No on 8 protests to begin yet again due to California Supreme Court Decision
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Eric Broze in Images
So it seems the No on 8 struggle has hit a few bumps in the road.
SANTA CRUZ — The mood was somber at the Diversity Center on Tuesday morning as advocates for same-sex marriage began reading through the California Supreme Court’s 6-1 ruling to uphold Proposition 8.
The court’s decision defines the controversial gay marriage ban approved by voters in November as a valid amendment to the state constitution, but it also allows the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect to stay wed.
The ruling, authored by Chief Justice Ron George said, “In a sense, petitioners’ and the attorney general’s complaint is that it is just too easy to amend the California constitution through the initiative process. But it is not a proper function of this court to curtail that process; we are constitutionally bound to uphold it.”
Opponents of Proposition 8 argued that the measure fundamentally altered the constitution by denying civil rights to a minority group. They have vowed to launch their own ballot initiative next year or in 2012 to overturn it.
Read the full article here.
Rose and I went to the No on 8 protest in downtown Los Angeles, last November. We had a great time and look forward to supporting the cause tonight for Hollywood leg of the West Hollywood march around 9:30pm – Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. Join us! Info is located here. Facebook group info is here.
Check out some of the exclusive pics from the Los Angeles November protest below. The signs are great.
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27. May, 2009
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Rose
26. May, 2009
Last I checked our founding fathers and mothers fought for a separation of church and state. If this were turned around that no one could marry Jews (ie), there would surely be more people bitching. I’m annoyed that homophobia is such a socially accepted position, however irrational. Sadly, we have to wait for the new generations to become the older ones until true equality will overcome! It may suck now for the LBGT community, but all of us will prevail!
Eric
26. May, 2009
Agreed. This disgrace rests solely on the older generations. Ironically, it seems like the baby-boomers are the ones holding us back.