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Prop 8 - breaking news
It's official - gay marriage is illegal. For now.
The CA Supreme Court decided 6-1 to take up the lawsuits against Prop 8, but refused to stay the proposition while the lawsuits were heard. I believe they said oral arguments could begin as early as March.
EDIT: from KCBS/AP:
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Breath. Take. Ing.
After the setback of Prop 8 and the other emotionally trying events of the last two weeks, I decided to treat Tom and myself to a mini-getaway at Cavallo Point, the new "lodge at the Golden Gate" located on the grounds of Fort Baker at the Marin County foot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I'll just let the photos speak for themselves. :-)
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Formal complaint filed against the LDS church
A formal complaint againist the Mormons have been filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission:
Mormon Aid on Gay Marriage Ban Generates Complaint
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Another boycott: Century Theatres, CineArts
Alan Stock, CEO of Cinemark, parent company of Century Theatres and CineArts, gave $9,999 to Yes on 8.
That's fine with me. I like the Metreon better anyway.
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Wow - it made the Times!
The resignation of the Mormon Artistic Director of Sacramento's California Music Theater (who resigned after his donation to Yes on 8 was made public and theatre queens all over Northern California clutched their pearls and gasped in unison) made The New York Times:
Theater Director Resigns Amid Gay-Rights Ire
Well, it's a start.
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But the good news is...
Because of the unhappiness of the past week and the fact that both nakednsf and I have been working like
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A shining symbol
Last night, I decided to walk home to try to clear my head from the events of the past week.
As I walked past U.N. Plaza, I stopped in my tracks. It wasn’t the pervasive stench of Homeless Person that stopped me; it was the sight of City Hall.
I detoured down the plaza and took a seat at the James Lick monument. I sat and stared at City Hall, awash ( Read more... )
