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11 Jan 2010 20:48

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Politics: The Prop. 8 trial, day one: Pullin’ out the Twinkie Offense

  • [It’s] like putting a Twinkie at the end of a treadmill and saying, ‘You can only have a bite.’ And you want the whole thing. … All I want is to be married.
  • Plaintiff Paul Katami • Using perhaps the strangest metaphor we’ve ever heard to explain the benefits of gay marriage over civil unions. Katami has been with his partner, Jeffrey Zarrillo, for nine years. This line of arguing is downright strange for a lot of reasons, the biggest being “The Twinkie Defense,” which was used by the lawyer for Dan White, who was charged with killing gay-rights icon (and recent biopic subject) Harvey Milk. Do you really want to draw parallels? Really? source
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11 Jan 2010 20:35

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U.S.: The Prop. 8 trial’s proposed cameras waiting on the Supreme Court

  • good The trial on the legality of Prop. 8 began today, and should have cameras in the courtroom, due to the intense attention the gay marriage trial has been getting, with clips posted on YouTube.
  • bad The Supreme Court decided 8-1 to temporarily block the measure for at least the next couple of days, while the court considers arguments against it made by those in favor of the California law. source
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20 Aug 2009 09:59

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U.S.: Save the date: The Proposition 8 court battle begins soon

  • 1/11/10 begins another gay marriage fight source
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12 Aug 2009 20:45

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U.S.: The gay marriage fight in California is … on hold until 2012

  • I think 2010 is just to early. Eventually, marriage equality will happen for everyone. But we think we have a better chance of winning 2012.
  • Marriage Equality Silicon Valley spokesman Rick Infantino • Regarding the delay in pushing for a gay-marriage fight in California. The group thinks it’s too risky to try again after losing the fight over Prop 8 last year. They’re not alone, but it’s not universal. Other state gay-advocacy organizations are still pushing for a fight in 2010. • source
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26 May 2009 15:17

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U.S.: It’s official: Prop. 8 upheld by California Supreme Court

  • no California upheld the controversial Prop. 8, which amended the constitution to bar gay marriage.
  • but … Those married during the brief period where it was legal won’t lose their marriage rights. source
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05 Mar 2009 22:43

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U.S.: Gay marriage goes to the California Supreme Court

And the supporters for (and detractors against) same-sex marriages came out. Oof. That pun hurt. source
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