday. They also cast ballots on a dozen propositions, including high-profile initiatives aiming to ban gay marriage and require doctors to notify parents before minors receive abortions.

Nov 04, 2008

Nation watches as a divided California prepares to decide on same-sex marriage

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Supporters and opponents have mounted a costly campaign over Proposition 8, which would amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriage.

After the most expensive campaign in state history over a social issue, Californians went to the polls today to vote on the divisive and deeply emotional issue of same-sex marriage.

Nov 03, 2008

Faith leaders make final push on gay marriage ban

The Sacramento Bee | LINK TO ARTICLE

The battle over same-sex marriages was waged in congregations throughout the region Sunday as faith leaders on both sides of the issue made one final appeal to their members.

With only two days before the election, ministers urged members to do the right thing when they vote on Proposition 8, the ballot measure which would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

Nov 03, 2008

More than 600 show up in Salt Lake City to rally against Prop. 8

The Salt Lake Tribune | LINK TO ARTICLE

Forget Joe the Plumber. Never mind Joe 6-pack. This election, says one Provo mom of two gay children, has spawned yet another political icon: “Mother bears who defend their cubs.”

Nov 02, 2008

No on Proposition 8

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Debunking the myths used to promote the ban on same-sex marriage.

Clever magicians practice the art of misdirection—distracting the eyes of the audience to something attention-grabbing but irrelevant so that no one notices what the magician is really doing. Look over at that fuchsia scarf, up this sleeve, at anything besides the actual trick.

Nov 01, 2008

No on 8 Reveals New Ad Showing Obama, Schwarzenegger, Feinstein Joining Together Calling for Defeat of Unfair Initiative

Ad Answers Proposition 8’s Dishonest Flyer Targeting African-American Voters

SACRAMENTO – Hours after the Proposition 8 campaign admitted it had mailed a flyer to African-American voters that lies about Sen. Barack Obama’s position on the initiative, the NO on 8 Campaign launched a statewide television ad reminding voters that Sen. Obama, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as well as the state’s leading newspapers, have all called for the defeat of Proposition 8.

Nov 01, 2008

Magic Johnson Urges Voters to Vote NO on Proposition 8

SACRAMENTO – Magic Johnson, enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame after winning five NBA championships as a Los Angeles Laker, and three Most Valuable Player awards, has lent his voice to the chorus of those calling Proposition 8 wrong and unfair.

Nov 01, 2008

Ann Landers and Proposition 8

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Watch it, bubs! Ann Landers would have told you it’s all about fairness and tolerance.

Proposition 8 aims to eliminate marriage rights for same-sex couples. Is it right to do so?

Three weeks ago, I came to Los Angeles from the East Coast to attend the wedding of two men for whom I have great affection.

Nov 01, 2008

Mormons and Proposition 8

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Of all people, Mormons should be sensitive to those seeking nontraditional unions.

Reports that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a big supporter of Proposition 8 should sadden all Mormons. Based on the unique history of Mormons, there is no religious group in our country that should be more tolerant of “nontraditional” forms of marriage than those of us whose ancestors were polygamist Mormons, who were persecuted because of theirtheir “nontraditional” marriages.

Oct 31, 2008

No on Prop 8 Campaign Slams Dishonest Mailer Targeting African-American Voters

Mailer Misrepresents Sen. Obama Who is Opposed to Proposition 8; Misleading African-American Voters is Clearly the Goal of Deceptive Prop 8 Campaign

SACRAMENTO – The NO on Prop 8 campaign today condemned an official Proposition 8 mailer clearly targeted to African-American voters that completely misrepresents and lies about Sen. Barack Obama’s position on Proposition 8. In fact, the Obama campaign felt compelled to release a new statement tonight making it absolutely clear that he and Joe Biden oppose Prop 8 in the strongest terms.

Oct 31, 2008

President Bill Clinton Asks California Voters To Vote NO on Proposition 8

Tells Voters Prop 8: “Not What America is About”

SACRAMENTO – In a telephone call to California voters, President Clinton delivers the following message regarding the unfairness of Proposition 8…

Oct 31, 2008

No on 8 Statement on Field Poll

“The Field Poll shows that Prop 8’s deceptive campaign has failed to move their numbers much at all. Prop 8 is trying to run a campaign to get to a Yes vote, yet they have remained in this and other polls well below the 50 percent margin necessary for success. We are running a No campaign, and we are successfully keeping our opponents below 50 percent.

Oct 30, 2008

Silicon Valley Leaders to Denounce Prop 8 in Newspaper Ad

High Tech Business Executives, Venture Capital leaders to Urge Californians to Stand Up for Equality

Santa Clara – The leadership of the nation’s high-tech industry feels so strongly that Prop 8 is wrong and unfair, that a coalition of key leaders is running a full page advertisement in a major daily newspaper urging Californians to vote NO on Prop 8. The ad, running in Friday’s San Jose Mercury News, includes a list of “Who’s Who of the Silicon Valley”, including the founders and CEOs of Google, Yahoo!, Adobe Systems and Cisco Systems.

Oct 30, 2008

Secret Million-Dollar Mormon Donor to Prop 8 Revealed

Total Contributions from Mormon Church Members May Now Total $20 Million

SACRAMENTO – The NO on Prop 8 campaign today announced that the secret $1 million donor to Prop 8 has been revealed: Alan Ashton, of Lindon, Utah.

Oct 30, 2008

NO on Prop 8 Campaign Releases Statement by 300 California Pediatricians

Leading Pediatricians Refute MD Who Signed Prop 8 Ballot Argument

SACRAMENTO – The NO on Prop 8 campaign today released a statement signed by more than 300 leading California pediatricians announcing their joint opposition to Prop 8 and concluding that the physician who signed the Prop 8 ballot statement, Jane Anderson, MD, in no way represents the majority of pediatricians on this issue. The pediatrician statement took issue with Dr. Anderson, who identifies herself as a Fellow of the American College of Pediatricians. According to that organization’s Web site, the American College of Pediatricians believes homosexuality is “preventable and changeable” and that “spanking can be an effective component of discipline.” (See: www.acpeds.org)

Oct 30, 2008

Live Nation Donates $50,000 to Urge Voters to Vote on No on Prop 8

SACRAMENTO – Live Nation, the world’s largest live music company, donated $50,000 to the NO on Prop. 8 campaign today. The company opposes Prop. 8 because the measure takes away individual rights.

Oct 30, 2008

Our Common Humanity

An Open Letter to Our African American Clergy Colleagues and Church Members

We believe that all members of our democratic society should have equal protection under the law.

Oct 29, 2008

NO on Prop 8 to Air Two Spots Produced by Supporters for YouTube

Campaign will Become First to Borrow YouTube Talent and Air It

SACRAMENTO – In a first for an American political campaign, the NO on Prop 8 campaign will pay to air two spots that were originally produced and uploaded to YouTube by supporters completely independent of the campaign.

Oct 29, 2008

Editorial: Proposition 8: Issue is rights, not schools

The Sacramento Bee | LINK TO ARTICLE

If you only watched TV ads, you might think Proposition 8 had something to do with sex education in public schools. It doesn’t. It says nothing about education.

Oct 29, 2008

Leading Legal Scholars Reject Prop 8 Arguments

Verdict is in: 59 Constitutional and Family Law Professors from 14 California Law Schools Analyze and Reject Prop. 8 Claims

SACRAMENTO – Today the NO on Prop 8 campaign released a rare joint statement signed by 59 distinguished law professors concluding that the Prop. 8 campaign’s legal arguments are false, adding their voices to a growing chorus of educators, newspapers and other experts who say the Prop. 8 campaign has been deceptive and misleading.

Oct 28, 2008

No on Prop 8 Responds to Debate Request from Frank Schubert

Today the NO on Prop 8 Campaign responded to a request by Prop 8 proponents to hold an unnecessary debate.

Oct 28, 2008

Actores de ‘Betty’ hacen campaña contra la 8

La Opinión | LINK TO ARTICLE

Ferrera, Ortiz y Plana aparecen desde ayer en anuncios en español

Oct 28, 2008

Endorsements: Propositions, Vote NO on Prop 8

The Daily Californian | LINK TO ARTICLE

The scare tactics used by proponents are shamelessly spurious. Note that Proposition 8 makes no mention of changes to the curriculum taught in classrooms or to the tax-exemption status of churches.

Oct 28, 2008

The San Diego City Beat Editorial

The San Diego City Beat | LINK TO ARTICLE

The good news is that young people are overwhelmingly supportive of gay-marriage.

Oct 27, 2008

Mormons face flak for backing Prop. 8

The San Francisco Chronicle | LINK TO ARTICLE

Prop. 8 is on pace to be the costliest race in the nation, except for the billion-dollar presidential election. The Yes on 8 campaign estimates that up to 40 percent of its donations come from Mormons. Some others estimate that Mormons account for over 70 percent of donations from individuals.

Oct 26, 2008

Gay marriage backers protest Oakland Mormons

The San Francisco Chronicle | LINK TO ARTICLE

About 50 protesters came to the Mormon Temple in Oakland this morning to speak out against the religious group’s support for an anti-gay marriage ballot measure.

Oct 26, 2008

Educators Condemn New Prop 8 Ad

Reveal Opt Out Connection of Key 8 Architect, Call Portrayal of California Superintendent of Schools “Disgraceful and Outrageous”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – 10/25/2008 – Today a leading education legislator and teachers attacked the latest deceptive TV ad by the Prop 8 campaign which focuses on a school field trip and continues a pattern of lying about their measure. In fact, a chief architect of their movement, Brad Dacus, promotes California’s broad opt out law, which allows parents to pull their child from any school activity that violates their religious or moral beliefs.

Oct 25, 2008

Apple joins Google in fighting Prop. 8

San Francisco Chronicle | LINK TO ARTICLE

Apple Inc. is donating $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, which seeks to end same-sex marriage in California by amending the Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

Oct 25, 2008

Shriver against a ban on gay marriage

The San Jose Mercury News | LINK TO ARTICLE

Shriver said, “I believe in people’s right to choose a partner that they love, and that’s a decision that I have come to, and I have felt that way for a long time.”

Oct 24, 2008

MTV Networks/Viacom Urge Voters to Reject Prop 8

Business Joins the Equality Business Advisory Council to Defeat Prop 8, Protect Freedom to Marry for all Californians

SACRAMENTO – MTV Networks/Viacom today joined the growing number of leading California businesses leaders signing onto the Equality Business Advisory Council to show their opposition to Proposition 8. Prop 8 would eliminate the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry in California by amending the state’s Constitution.

Oct 24, 2008

Another Major Elected Official Says NO to Prop 8

LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Announces Opposition to Prop. 8

Oct 24, 2008

Apple donates $100,000 to fight same-sex marriage ban

The Los Angeles Times Blog | LINK TO ARTICLE

Apple is contributing $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, the California ballot measure that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman. The company’s announcement today came as the fight over Prop. 8 grows hotly contested, with recent polls showing the race tightening.

Oct 24, 2008

New Proposition 8 strategy: Donate, or else

The Los Angeles Times Blog | LINK TO ARTICLE

The pro-8 campaign continues to confuse support for same-sex marriage with lack of support for traditional marriage.

Oct 24, 2008

No on Prop 8 Campaign Reports Huge Surge in Financial Donors

“We have seen a huge surge in donations these last three weeks for one reason—people are tired of hearing the lies and distortions about Proposition 8. We have more than doubled our contributors just in October.

Oct 24, 2008

Prop 8: California gay marriage fight divides LDS faithful

The Salt Lake Tribune | LINK TO ARTICLE

The church’s effort against gay marriage is its most vigorous since 1970s

The thought of going to church in her southern California LDS ward makes Carol Oldham cry. She can’t face one more sermon against same-sex marriage. She can’t tolerate the glares at the rainbow pin on her lapel.

Oct 24, 2008

Second Major Republican Elected Official Today Says No to Prop 8

Former Congressman Tom Campbell Announces Opposition to Prop. 8

Oct 23, 2008

Assembly Member Jones Calls Prop. 8 Full of Lies

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) attacked the continuous failed strategies of lies and misrepresentation that the Proposition 8 campaign continues to push to the public.

Oct 23, 2008

API Leaders Urge No on Prop 8

Asian American Leaders in Los Angeles and San Francisco Urge NO on Prop 8
Across the State, Key Community Leaders Seek to Correct Misinformation Circulating in Asian Communities

On Thursday, October 23, 2008, API Equality LA and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) convened a Broad Alliance of Asian/Pacific Islander community groups and leaders united to oppose Proposition 8 and support marriage equality. Events were held at the National Center for Preservation of Democracy (at the Japanese American National Museum) in Los Angeles and at the Chinese for Affirmative Action Community Room in San Francisco.

Oct 23, 2008

Editorial: No on Prop 8

The California Aggie | LINK TO ARTICLE

Vote no on scare tactics

Oct 23, 2008

GOP leader makes conservative pitch for No on 8

The Sacramento Bee | LINK TO ARTICLE

Former Republican Rep. Tom Campbell, who briefly served as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget director and is fundraising for a potential run for governor in 2010, has written an op-ed urging Republicans to vote against Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban.

Oct 23, 2008

No on Prop 8 Releases Spanish-Language Radio Ads Calling Tactics “False and Unfair”

Los Angeles Mayor Joins in Denouncing Shameful Campaign

SACRAMENTO – The NO on Prop 8 campaign today launched a dramatic new Spanish language radio ad that exposes the lies of the Prop 8 campaign.

Oct 23, 2008

Prop 8 Campaign Threatens Business Leaders

NO on Prop 8 Campaign Calls for Threats to Stop

SACRAMENTO – Today, a San Diego business leader against Proposition 8 announced he received a letter from the Proposition 8 Executive Committee requesting funding and revoking his support of equality.

click here to read the Prop 8 letter to Jim Abbott of Abbott & Associates (pdf)

Oct 22, 2008

California Measure to End Same-Sex Marriage Trailing, Poll Says

Bloomberg.com | LINK TO ARTICLE

A California ballot measure that would halt same-sex marriages in the most-populous U.S. state is trailing among those expected to cast ballots in November, a poll found.

Oct 22, 2008

Poll: Same-sex ban still trails; gap closing

The San Jose Mercury News | LINK TO ARTICLE

A majority of Californians still oppose a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, but the margin is narrowing so notably that the fate of Proposition 8 may hinge on the turnout for the presidential race.

Oct 22, 2008

PPIC Poll Debunks Legitimacy of Prop 8’s Advertisements

No on 8 Campaign Says Misleading Ad Backfiring

Oct 22, 2008

Gay Marriage in Peril in California

The Wall Street Journal | LINK TO ARTICLE

A state ballot measure to ban gay marriage in California is gaining momentum, with polls showing almost even odds of it passing after trailing by double digits a month ago.

Oct 22, 2008

Prop 8 opponents seek support in black churches

The San Francisco Chronicle | LINK TO ARTICLE

The electoral battle over whether same-sex couples can marry is reaching its peak, and both campaigns are turning their attention to African Americans, particularly the churchgoing.

Oct 21, 2008

NO on Prop. 8 Responds to Voice of Intolerance, Tom McClintock

Statement by Geoff Kors, Executive Committee Member, NO on Prop. 8:

“Tom McClintock’s comments today are completely offensive to all Californians. These comments show a level of intolerance that is unacceptable in our state. Comparing California’s same-sex couples, many of whom have been together for decades, to dogs is despicable. Tom McClintock, and the other voices of intolerance behind Proposition 8 who wish to eliminate fundamental rights, will be soundly defeated on Election Day. Californians understand that voting NO on Prop. 8 will send a clear message that treating any person differently will not be tolerated in our state.”

Oct 21, 2008

Education Leaders Say Prop 8 Ads are Shameful

Top State Educators Join Chorus Denouncing Ads Using Kids for Political Gain

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, current President of the State Board of Education Ted Mitchell, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin and former President of the State Education Board, Reed Hastings, today joined the growing number of educators to speak out against the deceptive ads of the Prop. 8 campaign.

Oct 21, 2008

A Lesson About Prop 8

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

Despite what proponents say, its defeat would not change what California’s schools teach.

Californians tend to be an open-minded crowd that wouldn’t take kindly to a campaign attacking homosexuality or attempting to strip away people’s rights. So the well-financed and savvy backers of Proposition 8 have produced waves of advertising aimed instead at making voters believe that supporters of same-sex marriage are intent on stripping away everyone else’s rights, and that this ballot measure is the only way for traditionally religious people to retain them.

Oct 21, 2008

State Education Officials Slam New Ads For Prop. 8

CBS5.com | LINK TO ARTICLE

State education officials spoke out Tuesday against a series of ads released by the “Yes on 8” campaign that claim same-sex marriage would be taught in public schools if the statewide initiative fails.

Oct 21, 2008

The Bee Recommends: No on Prop 8

The Fresno Bee | LINK TO ARTICLE

The state constitution shouldn’t be used to turn some people into second-class citizens. Vote “no” on Proposition 8.

Oct 21, 2008

Tom McClintock speaks out on farm animal, gay marriage measures

The Los Angeles Times Blog | LINK TO ARTICLE

State Sen. Tom McClintock, the vocal conservative Republican from Thousand Oaks, probably shouldn’t expect an invitation to the next party by PETA or the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center after comments he made today on two controversial ballot measures.

Oct 20, 2008

Churches Will Not Lose Tax Exemptions for Performing Same Sex Marriages

American Forum | LINK TO ARTICLE

The proponents of Proposition 8 have unleashed an ad in which a law professor proclaims that unless marriage rights are denied to same-sex couples, churches risk losing their tax exemptions. The claim is pure nonsense and any lawyer who makes such a claim should apologize for misleading the many religious leaders and congregations in this state who, because they are not legal experts, rely on those of us who are.

Oct 20, 2008

Mormon Scholar’s Memo Debunks Prop 8 Ads

Well-known Mormon Legal Scholar Confirms Prop 8 has Nothing to do with Education

On the day that the Proposition 8 campaign released a new television ad repeating for the third time a charge that has been exposed as untrue, the NO on Prop 8 campaign challenged the Prop. 8 campaign to end its campaign of deception.

Oct 19, 2008

Universalist Unitarians work to support gay marriage in CA

UU World | LINK TO ARTICLE

UU Legislative Ministry opposes California’s Proposition 8 as an attack on marriage equality.

Oct 19, 2008

Faith groups gather to oppose Prop 8

The California Aggie | LINK TO ARTICLE

Leaders call same-sex marriage ban unethical.

Oct 19, 2008

Questions raised over Yes on Proposition 8 ads

The San Jose Mercury News | LINK TO ARTICLE

Widely distributed TV and radio ads warn California voters of two dramatic consequences if they don’t approve a ban on same-sex marriage in November: “Churches could lose their tax exemption,” and “gay marriage taught in public schools.” Not exactly true, say legal experts and state education officials.

Oct 18, 2008

LDS Church gets petition from Prop. 8 foes

The Mormon Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

About 30 people who oppose the LDS Church’s efforts against the legalization of gay marriage in California delivered hundreds of letters and a signed petition to a church spokeswoman at the faith’s headquarters on Friday, asking that top leaders read about their concerns.

Oct 18, 2008

Editorial: No on Proposition 8

LA Downtown News | LINK TO ARTICLE

Gays and lesbians deserve the same right to marriage that the rest of Californians enjoy. Vote no on Proposition 8.

Oct 17, 2008

AsianWeek Endorsements

Asian Week | LINK TO ARTICLE

Proposition 8: NO
Limits on Marriage. Constitutional Amendment. Our California Constitution guarantees the same freedoms and rights to everyone—no one group should be singled out or treated differently.

Oct 17, 2008

Biden Appears on Ellen, Says He’d Vote Against CA Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage

ABC News Blog | LINK TO ARTICLE

Joe Biden didn’t bust a move with Ellen DeGeneres at a Thursday taping of her show, but he did take to the couch hitting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for not signing on to more debates and saying he’d vote against the California ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage.

Oct 17, 2008

Biden Opposes California Proposition 8, Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The San Francisco Sentinel | LINK TO ARTICLE

‘If I lived in California, I’d clearly vote against Prop 8.’

Oct 17, 2008

California needs our help now

The Washington Blade | LINK TO ARTICLE

Time is running out for supporters of gay marriage everywhere to support the opposition to California’s Proposition 8, which would overturn the landmark pro-marriage Supreme Court decision in the nation’s largest state. Substantial earlier opposition to the measure now appears to be turning around.

Oct 17, 2008

New SurveyUSA Poll Shows Prop 8 Within Margin of Error – And What’s with that Ad?

The California Majority Report | LINK TO ARTICLE

SurveyUSA released their latest poll today on Proposition 8. They say Prop 8 has a slight 48-45 lead, although that is within the four-point margin of error, and it is also below the coveted 50 percent threshold.

Oct 17, 2008

No on Proposition 8, Yes to Equality

San Lorenzo Press Banner | LINK TO ARTICLE

Right now in the state of California, gay marriages are legal. Unfortunately, it might not be for long.

Oct 17, 2008

Proposition 8’s defeat would be good for business

The SF Business Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

It’s wrong to deprive certain citizens of basic rights.

Oct 17, 2008

Teachers union donates $1 million to oppose Proposition 8

The Los Angeles Times | LINK TO ARTICLE

The gift from the California Teachers Association comes as an internal poll by opponents of the initiative to ban gay marriage reveals that the campaign has not raised as much as supporters.

Oct 16, 2008

NO on 8 only has 30,000 donors

Bay Area Reporter | LINK TO ARTICLE

The campaign to defeat Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage initiative, only has 30,000 donors out of an estimated 1 million LGBT Californians, the campaign’s director said Tuesday, October 14. Many of those contributors are straight allies.

Oct 16, 2008

San Diego Union Tribune Editorial: Inflammatory TV ads pollute Prop. 8 debate

San Diego Union Tribune | LINK TO ARTICLE

“Enough with these petty political games. This is serious business. Let’s shelve the theatrics, and think about what would be best for all Californians. The answer begins with equal rights for everyone and a No vote on Proposition 8.”

Oct 15, 2008

Bakersfield Californian Urges Readers to Vote No on Proposition 8

Bakersfield Californian | LINK TO ARTICLE

“Californians need to move beyond the divisiveness that Prop. 8 has engendered and embrace tolerance and reconciliation. Live and let live.” Read more

Oct 15, 2008

Molly Ringwald fights gay marriage ban!

E! Online News | LINK TO ARTICLE

Molly Ringwald is the latest celeb to come out against Proposition 8, a California ballot initiative that seeks to overturn the state’s legalization of gay marriage.

Oct 15, 2008

No on 8

Santa Rosa Press Democrat | LINK TO ARTICLE

Proposition 8 consists of a single sentence: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

But it’s hardly simple. Those 14 words would rescind the recently established right of single-sex couples to marry, and they would be fixed in the state constitution.

Oct 15, 2008

Poll: Asian Americans oppose gay marriage ban

The San Francisco Chronicle | LINK TO ARTICLE

A new poll shows that Asian-American voters in California are solidly against a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in the state.

Oct 15, 2008

Prop. 8 should be defeated

Stockton Record | LINK TO ARTICLE

Prop. 8 should be defeated. We must not write discrimination into the California Constitution.

Oct 14, 2008

California is better than intolerant Prop 8

LA Daily News | LINK TO ARTICLE

In California, two adults of the same sex have the right to share their lives, their beds, their finances and, sometimes, even their health insurance. Together, they can buy property, adopt and raise children, and grow old.

Earlier this year, a court ruling allowed same-sex couples to take the next logical step: Solidify their long-term commitments to each other through a state-recognized legal arrangement commonly known as marriage. But almost as soon as the ruling was made, opponents to gay marriage launched a campaign to change the state constitution to take away the right to marry from one small segment of society.

Oct 13, 2008

Mormons lead the way in financing the YES on 8 efforts

The Sacremento Bee | LINK TO ARTICLE

Pam and Rick Patterson have always followed teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and tried to live within their means.

Oct 13, 2008

Prop 8 vote could harm domestic partners

San Diego Union Tribune | LINK TO ARTICLE

If California voters take a stand in favor of same-sex marriage Nov. 4, it could ignite a fresh debate over another hard-won gay right – domestic partnerships.

Oct 12, 2008

Editorial: Separate is still not equal

The Connecticut high court’s ruling Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry is significant because that state already had a civil unions law on the books. Even though civil unions, adopted in 2005, carried the same legal rights as marriage, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that denying the status of marriage itself to same-sex couples was discriminatory. “To decide otherwise,” wrote Justice Richard Palmer for the majority, “would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others.”

Oct 12, 2008

UCI Law Dean speaks against marriage ban

The Orange County Register | LINK TO ARTICLE

Professor Erwin Chemerinsky talks at Irvine church whose members are waging fight against Prop. 8.

Oct 11, 2008

Asian Pacific American Elected Leaders Urge Asian Pacific American Voters to Vote No on Proposition 8

Oct 10, 2008

EDITORIAL: “We Urge a No Vote on Prop. 8”

LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO | LINK TO ARTICLE

This year the State of California has 12 propositions on the ballot. Of the 12, two are highly emotional, controversial, and have attracted their fair share of attention this year. The Propositions are Prop. 4 and Proposition 8 which will nullify the right for same sex marriage.

Oct 10, 2008

No on 8 Campaign Applauds Connecticut Marriage Decision

Connecticut today confirmed the right to marry for same-sex couples. Preventing same-sex couples from marrying was found to violate the state constitution.

Oct 10, 2008

NO on Prop 8 Campaign Demands Ads Be Taken Off the Air

Oct 09, 2008

Endorsement ’08: Say ‘No’ to all propositions except 11

Why we oppose it: This initiative is a response to a state Supreme Court ruling in May. The court ruled that the constitution does not allow the state to deny those who are homosexual the right to marry – just as it decided 60 years ago that the California Constitution does not allow the state to deny individuals of different races the right to marry.

Oct 09, 2008

Mormons renew calls for California gay marriage ban

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS | LINK TO ARTICLE
Senior elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a televised appeal to Mormons in California Wednesday night to step up their already considerable efforts to pass a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in the state.

Oct 09, 2008

Foes of gay marriage raise big money from small donors

BY DAN MORAIN | LOS ANGELES TIMES | LINK TO ARTICLE
California’s fight over marriage is attracting large sums of small donations, particularly on the side that seeks to ban same-sex marriage.

In terms of campaign spending, Proposition 8, the initiative that would create a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, has become the most costly ballot measure on a social issue, and is drawing big money from national sources. By the time votes are cast on Nov. 4, both sides will have spent upward of $50 million.

Backers of Prop. 8 raised $24.3 million as of the end of September. Foes raised $15.4 million.

Oct 09, 2008

Knights of Columbus give 1.25 million to stop CA gay marriage

BY DOUG STEWART | THE HARTFORD COURANT | LINK TO ARTICLE
New Haven-based Knights of Columbus is one of the largest contributors to the “Yes on 8” campaign in California which would change the state’s constitution to prohibit marriage between same sex partners in that state.

Oct 09, 2008

Latinos Come Out Opposing Prop 8

Jana Katsuyama reports on Prop 8 supporters claiming ads for gay marriage ban are working. Latino leaders gather to urge people to vote No on Proposition 8. Watch KTVU’s news report. Read more

Oct 09, 2008

Marriage Should Be Available to Everyone

The Daily Bruin | LINK TO ARTICLE

It is contradictory and hypocritical to stand as an American and talk about the foundation of equality, tolerance and fairness of the nation, and then to turn our backs on other citizens who are equally entitled.

Oct 09, 2008

No on 8 Needs $10 Million – “Our Lead is Gone”

BAY AREA REPORTER | LINK TO ARTICLE

With the campaign to defeat anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 behind in money and in two recent polls, Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors declared Tuesday, “We are going to lose this election if we don’t raise the money we need to stay on the airwaves.”

Oct 09, 2008

Same-sex vows cause no harm to our families

Record Redding Searchlight | LINK TO ARTICLE

Our view: The reasons given for Proposition 8 just don’t stand up to scrutiny.

Oct 09, 2008

T.R. Knight latest to fight gay marriage ban

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star donates $50,000 to No on Prop. 8 campaign

Oct 09, 2008

Una propuesta innecesaria

LA OPINION | LINK TO ARTICLE

La Proposicion 8 busca cambiar la Constitucion de California para garantizar expresamente que el matrimonio debe ser entre un hombre y una mujer. Nos parece una iniciativa innecesaria, que impondria una restriccion constitucional a derechos que hoy posee un grupo de californianos cuyo compromiso mutuo ante la ley y la sociedad no representa peligro alguno.

Oct 09, 2008

Young Mormons urged to join fight against gay marriage in California

Young Mormons in California and Californian Mormons studying on Brigham Young University campuses should use texting, blogging, videos, podcasts, Twitter and Facebook to “go viral” in support of a California ballot initiative that would ban gay marriage, said an LDS apostle on Wednesday.

Oct 08, 2008

Anti-gay marriage forces lead in cash just weeks from election

LOS ANGELOUS TIMES | LINK TO ARTICLE

As this endless election cycle grinds to a mud-slinging close, the tug of war continues over Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that would write a ban on gay marriage into the California Constitution.

Oct 08, 2008

Vote NO on Prop 8

San Gabriel Valley Tribune | LINK TO ARTICLE

Our favorite way of looking at the current societal discussion about who has the right to marry whom is the simplest one: If two people love each other, and want to sanctify that love through ceremony and California law, who are we to stand in the way?

Oct 07, 2008

Polling Data Shows Prop 8 Race Neck and Neck

LGBT Community Urged to Give More Right Away

Oct 03, 2008

As we see it: NO on Prop 8 – Equal Treatment Under the Law

SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL | LINK TO ARTICLE
It’s not about moral teaching. It’s about equal treatment for all people under the laws of our state.

That’s why we urge a “no” vote Nov. 4 on Proposition 8, the measure that would overturn a California Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to say that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

Oct 01, 2008

Editorial: Intrusion into marriage should be even-handed

The Orange County Register | LINK TO ARTICLE

Revoking same-sex couples’ right to marry doesn’t belong in the state constitution.

Sep 29, 2008

Prop 8 Opponents Call TV Ad False and Misleading

A new television ad released today by the proponents of Proposition 8, uses scare tactics and out-and-out lies to mislead voters into eliminating a fundamental right from their fellow Californians.

Sep 17, 2008

Mayor Gavin Newsom to Host No On 8 Rally at San Francisco State University Tomorrow

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom to host a No On 8 & 4 rally as part of his statewide campus tour.

Sep 04, 2008

NO on Prop 8 Opens Campaign Headquarters in San Francisco

Jul 31, 2008

Donors Large and Small Give Generously to Defeat Prop 8