Read the transcript of Ted Olson’s opening statement here. A taste: Proposition 8 singles out gay and lesbian individuals alone for exclusion from the institution of marriage. In California, even ...

California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 8Only those 18,000 gay couples who were married before the constitutional amendment was voted through in November will be allowed to share in the rights ...

Following the horrific murders of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, the entertainment and political worlds are reflecting on a legacy that transcends film. While celebrated for directing ...

This week the voters in the state of Maine will go to the polls to decide on a gay marriage referendum that is widely considered a test case for the rest of the nation. This vote is so important that ...

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This week's decision striking down Prop 8, the California ballot initiative that sought to establish a constituional prohibition on same-sex marriage, might seem like a defeat for the initiative ...

The dumb and the poor: The new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California of 2,003 Californians who voted Nov. 4 found significantly less support for Proposition 8 among blacks than had been ...

Rob and Michele Reiner were well-known in California not only for their creative contributions but for their passionate advocacy. It was challenging Prop. 8, California’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriage ...