"Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional."

SourceSO FUCKING HAPPY ( Read more... )

For all those interested, the Prop 8 trial began today in San Francisco.  Since there's still a media gag on the proceedings, all live updates are in text form floating around on the internet.  Below are a couple links for updates...

FedcourtJunkie on Twitter provides live commentary every few minutes.

Proposition 8 Trial Tracker updates every 15 ( Read more... )

Can't say I was surprised; you seem to be taking great pleasure in discrimination lately.  I hope one day generations look back on today and think "how the hell could they have let that stand?"  I hope one day we fix all this, and we can live equally.  And I hope to god it's someday soon.  The fact that you allowed the marriages to remain valid is ( Read more... )

ER ends tonight, which makes me really sad, actually. I've been watching this show for years, and even though this last season has been almost painful to watch (at least until Carter showed up), I've stuck with it and I'm incredibly intrigued to see how it will end. In fact, my very first fanfic, um, EVER, was my own version of how the series ( Read more... )

California voted on a tragedy Tuesday night. The great state, famous for leading the civil rights movement and providing equality for all, has eliminated the rights of same-sex couples to marry based on religious and personal beliefs of people that the issue does not even effect.

This tragic amendment to the State Constitution, known as ( Read more... )

Allow me this moment of politicking, please...

My fellow Californians, for those of you who do not know, our ballot has on it an initiative to amend the State Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.  This is called Proposition 8, and it is America's tragedy.  If it passes, it will write discrimination and hate INTO the State Constitution, taking away ( Read more... )

Sorry I disappeared for an extremely dramatic length of time. I was dying I had a kidney stone. I don't wish them on anyone. Not even my worst enemy.

Well, maybe my worst enemy...

-shifty eyes-

Anyway, I'm sooper-pissed I missed A Night of Too Many Stars last night. Jon-freakin-Stewart was hosting! But nooooo, I had to sleep ( Read more... )