Federal judge rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in immigration visa cases

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Of Marriage Act is unconstitutional as it discriminates against same-sex married persons seeking immigration visas. District Court Judge Consuelo Marshall ruled late Friday in Los Angeles that only state laws govern marriage, and that Congress has no rational basis to deny lawfully-married same-sex immigrants the same constitutional rights kept by opposi...

Long Beach Press-Telegram • Apr 23, 2013

Prop. 8 film debuts in Long Beach

Long Beach filmmaker Charlie Gage's documentary "Inspired: The Voices Against Prop. 8" follows several people who joined various protest movements after the Nov. 4, 2008, passage of California Proposition 8, which outlawed marriage for same-sex couples....

Long Beach Press-Telegram • Aug 17, 2011

Prop. 8 and filmmaking collide

"When you are talking about Cinemark, I actually know some people who are high up there and are gay and lesbian and who are horrified with what happened."...

Long Beach Press-Telegram • Dec 3, 2008

Prop. 8 financial supporters named on Web site

"People at the grass-roots level are being more aggressive and confrontational, using tactics like demonstrations in the streets and publishing the names of people who contributed to the Yes on 8 campaign, rather than being passive like the No on 8 campaign," Gross said. "But many social movements, the ones for civil rights and the one against the Vietnam war, have worked by, at some point, not be...

Long Beach Press-Telegram • Nov 30, 2008