A lot is happening on the Proposition 8 front, including a lawsuit to try and nullify the 18,000 marriages that occurred in California before the ban became law.
The sponsors of Prop. 8 don't want any same-sex marriage to exist, but the Attorney General of California Jerry Brown will argue against retroactively applying the ban. Ken Starr, who seems overly obsessed with other's personal lives as we all remember from the Monica Lewinsky scandal, will represent the Yes on 8 campaign.
Also, Jerry Brown has changed his position on Prop. 8 and now vows to fight it. He is citing constitutional arguments for his reversal. Brown is very influential in California, and his backing can only help to get the Supreme Court to void Prop. 8 when they hear the cases in the spring.
You can read all our entries on Prop. 8 here.
– Andy
Picture Courtesy of Los Angeles Times
Prop 8 is the biggest bull shit i have ever heard.. i am so happy that i am in Australia.. the amarican dicks that are so up them selves should go shoot them selvs..
It definitely is bullshit. I hope the court overturns it!
This really angers me. I think that we need to stop referring to the atrocities that occurred on November 4th, 2008 soley as a “Prop 8” issue. I get it – California was very proactive from the beginning in their movement to repeal the election results, and they are viewed as being at the front of any movement regarding equal rights in our country. I respect Californians for their willingness to stand up for what’s right (I’m an ex-Californian, so I also feel connected to a place I miss when I read these posts). However, there were three other states for which their constitution was amended on 11/04/08 to discriminate against the GLBT community, and there were already 37 other states that have such discriminatory laws. When we continue to refer to this as a Prop. 8 issue (translate: California issue), GLBT residents in other parts of the country find it difficult to understand how the issue affects them – and then they aren’t motivated to do anything about it. I don’t agree with their logic, but it is logic I hear all the time here in the South East part of the U.S. JoinTheImpact.com still refers to this movement as a Prop. 8 issue, and they are seeing diminished attendance at national events because of it. If we’re to mobilize ALL gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered/HIV-positive Americans to demand equal rights, then we must make it clear to all of us that this is NOT just a Prop. 8/ California issue. Our failure to choose our words wisely and educate everyone about the specifics of these issues (i.e., civil marriage vs. religious marriage) is where we went wrong before 11/04/08. Let’s learn from our mistakes this time and make it clear to everyone that this is about Equal Rights for ALL Americans, rather than just Californians affected by Prop. 8.