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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 4, 2011
The true face of the Tea Party is right here. During a Muslim fundraiser for the homeless in Yorba Linda, California, a local Tea Party group brought out a few hundred people to protest. As Muslim men, women and children walk by, teabaggers scream profanities and insults. Then elected officials join in. I would be [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | March 1, 2011
California – Attorney General Kamala Harris has just filed papers with the 9th Circuit Court requesting that the “stay” on marriages be lifted immediately. If granted, same sex couples could get married again immediately! Tipped by PRIDEinUtah reader Jay T. In addition to this filing, attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies requested the same thing [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 22, 2011
California – Republican State Senator (and failed AG candidate) Tom Harman has introduced a bill which would force the State of California back into the battle over Proposition 8. If it succeeds, the Attorney General would be forced to continue defending Prop 8 in court. SB 5, introduced by Senator Harman back in December has [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 15, 2011
California – The trial of murdered 15 year old Lawrence King has been once again delayed by the Ventura County Superior Court. Instead of starting in March, they’ve now pushed things back to May. We’re now well over 2 years since the murder occurred in 2008. Back in February of 2008, 15 year old Lawrence [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 19, 2011
Oakland, California – Federal Judge Claudia Wilken has just made a landmark ruling which may destroy many of the provisions within the Defense of Marriage Act. Among other things, she has ruled that state employees can sue the federal government for discrimination against same sex partners. H/T Talk About Equality Despite the Obama Administration’s request [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 13, 2011
Alamo, California – Openly gay PE Teacher BJ Byrd at Rancho Romero Elementary School has filed a complaint with the local police department after her equipment shed at the school was vandalized with gay slurs and depictions of sex acts. Hmm.. wonder where these kids learned that? Christianists love to claim that these incidents have [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 4, 2011
California – The group “Pop Luck Club” announced today the start of their “Raise a Child” campaign, geared towards showing real gay fathers and their families. With ads running in many different medias, the goal is to raise awareness of what it really means to have same sex parents. If only we could get something [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 4, 2011
California – Recently the State Senate passed a law which removes homosexuality from the list of diseases that the State Department of Health is trying to cure. But the American Family Association says that this law is discriminatory against Christions. Wow, so this is out of left field.. The AFA is saying that removing homosexuality from [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 14, 2010
California – State Senator Mark Leno is pushing for high school history classes to include LGBT history as part of their curriculum. Currently, students do not hear about the history of the LGBT rights movement, nor do they hear about many gay figures in history. Remember that a school in the UK tried this earlier [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 6, 2010
Whew! What an afternoon! In what was supposed to be a 2 hour session. The 9th District Court heard 3 hours worth of testimony from both sides on the issues of standing as well as the constitutionality of Prop 8. Analysis and review below! The purpose of the appeals trial was for Judges Hawkins, Reinhardt [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.