Court denies try by anti-gay groups to join Lambda Legal case seeking freedom to marry in Illinois

The Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division today denied motions to intervene by the Church of Christian Liberty, Grace Gospel Fellowship and the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) in Darby v. Orr, Lambda Legal's case seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Illinois....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Dec 4, 2012

Equality California names new executive director

O'Connor has extensive experience leading non-profits through transition and into solvency and stability. Most recently, through his work at the LGBT Community Center of the Desert, he brought in new staff, established a new counseling center -- which was fully staffed and operational within a year -- and forged important partnerships with area schools in order to bring anti-bullying and suicide p...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Oct 25, 2012

Gay and lesbian foreigners may soon be allowed to marry in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Some changes are afoot in Buenos Aires to allow gay and lesbian tourists to marry in the city. Ahead of earlier promises from Argentina's federal government to amend the Same-Sex Marriage Act to include LGBT visitors, Buenos Aires City lawmaker María Rachid introduced a draft bill in the City Legislature on Tuesday, April 3, looking to allow foreign gay couples to marry in Buenos Aires without the...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Apr 9, 2012

Minnesota election board urged to investigate NOM

Reports filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board reveal that marriage equality opponents received only seven individual donations and one donation from a family estate. However, they have raised more than $1.2 million from just three entities: $750,000 contributed by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, $250,000 by the National Organization for Marriage and $226,000 by the Minn...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Feb 2, 2012

Love Honor Cherish, NOH8 Campaign kick off signature gathering drive for marriage-equality initiative

As the fight to repeal Proposition 8 on the November ballot begins, Love Honor Cherish has partnered with the NOH8 Campaign to create a public education campaign telling voters why marriage equality is important. The partnership will launch at a party being organized by nonprofit group "Reason to Party" in San Francisco this Sunday, Jan. 22....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Jan 19, 2012

Civil union FAQ issued for Delaware same-sex couples

The Delaware Civil Union and Equality Act passed the state legislature in April 2011 and was signed by the Governor in May 2011. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2012. New Castle County's Clerk of the Peace office plans to open for special hours on New Year's Day by appointment only. Sussex and Kent County Clerks of the Peace Offices will be open to issue licenses on January 3, 2012, after t...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Dec 30, 2011

Love Honor Cherish's new leader vows to fight for marriage equality in California

The organization has ideas, Harrison said, but they are not set yet. "Love Honor Cherish does not have a position on collecting signatures [for the 2012 ballot] at this time," Harrison said....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Dec 13, 2011

EQCA seeks community input on a proposed ballot initiative to overturn Prop. 8

Equality California (EQCA) has put together a survey and a series of town hall meetings across the state to discuss the possibility of putting a measure on the ballot in 2012 to overturn Proposition 8. If the measure were successful, marriage equality would be restored in the state. EQCA says that conversations have started about the possibility of taking such a measure to the ballot because of t...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • May 10, 2011

TODAY: California Supreme Court to decide whether to enter Prop. 8 case

The state's high court is scheduled to meet in a closed session today to review a request by the Ninth Circuit to decide a question about standing on whether the sponsors of the Yes on 8 campaign can legally defend the ballot measure in court....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Feb 16, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: Ninth Circuit names judges who will hear Prop. 8 appeals case

-- Judge Stephen Roy Reinhardt. He was confirmed in 1980 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. He served in the Air Force. On Nov. 18, 2009, the judge ruled in favor of a gay couple who were having their spousal health care benefits denied - Brad Levenson and Tony Sears were married during the period gay marriage was legal in California during 2008, and was seeking benefits for his par...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Nov 29, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Appeals court rejects attempt to force California to defend Proposition 8

A conservative legal group's emergency order trying to force the State of California to defend Proposition 8 in court has been denied. The Third Court of Appeals in Sacramento ruled today against the petition by the Pacific Justice Institute in Beckley v. Schwarzenegger et al....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Sep 2, 2010

Gay group to protest gay group breaking boycott at Manchester Grand Hyatt

Two gay groups will be on opposite sides of a protest at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on Saturday afternoon. The LGBT group called Sleep With The Right People! Support Hotel Workers! will be demonstrating from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow outside the hotel at 1 Market Place in downtown San Diego. The object of their scorn? GOProud, a national organization of gay conservatives and their allies, which...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Jul 31, 2010

Want marriage equality in 2010? There's an application for that

Restore Equality 2010 is using digital signature gathering tools developed by Verafirma, a Silicon Valley technology company. The application allows California voters to sign the petition via an iPhone or iPod Touch, joining the hundreds of thousands of Californians who have already signed paper ballots....

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Mar 17, 2010

Manchester Hyatt loses more business over owner's Prop. 8 donation

The Council of Representatives, the major legislative body of the American Psychological Association (APA), will not meet at the Manchester Hyatt Hotel in San Diego during the association's August convention. In response to a sizable donation made to the Proposition 8 campaign by Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Hyatt, a number of APA divisions and members voiced concerns about APA's use ...

San Diego Gay and Lesbian News • Feb 26, 2010