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Harvey Milk Day Coincides with Prop 8 Repeal Strategy
Date:
05/25/2010
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With rallies, protests, dedications, and ceremonies across the state, it was hard to miss California's inaugural celebration of Harvey Milk's birthday. And if you live in a conservative-voting neighborhood, Equality California may have even brought Harvey Milk Day right to your door. Since the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008, EQCA has significantly beefed up its organizing for marriage equality by hiring a Marriage Director, opening field offices in conservative... [Read more...]

Gays' Fight for Marriage is Far from Over in California
Date:
04/26/2010
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· Writing  » Op-Ed  » Gays
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The announcement that gays, their families, and their friends had all been dreading came on Monday, April 12. A frantic signature-gathering campaign had officially failed, and Prop 8, the ban on equal marriage for same-sex couples, had just received a new lease on life. Back in late 2008, every progressive in California -- and beyond -- was riled up and ready to fight. Celebrations over Obama's presidential victory were dampened... [Read more...]