On AlterNet: prop 8

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6 Companies That Stand Up for Gay Rights (Now If They Only Had Good Labor Practices Too)

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

These companies figured out that support for marriage equality is good for business. When will labor rights be good for business?

How Pop Culture Influenced This Week's Proposition 8 Ruling

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress. February 8, 2012.

Judge Reinhardt deems it true.

Will Prop. 8 End California’s Democracy?

Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign. September 4, 2011.

This week's upcoming hearing is not about marriage equality, but about the role of special interests and the wealthy in our democracy.

Judge Rules Against Prop 8: Huge Win Against Bigotry, But the Fight Is Far from Over

Celia Perry, Mother Jones Online. August 5, 2010.

As the daughter of a lesbian couple, my reaction is lukewarm. This is a significant milestone and a huge step forward. But much remains to be done.

A Former GOP Mastermind Is Now Fighting to Save Gay Marriage and Unmask the Mormon Church

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. April 8, 2010.

Fred Karger was one of the GOP's top dark-arts operators. Now he's riding into battle to save gay marriage and reveal the Mormon Church's anti-gay marriage plan.

SCOTUS: Prop 8 Trial Will Not Be Broadcast (For Now)

Adam B, Daily Kos. January 14, 2010.

It is the conservative majority authoring the opinion with the four remaining justices dissenting.

Prop 8 Trial Gets Heated: Are We Winning Yet?

Dante Atkins, Daily Kos. January 13, 2010.

Yesterday was all about drawing the battle lines. Here's what happened.

My Big Phat Same-Sex Prison Wedding

Dawn Davis II, New America Media. January 10, 2010.

Dawn Davis married her lover in prison because she was afraid that by the time she left prison, same-sex marriages would be illegal. She was right.

Expose the Bigots: Help Get the Prop 8 Trial Televised

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 6, 2010.

Act now and please pass this on.

Rick Warren Refuses to Condemn Death Penalty for Homosexuals

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. November 30, 2009.

Warren refuses to reject the radical ideas of Martin Ssempa, a rabidly anti-choice and anti-gay Ugandan pastor who has visited to his Saddleback Church.

Atheism: Living Life Unfettered by Supernaturalism and Groupthink -- Interview With Sikivu Hutchinson

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. June 17, 2009.

African-American atheist Sikivu Hutchinson calls on black atheists to play a critical role in the atheism movement.

Sex With Ducks: A Hilarious Take Down of Pat Robertson's Stance on Gay Marriage

Staff, AlterNet. May 29, 2009.

A great pro-gay marriage music video in response to Robertson's quote that legalizing gay marriage would lead to legalizing sex with ducks.

Beyond Prop 8: What's Next for the LGBT Equality Movement?

Laura Flanders, GRITtv. May 28, 2009.

Joel Silberman and The Nation's Richard Kim discuss the implications of the Prop 8 ruling.

The California Supreme Court Upheld Prop. 8, So Now What Do We Do?

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. May 27, 2009.

Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling was a big disappointment, but there's no time to mourn: We must turn this anger into momentum.

Not in 'Our Town': San Franciscans Take to the Streets After Proposition 8 Decision [With Photo Slideshow]

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. May 26, 2009.

600 gay-rights activists gathered Tuesday to protest the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Prop. 8.

Shameful: California Supreme Court Upholds Same Sex-Marriage Ban

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. May 26, 2009.

The CA Supreme Court has upheld the notorious Proposition 8 from last year's election, but also validated all gay marriages held before Nov. 4.

Parties/Protests Planned: The California Supreme Court to Deliver Its Prop. 8 Verdict on Tuesday

dday, Hullabaloo. May 23, 2009.

Those battling for equality have devised new outlets for activism which have amped up the pressure for action at every level.

Fidelity for Gay Marriage? Ask Ken Starr and Bill Clinton

Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign. February 18, 2009.

Protesters rail against Clinton for speaking at a hotel linked with the Yes on 8 campaign.

Invalidate Prop 8: Tell the CA State Supreme Court What Fidelity Really Means

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. February 6, 2009.

The Courage Campaign attempts to reject Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund.

CA Supreme Court to Hear Prop 8 Arguments

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. February 4, 2009.

"Today, the California Supreme Court took an important step in resolving the most important civil rights issue of our generation."

Why California's Discriminatory Proposition 8 Might Not Stand

Karen Ocamb, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.

New legal actions from businesses like Google to civil rights organizations are threatening to get Prop. 8 off the books.

Prop 8 - Did Mormons Go Too Far?

Steven Greenstreet, American News Project. January 14, 2009.

Investigating how much money Mormons spent to help pass California's Prop 8.

This Week in God: Pat Robertson Turns on Bush, NYT Lies About Church Numbers, and More

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 28, 2008.

Southern Baptist Pastor Wiley Drake thinks "God will punish" Rick Warren for appearing at the Obama inauguration.

Kenneth Starr Joins Prop. H8ers Attacking Same-Sex Marriages

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 20, 2008.

The underwear sniffing zombie is back, now to try and get already existing same-sex marriages in California nullified.

Rick Warren, Obama's Invocation Choice, Causing Real Rift With Progressives

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 18, 2008.

The press may now have its conflict moment. And it comes in the form of the spiritual leader chosen to launch Obama's inauguration.