Prop 8 Complaint Backfires Spectacularly: This Week in Prop 8 for April 18, 2011

Leaked footage of the Prop 8 trial sparked a legal tug of war this week, with anti-gay groups renewi...

Stop8.org • Apr 18, 2011

Boehner's Blank Check to Anti-Gay Lawyers: This Week in Prop 8 for April 11, 2011

Why did John Boehner sign up for a protracted legal fight over anti-gay laws without first finding o...

Stop8.org • Apr 11, 2011

Politicians & Gay Bashers: This Week in Prop 8 for April 4, 2011

What's the connection between this anti-gay assault in New York and this anti-gay politician in Cali...

Stop8.org • Apr 4, 2011

DOMA Doubts Rescue Couples from Deportation: This Week in Prop 8 for March 28, 2011

Sex sells when it comes to marriage equality, with a male modeling agency lending its talents to a n...

Stop8.org • Mar 28, 2011

Anti-Gays Using Race as a Wedge: This Week in Prop 8 for March 21

This week: Finger-pointing in Maryland, along with some disturbing new racial rhetoric. Meanwhile, p...

Stop8.org • Mar 21, 2011

Gay Ads Still Playing it Safe

Anti-gay forces in Maryland set marriage back another year. That setback is softened by advances in...

Stop8.org • Mar 14, 2011

Pelosi vs Boehner on DOMA: This Week in Prop 8 for March 7, 2011

There's a bitter battle shaping up in Congress, and a nailbiting fight to the finish in Maryland. A ...

Stop8.org • Mar 7, 2011

DOMA for Dummies: This Week in Prop 8 for Feb 28, 2011

Can you even believe this week? President Obama this week ...

Stop8.org • Feb 28, 2011

Was Prop 8 Harmless? This Week in Prop 8 for Feb 22

Will a new law force California to defend Prop Eight? Marriage is coming to Maryland, but obstacles ...

Stop8.org • Feb 21, 2011

Joining in on Valentine's Day

What did you do for Valentine's Day? If you were lucky, you got to participate in a revolution. ...

Stop8.org • Feb 18, 2011

Marriage Equality is on a Roll: Feb 14, 2011 This Week in Prop 8

The big news about Prop 8 this week ... is that there isn't any news about Prop 8 this week. Nothing...

Stop8.org • Feb 14, 2011

Valentine's Day Rally Plans & the Supreme Court: This Week in Prop 8 for 2/7/11

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye ...

Stop8.org • Feb 7, 2011

Dueling Letters to the CA Supreme Court: This Week in Prop 8 for January 31, 2011

Ted Olson, a lead attorney on the case against Prop 8, ...

Stop8.org • Jan 31, 2011

Preview of the Year's Marriage Fights: This Week in Prop 8 for January 24, 2011

A busy week for marriage equality all around the country, with new cracks appearing in the Defense o...

Stop8.org • Jan 24, 2011

Obama Losing on Purpose? This Week in Prop 8 for January 17, 2011

Obama's relationship with LGBTs: it's complicated. Things got rocky this week when the Justice Depar...

Stop8.org • Jan 17, 2011

More States Brace for Anti-Gay Attacks: This Week in Prop 8 for January 10, 2011

Get ready for battles all over the country this year, as the fight over gay marriage heats up in New...

Stop8.org • Jan 10, 2011

New Anti-Gay Threats from GOP: This Week in Prop 8 for Jan 3, 2010

Make no mistake: the Republican party is by no means safe for gays. ...

Stop8.org • Jan 2, 2011

New Warning Shots Fired for Gay Marriage: This Week in Prop 8 for December 20, 2010

As the Prop 8 case continues to percolate behind closed doors at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a...

Stop8.org • Dec 20, 2010

Wild & Crazy Court and Good News from Maryland: This Week in Prop 8 for December 13, 2010

How crazy was last week? SUPER CRAZY. ...

Stop8.org • Dec 14, 2010

Tons of Cliffhangers: This Week in Prop 8 for December 6, 2010

It's showtime! Monday's the day for oral arguments in the next phase of Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, th...

Stop8.org • Dec 6, 2010

Good News as Prop 8 Battle Nears Next Milestone: This Week in Prop 8 for November 29, 2010

Breathe a sigh of relief: ...

Stop8.org • Nov 29, 2010

Prop 8 Trial on TV and on the Ballot: This Week in Prop 8 for November 22, 2010

Put a big star on the calendar on ...

Stop8.org • Nov 23, 2010

What the Election Means for Prop 8: This Week in Prop 8 for November 8, 2010

The election might've been rough for most of the Country, but the news in California (and beyond) ...

Stop8.org • Nov 8, 2010

Will California's New Leaders Side with the Bigots? This Week in Prop 8 for Monday, October 25, 2010.

It's been a quiet week on the Prop 8 front, but it's ...

Stop8.org • Oct 25, 2010

National Organization for Marriage is Using Children as Political Pawns... Again.

This post is by guest-writer Chris Moore. ...

Gay Marriage is in the Hands of Republicans: This Week in Prop 8 for October 18, 2010

Although there wasn't much movement on the Prop 8 case this week, there's been some drama around how...

Stop8.org • Oct 18, 2010

How Many More Kids will Mormons Kill? This Week in Prop 8 for October 11, 2010

It's just been one big terrible wave of suicide lately, with so many young LGBT kids killing themsel...

Stop8.org • Oct 12, 2010

Apologies and Retirement: This Week in Prop 8 for October 4, 2010

What's this, a Mormon official apologizing for the pain caused by Prop 8? Well, so far it's just one...

Stop8.org • Oct 4, 2010

This Weekend, it Got a Little Bit Better

A big huge thanks to all the folks who showed up Sunday to help us tape a message from San Francisco...

Stop8.org • Sep 29, 2010

Onslaught of Anti-Gay Briefs: This week in Prop 8 for September 27, 2010

This was a busy week for Prop 8 proponents -- about two dozen ...

Stop8.org • Sep 27, 2010

This Sunday, Record Your Story for LGBT Youth

Have you seen Dan Savage's awesome new project, It Gets Better? It's all about reaching out to at-ri...

Stop8.org • Sep 23, 2010

Let's Pick Apart NOM's Absurd Claims in Iowa

They're at it again. Anti-gay groups like The National Organization for Marriage don't have any fac...

Stop8.org • Sep 20, 2010

State Versus 8: This Week in Prop 8 for September 13, 2010

How will the state respond to Judge Walker's Prop 8 ruling? If Arnold Schwarznegger and Jerry Brown ...

Stop8.org • Sep 13, 2010

Just Who is this "Abel Maldonado" Clown, Anyway?

It's a name you might not recognize if you're not a political wonk, but his anti-gay crusade could ...

Stop8.org • Sep 13, 2010

Standing up for What we Believe in: This Week in Prop 8 for September 7, 2010

Our smackdown o...

Stop8.org • Sep 7, 2010

Video: A point-by-point takedown of NOM's lies

The National Organization for Marriage put out a new video last week, and of course, it's full of li...

Stop8.org • Aug 31, 2010

The Science of Prop 8, and Worrisome Copycat Lawsuits: This Week in Prop 8 for August 30, 2010

This was apparently a week for reflection, as we peeked behind the curtains of some cutting-edge res...

Stop8.org • Aug 31, 2010

Does Meg Whitman Understand How Laws Work? This Week in Prop 8 for August 23, 2010

If elected, Meg Whitman says that she would defend Prop 8 -- but would she even be able to? ...

Stop8.org • Aug 23, 2010

Marriage Suspense Comes to a Head this Wednesday: This Week in Prop 8 for August 16, 2010

It was a...

Stop8.org • Aug 16, 2010

Prop 8 Unconstitutional -- but for How Long? This Week in Prop 8 for August 9, 2010

Whew, well, it's been quite a couple of days, hasn't it? Prop 8 has been found ...

Stop8.org • Aug 9, 2010

When Will Target Apologize to Gays for Supporting Anti-Gay Politicians? This Week in Prop 8 for August 2, 2010

Okay, conspiracy theorists, get this. The anti-gay NOM launched a bus tour awhile back, featuring ra...

Stop8.org • Aug 2, 2010

How Genuine are Surveys Showing Support for Gays? This Week in Prop 8 for July 26, 2010

We got some slightly-encouraging news this week in the form of a ...

Stop8.org • Jul 25, 2010

Get Yourself Ready for a Ruling: This Week in Prop 8

Want to know how tantalizingly close the gays are to marriage, but don't have much time to get caugh...

Stop8.org • Jul 19, 2010

Everything You Need to Know About Prop 8 (In Just a Couple Minutes)

In case you haven't been glued to the news about Prop 8 for the last two years, here's a quick recap...

Stop8.org • Jul 12, 2010

Good News in Massachusetts, Bad News in Hawaii: This Week in Prop 8 for July 12, 2010

Impatience for the Perry v. Schwarzenegger ruling is reaching a fever pitch, with a rumor spreading ...

Stop8.org • Jul 12, 2010

It's Getting Tense: This Week in Prop 8 for July 5, 2010

There's still no word from Judge Walker on Perry v. Schwarzenegger -- those pins and needles we're a...

Stop8.org • Jul 5, 2010

Dare to Hope: This Week in Prop 8 for 6/28/10

Breath remained bate...

Stop8.org • Jun 28, 2010

Closing Arguments: This Week in Prop 8 for 6/21/10

It...

Stop8.org • Jun 21, 2010

You Can Help Send Stop8.org to Netroots Nation!

Hey folks! Netroots Nation is a giant national conference for progressive online leaders, and it's c...

Stop8.org • Jun 16, 2010

Justin Long and Lawyers: This Week in Prop 8 for June 14, 2010

This is it! Get ready for closing arguments in the Prop 8 case. We're counting down the last few sec...

Stop8.org • Jun 14, 2010

Liars and Taxes: This Week in Prop 8 for June 7, 2010

Is David Blankenhorn a liar, forgetful, or both? It's been a bad week for the anti-gay witness wh...

Stop8.org • Jun 7, 2010

Who Skipped Their Harvey Milk Day Duties? This week in Prop 8 for May 31, 2010

How did you celebrate the first official Harvey Milk Day? If you're like most gays, you skipped the ...

Stop8.org • May 31, 2010

Harvey Milk, a Rent Boy, and a Trial Caught on Tape: This Week in Prop 8 for May 24, 2010

This weekend wasn't just ...

Stop8.org • May 25, 2010

Making Court Sexy: This Week in Prop 8 for May 17, 2010

A quiet week for Prop 8 news, the flashiest headlines came from the Courage Campaign, which ...

Stop8.org • May 17, 2010

One Case Wraps up While Another Begins: This Week in Prop 8 for May 10, 2010

David Boies sure is Mister Popular lately: normally too hard at work on the case against Prop 8 to g...

Stop8.org • May 10, 2010

The Clock is Ticking: This Week in Prop 8 for May 4, 2010

Are you on the edge of your seat yet? The last few days have been all about suspense! Mystery! And s...

Stop8.org • May 4, 2010

A hacked website, contempt of court, and accusations of stalling: This week in Prop 8 for April 26, 2010

This week's Prop 8 news ranges from the funny to the mind-bending. First, the funny news: The Nati...

Stop8.org • Apr 26, 2010

2010 Campaign Fails, Plus Some Legal Ju-Jitsu: This Week in Prop 8 for April 19, 2010

Everyone was predicting it, and now's it's finally happened: the Restore Equality 2010 campaign ...

Stop8.org • Apr 19, 2010

Gays & Anti-Gays Popping Up In Unexpected Places: This Week in Prop 8 for April 12, 2010

Late breaking news: The campaign to repeal Prop 8 has officially ...

Stop8.org • Apr 12, 2010

Gubernatorial Enemies, Allies, and Lesbian Sisters: This Week in Prop 8 for April 5

Gubernatorial primaries are scooting towards us (June) and the general election isn't far behind (No...

Stop8.org • Apr 5, 2010

Startling Poll Shows Public Flip on Gays & Marriage: This Week in Prop 8 for 3/28

Stakes were raised this w...

Stop8.org • Mar 28, 2010

Fightin' Judges, Untimely Death, and iPhone Apps: This Week in Prop 8 for March 21, 2010

Crazy week! First, there was a storm a-brewin' around normally-dull judicial elections that got much...

Stop8.org • Mar 21, 2010

This Week in Prop 8: Week Ending March 12

Things got a little crazy this week: first there was the deliciously salacious discovery about yet a...

Stop8.org • Mar 12, 2010

This Week in Prop 8: Week Ending March 5

False alarm! ...

Stop8.org • Mar 5, 2010

This Week in Prop 8: Week Ending Feburary 26

The pins-and-needles of the Prop 8 trial continued this week with new signs that the closing argumen...

Stop8.org • Feb 26, 2010