Results tagged “same-sex marriage” from Crime & Courts

City News is reporting that the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has posted 68 short videos
promoting same-sex marriage on a Web site today as part of a contest in which the
grand prize winner will get $2,500.

The videos posted at www.equalityvideo.org are part of Project Pushback, a bicoastal
effort to win hearts and minds in the struggle to legalize gay marriage.

The winner of the popular vote will get $1,000, and the grand prize winner, chosen by
a panel entertainment industry experts, will get $2,500.

All entrants will have a chance to win a video camera valued at $1,000. The local Gay & Lesbian Center partnered with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City to sponsor the contest.

UCLA's Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy announced several new studies today that focus on trends among same-sex couples, and how they compare to different-sex couples.

According to one report, more than 11,000 same-sex couples have married in the three months since the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriages. Five counties account for nearly 80 percent of the couples: Los Angeles (2,719), San Francisco (2,708), San Diego (1,689), Riverside (1,247), and Alameda (475), the report states. "These are all counties known to have large and visible lesbian and gay populations and are also attractive tourist destinations for both in- and out-of-state weddings," according to researchers.

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To see previous entries about same-sex marriage, click here.

The State Supreme Court spoke, and now they're speaking again: There will be no delays for the law allowing same-sex marriages in California. I imagine, if they could've written it, they would've tacked on a "'Nuff said" for all their naysayers. Here is the press release and order:  gaymarriage.pdf

The Associated Press is reporting today supporters of a Constitutional amendment that would define marriage as "one man and one woman" have gathered enough signatures to put the initiative before voters in November.

Got this press release in my inbox from the Supreme Court:

TO:             Legal Affairs Editors and Reporters
FROM:   Lynn Holton, Public Information Officer
DATE:   Thursday, May 22, 2008

A petition for rehearing and a request for a stay was filed late this afternoon in the California Supreme Court relating to the court's opinion in In re Marriage Cases, S147999, filed May 15, 2008.  The petition and stay request was filed by the Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the group is asking the Court to put implementation of the law on hold until the November election.

In the wake of last week's landmark state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in California, goverment types are now scrambling around trying to figure out how to implement the new law and prepare for same-sex marriages.

At today's Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor's meeting, the supes are scheduled to discuss a motion, brought by supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Yvonne Burke, that would direct county officials to research and report on the legal obligations for issuing marriage licenses. Sueprvisor Mike Antonovich, who has publicly criticized the high court's ruling, is expected to seek an amendment to whatever motion is brought that would call for a report on whatever impact a proposed November ballot initiative would have. The ballot initiative, if passed by voters, would reverse the gay marriage go-ahead the justices made. The Los Angeles City Council is also expected to take up the issue today.

Meanwhile, we have a story from the Associated Press that says City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has advising officials that county workers must perform same-sex weddings under the law - regardless of how they feel about it.

Daily Breeze reporter Melissa Evans is monitoring the Board of Supervisors meeting and will have an update.

Just getting into the opinion now, and hoping to do a story with a local angle for tomorrow's paper. You can read the opinion at here.

Remember yesterday when I asked people to e-mail me to share their thoughts on the decision? Well, the e-mail Gods are sometimes not friendly, and our server here at the Daily Breeze went down and is making a very, very slow recovery. Very slow. So, if you e-mailed me, I didn't get it. But, I still want to hear from you. Post a comment to this entry, send an e-mail to dailybreezenews@gmail.com or give me a call at 310-543-6652.

The California Supreme Court is scheduled to issue it's opinion at 10 a.m. Thursday in what is being called In re Marriage Cases. The opinion will be available online at the court's Web site. More information about the case is available through the Equality California Web site, which also has a schedule of the events planned for tomorrow's celebratiion - or commisseration -depending on how the justices rule.

We're attempting to report the decision tomorrow with some local reaction from same sex couples, or any others who have a strong opinion and feel their lives will be impacted by this decision. If you, or anyone you know, would like to share reactions, opinions, etc. please feel free to contact me at denise.nix@dailybreeze.com.