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Calif. teen on life support after suicide attempt — another case of anti-gay bullying
A California boy remains in critical condition and on life support after he attempted to hang himself last week in what friends and neighbors describe as another case of anti-gay bullying.
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Ten states file anti-gay marriage brief in Proposition 8 appeal
Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage — was “unconstitutional.” The amicus brief sent Friday to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that […]
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Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over gay marriage speech
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a community college student who claimed a professor violated his right to free speech by stopping him from finishing a speech against gay marriage. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously overturned a lower court decision allowing Los […]
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Denny’s waiter stabbed for ‘being gay’ in California hate crime
A California man was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of attempted murder and committing a hate crime after an employee at a Denny’s Restaurant was stabbed in the neck and throat. Police said the unnamed waiter was at work in the restaurant, which was closed, when Curtis Martin, 24, knocked on the closed Santa […]
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Court rejects motion to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8
A California state appeals court has denied a conservative law group’s request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.
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Presbyterian minister rebuked, praised for performing same-sex unions
A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty Friday by a church tribunal of presiding at the marriage of same-sex couples in 2008 and will be censured, pending an appeal. The six-member panel announced its verdict in the case of the Rev. Dr. Jane Spahr, of San Francisco, who was accused of violating church law by […]
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Appeals court grants ‘stay’ in Prop 8 ruling, gay marriage to remain on hold
A federal appeals court on Monday put a hold on same-sex marriages in California, overruling a federal district judge who had earlier ruled that Proposition 8 — the state’s voter approved ban on gay marriage — was unconstitutional.
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Judge lifts stay in Prop 8 ruling; gay marriage could resume August 18
Gay marriage in California could resume next week as a federal judge today denied defendant’s motion for a permanent stay to his decision to invalidate Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated the ban on same-sex marriage, but extended the temporary stay another week.
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California governor, attorney general call for gay marriages to resume
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed motions in federal court late Friday, asking a federal judge to allow the state to begin performing same-sex marriages.
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Prop 8 supporters claim Walker’s ruling unfair because he’s a gay judge
Is Judge Vaughn Walker gay? Does it matter? Not surprisingly, supporters of Proposition 8 say the U.S. District Court judge who overturned California’s voter approved ban on gay marriage should have recused himself from the case because, they say, he is gay — and therefore is biased.