MUST SEE, READ, WATCH & LISTEN IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY NOW.
DAILY CLICKS
- Gay Marriage Watch
- Unite the Fight
- The New Civil Rights Movement
- Susan Berland: A Jewish Mom for Marriage Equality
- Huff Post: Gay Marriage Page
- Gay Twogether
- Washington Blade
- Pam’s House Blend
- White Knot
- Stop 8
- Why Gay Marriage
- Equality Matters
- Love & Gluttony
NATIONAL RIGHTS ORGS
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Law Firm Drops Defense Of DOMA
“Many of us were stunned, shocked and angered when it became known that King & Spalding had taken on this case, and we are gratefully relieved to find out they had withdrawn,” said Jeff Graham, the executive director of the gay-rights group Georgia Equality. “The legal case is something that is really a thinly veiled political attack on gay and lesbian couples and families.” more…
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BREAKING NEWS x 2!!!!!
February 23, 2011: Marriage Equality USA applauds President Obama’s historic decision to declare his support for a heightened standard of review and to stop defending the “Defense of Marriage Act” in pending lawsuits challenging DOMA as unconstitutional. The Attorney General has confirmed that the Department of Justice will no longer defend the measure, which severely limits the potential of states to honor or carry out same-sex marriages, in court. more…
Breaking: Olson and Boies file requests for the California Supreme Court to expedite Prop 8 case, and 9th Circuit to lift stay
Source: Prop 8 Trial Tracker, Wednesday, 02/23/11
On February 23, 2011, Ted Olson and David Boies on behalf of the American Foundation for Equal Rights announced they are filing a request with the California Supreme Court to expedite the Perry v. Schwarzenegger (Prop 8) case and hear oral arguments by the end of May, before summer recess. They are also filing a “Motion to Vacate Stay Pending Appeal” with the 9th Circuit to lift the stay while the California Supreme Court takes its time. As you may recall, one week ago the California Supreme Court announced it would consider the question from the 9th Circuit regarding proponents’ standing, and would hear oral arguments in September.
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THE ART OF REVOLUTION
On our coffee table, we have a copy of The Design of Dissent, a tome of “socially and politically driven graphics” by Miton Glaser and Mirko Ilić. The book is stirring proof that art is intrinsic to social change, and vice versa. The art of today may later serve as iconography for the times in which we live—reflecting our unique joy and pain and the ever-rising tide of progress. This is why, or one big reason why, we participated in the NOH8 Campaign.
To recap, the NOH8 Campaign is a silent graphic protest launched by L.A. photog Adam Bouska in response to Proposition 8. Less than a year later, countless celebs have donned duct tape and temporary tattoos to show their support for marriage equality. As the campaign’s visibility has picked up steam in recent weeks, so have rumblings over the mixed metaphors of its images and derisive commentary about its motives. To all that, we say Whatever!
Bouska and team are utilizing their unique talents to raise awareness for marriage equality. Period. What began as California-centric is taking off across the country to include a rainbow of countenances—from real folks to Real Housewives, playboys to politicos—and will soon be recognizable as a national icon for the marriage equality movement (if it isn’t already). We are proud to have taken part in the NOH8 Campaign and hope that more equality seekers will take a cue from Bouska: Find your passion and your personal talents and channel them toward equality.
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Guess who supports marriage equality: Meghan McCain! That’s right, the Republican daughter of John. Known to the Twitter world as @McCainBlogette—and a terrific follow for those with a passion for fashion and politics—we mad love Meghan for vocalizing her support of lgbt rights. Recently, she posed for the NOH8 Campaign, an L.A.-based silent protest launched by photographer Adam Bouska in response to the passage of Proposition 8. It’s a gorgeous and meaningful portrait which, incidentally, now wallpapers Meghan’s own Twitter page!
