Gay marriage goes on trial

For those of us who have been blessed or cursed with a critical intellect,  pondering issues such as Proposition 8 and the concept of gay marriage is an exercise in intellectual reflection,  and not...

Federal Judge: Challenge to Prop 8 must go to full trial

Shooting down traditional arguments favoring Prop 8: Today a federal judge in California shot down traditional arguments about procreation and marriage during nearly two hours of legal debate with an attorney of...

Disillusionment

Disfactor vs. Corporate Media By: Jabrim Raven Allen Disfactor’s purpose as a publication/blog is to examine various falsehoods that were developed from both capitalistic and libertarian perspectives in...

Prop 8 Protests to California Court Decision Held across U.S.

Reactions to the Supreme Court's Proposition 8 decision announced on Tuesday, to uphold the gay marriage ban in California, gave way to protests and rallies organized across the rest of the country. "More than 100...

Where is Gay Marriage Legal? List of States and Countries

Where is gay marriage legal? Not in California anymore! May 26, 2009 California rendered a landmark decision upholding the controversial electoral initiative known as Prop 8, the initiative that changed the state...

California Supreme Court Prop 8 Decision: Upheld Gay Marriage Ban

In a 6-1 vote, Proposition 8 has been upheld. California's Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriages. Justice Moreno was the lone dissenter in the 6-1 decision. 18,000 existing same-sex...

Rallies Planned for CA Supreme Court Decision This Tues May 26th

The California Supreme Court will decide on the validity of prop 8 and the existing 18,000 same-sex marriages that have been performed during the months of May-November this Tuesday May 26th. Thousands of people...

California Supreme Court Ruling on Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban May 26

UPDATE | May 22 — California's Supreme Court will issue its long-awaited decision on the state's controversial ban of gay marriage next Tuesday, May 26th at 10:00am PDT. The Court will rule on the validity of...

Prop 8 NOT Overturned, Despite What Twitter Says

Leave it to lazy Twitterers not to bother checking facts — let alone expand shortened urls. Prop 8 made it into the top Trending Topics on Twitter Friday, as users have retweeted the hell out of a link to an LA...

Pastor Rick Warren: I'm not an Anti-Gay Marriage Activist

Appearing on Larry King Live!, Pastor Rick Warren said that he is not anti-gay marriage activist, but does believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman. He even claimed that he did not...

Government becoming too powerfull?!! Updated July 2009

Below is my post from March of 2009: Some of you might say " they all ready are,...Have you heard of the IRS?!!" Yes, I remember the senate hearings several years ago where mothers and fathers were telling stories of how the IRS agents broke down their home doors in the...

What the "Tax Day Tea Parties" attendee's are saying - Update

A few weeks back I wrote about the need for We the People need to Re-Elect No One to take back our country from those in charge of our government and now more businesses.  So, lets Re-Elect No One from now on I wrote.  I said "Let's send people to...

US Census 2010 will not recognize gay marriages

The United States Census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years, and is mandated by the United States Constitution. " The next US census, to be carried out next year, will not ask...

Cultural Battle Divides US: Supreme Court Hears Prop 8 Arguments

On November 4, 2008, California voters passed an amendment to the state's Constitution, Proposition 8 (Prop 8), that restricted marriage to a man and a woman. Demonstrations and protests followed across the state...

Sean Penn Seeks Statewide Harvey Milk Day on May 22 in California

Although the controversial Proposition 8 vote passed in California last November, Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn has given new life to the fight for same-sex rights, by joining in a call for a statewide day to...

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