Remember When HRC + ACLU Bashed the Perry Prop 8 Lawsuit?

In May 2009, when we learned Chad Griffin had lined up Ted Olson and David Boies to argue the shit out of Prop 8's unconstitutionality, America and California's Gay Inc. groups were furious. Now they're so happy! HRC joined Freedom to Marry, ACLU, Lamda Legal, GLAAD, Victory Fund, Log Cabin Republicans, and PFLAG in denouncing the Perry v. Schwarzenegger lawsuit, saying in an open letter, "Rathe...

Queerty • Aug 5, 2010

Did Prop 8 Pass Because of Voter Fraud? There Might Not Be Another Statistical Explanation For It

The interpretation that the disparity between the exit poll data and the official results for Proposition 8 is due to a corrupted vote count is bolstered by the fact that the official results for Proposition 4 are so easily explained by data from the very same exit poll - the same voters, the same day. The official results for Proposition 8 may very well be fraudulent....

Queerty • Jan 7, 2010

Why You Can Forget About a 2010 Prop 8 Repeal

So you can pretty much forget about a full-blown effort to repeal Prop 8 in 2010, because the project's earliest backers are punting on the issue. The Courage Campaign's Rick Jacobs (pictured), which blew off Equality California's attempt to back a 2012 repeal and move ahead faster, now says the latest very-expensive polling reveals they don't have the financial leverage (or voter support) for a ...

Queerty • Dec 3, 2009

Olson + Boies Want to Prove Sexuality Is Not a Choice. Is That a Terrible Legal Strategy?

If a decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger concludes that sexuality is not a choice and cannot be the basis for denying marriage rights, what we could end up with is a federal ruling that says, flat out, gay Americans cannot be discriminated against. And while we certainly expect Congress to pass ENDA before Perry wraps up, wouldn't it be lovely to have both legislative decisions and court rulings b...

Queerty • Sep 1, 2009

The Grassroots Activist Organization Taking Shots at Equality California

In an email sent out to supporters, EN co-founder David Comfort makes clear how his organization is not one of the establishment big boys on the block -- as a reason you should support it....

Queerty • Aug 4, 2009

Are There Any California Activists Who Know How to Play Well With Others?

The serial in-fighting between groups like Equality Calfornia, the Courage Campaign, and Love Honor Cherish probably isn't helping things. Which suggests the question: Will it actually take until 2012 for everyone to learn to play nice? Because Maggie Gallagher is laughing at you....

Queerty • Jul 27, 2009

Obama Will (temporarily) Give Benefits to (some) Gay Federal Workers. Big Whoop

Ugh, it gets worse. Turns out this is only a "memorandum," which means it expires when Obama leaves office. Also, there won't be any of those little "health benefits" tied to this, because of a little something called DOMA. You know, the policy the Obama administration defended last week? Same thing goes for Don't Ask Don't Tell: Eligible military servicemen and women won't be able to receive thes...

Queerty • Jun 17, 2009

Nevada's Gov. Believes in Traditional Marriage. Why Is His Wife Accusing Him of 2 Affairs?

Jim says Dawn engaged in "aggressive behavior," whatever that means. But Dawn says Jim had not one, but two affairs with women named Kathy Karrasch and Leslie Durant. Wait: Isn't this the guy who believes in upholding the sanctity of segregated marriage?...

Queerty • May 30, 2009

How New York Can Get Around Sen. Ruben Diaz (But Possibly Won't)

Democratic Majority Leader Malcolm Smith says he won't bring the bill up for a vote unless he knows he has the support for it -- something he doesn't have us convinced he's even working on, thanks to the promise he made anti-gay Sen. Ruben Diaz. Which means even with the Democrats having a majority (a slim 32-30), there will be no action on S.B. 4401, which has 19 sponsors; Smith is only a "suppo...

Queerty • May 15, 2009

Debunking The Religious Freedoms Vermont's Gay Marriage Won't Take Away

Groups like the National Organization for Marriage and Yes On 8 have nearly perfected the ability to disseminate half-truths and blatant lies about what legalizing same-sex marriage entails. Despite their YouTube videos, marriage equality legislation does not hamper religious freedoms. For example, churches will not lose their tax exempt status for refusing to let a same-sex couple wed under its c...

Queerty • Apr 15, 2009

In the Hearing of the Century, NCLR Hopes to Overturn Prop. 8

I do think it's very important for our community and allies to stand in solidarity, opposed to Prop. 8. To certainly attend rallies or activities if community members are interested- but just as important is to have private and personal conversations with neighbors, friends, co-workers, family members, to write letters to the editor, to write letters to your church newsletter or your school newspa...

Queerty • Mar 3, 2009

Maine's Gay Marriage Opponents Set-Up Website

...it's worth remembering that well-funded, deep content sites like this helped ban gay marriage in California....

Queerty • Feb 11, 2009

How the Mormon Church Bought Prop. 8

Fred Karger, of Californians Against Hate, thinks the rabbit hole goes deeper, saying "As I read this report, it seems to raise more questions than it answers. I think there is still a lot of missing parts of the report because we know they've been active since June." We agree. Looking through the report, the expenditures are dated solely from the fall of '08, however, we know the Church had bee...

Queerty • Feb 2, 2009

Is It Time For A Gay Marriage Ballot Initiative in California?

So, this thing is going to happen and our gut instinct is that it ought to happen. The time for careful, cautious strategies is over- it's time for the gay community to embrace a "shock and awe" approach. Each new campaign, whether it fails or not, will act as a battering ram on the door of intolerance. More importantly, our sense is that the gay community can not go through another five years of ...

Queerty • Jan 27, 2009

More Questions Than Answers at Gay Marriage Equality Summit

What's really needed - and this may seem stunningly obvious - is a meta-organization that would be dedicated to creating a multi-pronged strategy for marriage equality in all fifty states, that would include legal maneuvering, public outreach and community building. It would not be responsible for implementing the strategy, but would direct existing and yet-to-be created organizations on what they...

Queerty • Jan 26, 2009

Geoff Kors: The Queerty Interview

What remains troubling is that even as a member of the executive committee, Kors had little hard knowledge of what was going on in the campaign as it was going on....

Queerty • Dec 19, 2008

Live Blogging The No on Prop 8 Campaign's Virtual Town Hall

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Queerty • Nov 25, 2008

Nate Silver on African-Americans, Prop 8. and Being A Hero to Gays & Geeks Everywhere

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Queerty • Nov 21, 2008