Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Proposition 8 (California, 2010) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 494
» View burbankleader.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-42
•
Next >
-
'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century
Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...
Tags: Pritzker Architecture Prize, Family, Lady Gaga, Music Industry, Starbucks Corp.
-
New campaign asks “Modern Family” producers to write wedding episode for Cam and Mitch
Channel Guide Magazine“The freedom to marry is spreading. So it's time for America's biggest, red-beard-iest prime-time couple to get hitched in front of millions of American viewers.” So reads part of the home page of a new campaign launched by ACLU Action to... -
A bus driver goes the extra mile
Every day at 3:20 p.m., I am at the school bus stop on Gumwood Road to meet my grandson and walk him home. On May 1, when it was 80 degrees (and I had been working in the yard and looked like it), I walked only halfway, then waited for the bus under the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
-
Video Op-Ed: Fighting for gay marriage and immigration reform
The Supreme Court has the fate of same-sex couples in its hands. Will the court stand with equality and rule that marriage, and the benefits that come with it, should be available to all couples regardless of sexuality? Or will it uphold the federal...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Marriage, Immigration, Minority Groups
-
Delaware OKs same-sex marriage, showdowns loom in two states
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A year ago, when Vice President Joe Biden revealed in a television interview that he supported same-sex marriage, such unions were legal in six states. Tuesday, the Legislature in Biden’s home state, Delaware, voted to become the 11th such state,...Tags: Chris Christie, Politics, Family, Marriage, Regional Authority
-
California, late to the gay marriage altar
California finds itself in an unaccustomed place these days: behind the curve. Another state, Rhode Island, and two more countries, France and New Zealand, were just added to the steadily growing list of places where same-sex marriage will receive full...
Tags: Politics, Family, Marriage, Washington, DC, U.S. Supreme Court
-
He wasn't the marrying kind
From the well-lighted Argentine restaurant — my suggestion via Yelp — to the 70-degree night, all is well on this second date. As Dylan tactfully yanks shrimp from their shells, he tells me about his Japanese father, who strictly regulated all...
Tags: Matthew Shepard, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
-
More than one way to stop a bad guy with a gun
The NRA says that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. How well does that work? When he and his press secretary were shot by a mentally ill assailant, Ronald Reagan was surrounded by six highly trained, vigilant, armed...Tags: Family, Marriage, Labor Legislation, Defense of Marriage Act, Shootings
-
Duncan Hosie: Don't expect any surprises from offensive Scalia
It seems these days everyone is speculating about how Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will approach the two same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. But I haven't heard anyone wondering which side Antonin Scalia will be on. He has made his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Clarence Thomas, Marriage, Justice System
-
California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Marriage, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Supreme Court
-
Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Kamala D. Harris, Family, Politics, Lawyers
-
Republicans pledge to change tone, not positions
With an eye on the White House in 2016, Republicans spent this week in Hollywood mapping a path to a resurgence — determining how to streamline the primary process and close their deficit with Democrats among key voter blocs such as single women and...
Tags: Politics, Family, Republican Party, Marriage, Parties and Movements
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
| Zap2It
May 15, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Proposition 8 (California, 2010) topic gallery.