Politics

While this has nothing, at all, to do with gay rights, it does concern human rights.  We have our very own immigration drama playing out right here in Fresno, and it is vital that the voices of every concerned citizen be heard by our elected representatives. 

The effort by several anti-gay groups to get enough signatures to put the issue of gay marriage to California voters has officially qualified for the November ballot. Therefore, this November, California voters will have the chance to restrict California marriage to one man and one woman, despite the recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s highest court on Tuesday refused to stay until after the November election its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Conservative religious and legal groups had asked the California Supreme Court to stop its order from becoming effective until voters have the chance to weigh in on the issue. An initiative

The attorneys general of 10 states are urging the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the story here

Sun Tsu wrote, "Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."  With that in mind, I have found it is best if our community keeps tabs on what the opposition is up to, and, as such, I read all manner of email newsletters and websites spit out by our opponents.  

I wanted to let you know that as President of CCA , I have written, and called Gov. Schwarzenegger to let him know that we appreciate, and expect him to maintain, his commitment to respect and enforce the CA Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage. However, we are in a serious fight for our civil

A conservative legal group asked the California Supreme Court on Thursday to put off finalization of its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters got a chance to weigh in. Read the story here

A California group fighting a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the state Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has received a half-million dollar cash infusion from a national LGBT civil rights group. Read the story here

To read the complete text of the recent California Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on gay marriage, click on the following link…California Supreme Court Decision 

Click on the following link to watch a video of the speech made by the ACLU and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, after the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same sex marriage… VIDEO: ACLU & Gavin Newsome