
Dear supporter, It's been two years since Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, contributed $125,000 to anti-LGBT rights campaigners— an early infusion of cash that paid for the signature-gathering drive that put Proposition 8 on the ballot. ...

Equality California http://bit.ly/61wBkJ Sen. Mark Leno and Assemblymember Dave Jones-both 100% on LGBT issues-win "Legislator of the Year" thanks to you!
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With more than 2,600 individual votes cast during two weeks of voting, California Progress Report readers have chosen Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Assembly Member Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) as their 2009 Legislators of the Year.

Equality California http://bit.ly/trialontv Hearing tomorrow on whether Prop 8 trial should be televised. Join EQCA and others in asking the Court to open the trial of the century to TV cameras.
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Equality California http://bit.ly/90UVWO "New Year, Unwavering Resolution." Blog post from Geoff Kors on Huffington Post. Looking ahead to next year.
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2010 is not just any year for me; it's the 20th anniversary of my first role with the board of an organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Despite marriage loss, gay rights groups call 2009 a year of gains in California - Sacramento News -
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Equality California http://bit.ly/8ifzV7 Congratulation to all the New Hampshire couples who can get married in just a few short hours!
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FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After all, this is the third time they've exchanged vows.They first ...

Equality California http://bit.ly/83inkT "The LGBT community is extremely underrepresented in the judiciary... It would be terrific to have a member of the Schubert family on the bench who understands the public danger and harm that Frank Schubert has helped inflict on so many." --Geoff Kors
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The lesbian sister of Proposition 8 mastermind Frank Schubert has announced her candidacy for Sacramento County Superior Court judge.

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The Harvey Milk exhibit that is part of the California Hall of Fame is expected to be visited by students as part of the California Museum's learning initiatives. Photo: Rick Gerharter

Equality California http://bit.ly/6Yea84 Our side wants the Jan. 11 federal Prop 8 lawsuit televised. The other side wants to keep it behind closed doors. Will we be allowed to witness history?
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(12-29) 17:26 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Sponsors of California's ban on same-sex marriage, which faces a federal court trial in San Francisco next month, have told the trial judge that his suggestion to televise the proceedings is both unwise and illegal.

Equality California Argentina's first same-sex couple gets married!http://bit.ly/7u2CVX
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—An official in Argentinas southern Tierra del Fuego province says two Argentine men have wed there in Latin Americas first gay marriage.

Equality California http://bit.ly/7mL5GW Who will redraw our districts? Alice Kessler blogs about the lack of diversity among applicants for the new commission.
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Californians have until February 12, 2010 to apply for the first ever Citizens Redistricting Commission, established last year by a voter initiative.The intent behind the new law was to de-politicize the highly-charged redistricting process and take it out of the hands of Sacramento insiders. ...

Equality California Op-ed from NCLR: "What's at stake in the UC Hastings-Christian Legal Society case" http://bit.ly/8Hxumd Should public money support discrimination?
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We represent Outlaw, the UC Hastings College of the Law's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students group, in the case brought against Hastings by the Christian Legal Society (CLS). The Christian ...

Equality California http://bit.ly/91DHU5 "Mexico City now has marriage equality": Bilingual post by Jorge Amaro.
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Hoy mi fe en la lucha por la igualdad se ha reencendido. Hoy la comunidad LGBT y el mundo entero tiene una razón para celebrar. En un voto histórico, la Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal de México ...














