Friday, June 19, 2009
Same Sex Marriage Updates from the SF City Clerk's Office
Check out the latest updates on same sex marriage in California, from the San Francisco Country Clerk's office.
SF City Attorney Supports Federal Challenge to Prop 8
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From the San Francisco City Attorney's office:
San Francisco, CA June 18,2009 -Herrera Files Amicus Brief in Support of Federal Challenge to Prop 8. City argues that California's Prop 8 was based on moral disapproval of gays and lesbians, similar to Colorado amendment that U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 1996 -
http://www.sfgov.or/site/city_attorney_page.asp?id=106524
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Rally in Castro on eve of Prop. 8 hearing
(03-04) 20:31 PST San Francisco -- Supporters of same-sex marriage marched from the Castro district to the state Supreme Court on the eve of a hearing to decide the fate of Proposition 8 - the controversial amendment to the state Constitution that bans marriages of two men or two women.
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today on the validity of California's ban on same-sex marriage, which voters approved in November after an emotionally charged campaign.
A ruling is due within 90 days of the hearing.
Prop. 8 amended the state Constitution to declare that marriage only between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. It overturned the court's May 15 ruling throwing out state laws that banned same-sex marriage.
"Taking away a civil right we had is a violent act," said Stuart Milk, nephew of the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, to a crowd gathered at the intersection of Castro and Market Streets before the march. more
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today on the validity of California's ban on same-sex marriage, which voters approved in November after an emotionally charged campaign.
A ruling is due within 90 days of the hearing.
Prop. 8 amended the state Constitution to declare that marriage only between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. It overturned the court's May 15 ruling throwing out state laws that banned same-sex marriage.
"Taking away a civil right we had is a violent act," said Stuart Milk, nephew of the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, to a crowd gathered at the intersection of Castro and Market Streets before the march. more
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Sacred Events Launches New Site
Sacred Events launches it full service wedding, special occasion planning and design website. We are located in Oakland, CA, serving Jewish, interfaith, GLBT and multi-ethnic communities. We use our ritual design principles to craft a memorable and customized event. We our mindful of the impact that your event has on the community and the environment. We advise you on traditional ritual practices with a contemporary flair.Check us out at www.asacredevent.com
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
LA Mayor Villaraigosa presides over Gay Wedding
By David Zahniser and Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
June 24, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa performs a wedding ceremony to a same-sex couple in City Hall on Monday. Bruce Cohen, a Hollywood producer with his partner of five years were married by the mayor. Villaraigosa's ceremony uniting Cohen and art consultant Gabriel Catone was held before a row of cameras and occurred right before the 5 p.m. TV news.
The mayor joined a growing list of political figures who are eagerly officiating gay weddings -- and gambling that championing same-sex marriage will not come at a political cost. Yet Monday's ceremony showed the risks faced by politicians who embrace the issue, which remains controversial among voters.
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June 24, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa performs a wedding ceremony to a same-sex couple in City Hall on Monday. Bruce Cohen, a Hollywood producer with his partner of five years were married by the mayor. Villaraigosa's ceremony uniting Cohen and art consultant Gabriel Catone was held before a row of cameras and occurred right before the 5 p.m. TV news.
The mayor joined a growing list of political figures who are eagerly officiating gay weddings -- and gambling that championing same-sex marriage will not come at a political cost. Yet Monday's ceremony showed the risks faced by politicians who embrace the issue, which remains controversial among voters.
read more
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Religious Groups Plan Gay Marriage Fight
Religious lobbyists on both sides of the contentious gay-marriage debate are digging in for an all-out battle over Gov. David Paterson's call for state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
Opponents of the directive, who feel a particular sense of urgency, are developing long-term strategies to portray gay marriage as a threat to their religious freedom and to keep control of the state Senate in Republican hands.
On Thursday, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, an evangelical lobbying group, drew 250 ministers to the Capitol in Albany to promise a relentless fight against Paterson's directive.
"Quite a few pastors came up to me and said, 'When are you scheduling another one?' " said the Rev. Duane Motley, founder and head of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms. "We're trying to put pressure directly on the governor. If there is a large outcry, a groundswell of public opinion, he might back down. He seems to be letting his staff run his office."
Late last month, it was disclosed that Paterson directed state agencies to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. Same-sex marriage is not legal in New York, but Paterson's decision was based on a February court ruling that a gay couple in Monroe County had the right to equal benefits from a state college.
Paterson's decision also came two weeks after the California Supreme Court overturned that state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Opponents of the directive, who feel a particular sense of urgency, are developing long-term strategies to portray gay marriage as a threat to their religious freedom and to keep control of the state Senate in Republican hands.
On Thursday, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, an evangelical lobbying group, drew 250 ministers to the Capitol in Albany to promise a relentless fight against Paterson's directive.
"Quite a few pastors came up to me and said, 'When are you scheduling another one?' " said the Rev. Duane Motley, founder and head of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms. "We're trying to put pressure directly on the governor. If there is a large outcry, a groundswell of public opinion, he might back down. He seems to be letting his staff run his office."
Late last month, it was disclosed that Paterson directed state agencies to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. Same-sex marriage is not legal in New York, but Paterson's decision was based on a February court ruling that a gay couple in Monroe County had the right to equal benefits from a state college.
Paterson's decision also came two weeks after the California Supreme Court overturned that state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Friday, June 20, 2008
JEWISH COUPLES AND ACTIVISTS TURN OUT FOR CALIFORNIA GAY WEDDINGS
BY STACEY PALEVSKY
Journal of The Jewish Weekly of Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO — Three years ago, Sharon Papo and Amber Weiss stood under a chupah in a Santa Cruz redwood grove and said “I do” in front of 100 relatives and friends.
They stomped on a glass, stood nose to nose wrapped in a tallit and sipped from a Kiddush cup, rituals that sealed them forever. And yet, to the government, their union was invisible.
That changed this week in San Francisco, when they added one word — lawfully — that was absent from their original vows.
“Amber, my beshert, my beloved,” Papo said to Weiss inside San Francisco City Hall. “… I take you to be my lawfully wedded wife.”
Just hours before, Papo and Weiss took their ivory beaded chiffon wedding gowns out of the closet of their Berkeley home, hopped on local transit and walked into San Francisco’s City Hall to exchange vows once more.
This time, they had legal recognition.
read more
Journal of The Jewish Weekly of Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO — Three years ago, Sharon Papo and Amber Weiss stood under a chupah in a Santa Cruz redwood grove and said “I do” in front of 100 relatives and friends.
They stomped on a glass, stood nose to nose wrapped in a tallit and sipped from a Kiddush cup, rituals that sealed them forever. And yet, to the government, their union was invisible.
That changed this week in San Francisco, when they added one word — lawfully — that was absent from their original vows.
“Amber, my beshert, my beloved,” Papo said to Weiss inside San Francisco City Hall. “… I take you to be my lawfully wedded wife.”
Just hours before, Papo and Weiss took their ivory beaded chiffon wedding gowns out of the closet of their Berkeley home, hopped on local transit and walked into San Francisco’s City Hall to exchange vows once more.
This time, they had legal recognition.
read more
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