It's time for Prop. 8 opponents to re-engage

The public awareness raised through the federal lawsuit is no substitute for the dignity and power that would have flowed to gays and lesbians in California and their supporters by winning back equality through political organizing and the democratic process. This is true even though our basic rights, dignity, and equality should not be up for popular vote in the first place. In answer to the com...

OC Register • May 28, 2011

Study: Gay marriage could pass with good campaign

Prop. 8 advocates' appeal to parents could have been effectively countered by an immediate rebutal through TV ads, the study says. Same-sex marriage proponents need to be "preempting and rebutting rather than avoiding attacks that exploit anti-gay prejudice," the study says. "to win, we need to understand why we have lost so many times," said David Fleisher, the study's author. "The data in this ...

OC Register • Aug 3, 2010

Equal marriage group calls for 2012 ballot measure

Equality California leaders said that while they initially favored a 2010 initiative, subsequent polling and other research showed that such a measure would have a better chance of passing in 2012. "There's no question that the community is not united on when to go forward," said Marc Solomon, marriage director of Equality California. "But we have a responsibility to present the best information ...

OC Register • Aug 12, 2009

State's gay married couples could increase even if Prop. 8 is upheld

However, one could argue that those married elsewhere between June 16 and Nov. 4 - when gay marriages were performed in California - should be recognized if those couples move here, she said....

OC Register • Mar 14, 2009

Prop. 8 strategy could backfire, says legal expert

But Prop. 8 backer John Eastman, dean of the Chapman Law School, says that because of that strategy, the campaign's argument against gay marriage lacks durability and could eventually break down among the coalition of voters that supported the measure. That could lead to a subsequent ballot measure ending the gay marriage ban....

OC Register • Mar 2, 2009

Gay marriage proponents protest in front of Mormon church

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OC Register • Nov 16, 2008

Prop. 8 protests continue in O.C.

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OC Register • Nov 9, 2008