Author: Lavender Phoenix
API Equality’s New Director
Dear Supporters, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Director of API Equality and provide an update of our activities. I have engaged in this work in communities as far ranging as Boston and Cincinnati to places closer like Portland and Los Angeles, but to participate in what may be
Vow To Vote No
The moment has arrived. The battle is on. Yesterday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced that the effort to pass a constitutional initiative to ban marriage for same sex couples in California has qualified for the November ballot. The measure would attempt to revise the California constitution to only recognize marriages “between a man
Lesbian and Gay Couples Win Freedom to Marry in California!
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled in a historic 4-3 decision that lesbian and gay couples deserve the freedom to marry under state law. API Equality and its coalitions of supporters are thrilled by this momentous decision, which is a victory for all Californians who cherish fairness and equality, and will ensure
VICTORY!
It is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Loving, committed lesbian and gay couples can legally marry in California. Today, the California Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision struck down the state’s discriminatory marriage laws banning marriage for same-sex couples. This historic decision is a huge victory for all Californians who cherish fairness and opportunity.
The California Ruling Comes Out On Marriage. What Do You Do?
The clock is ticking down on the California Supreme Court’s ruling on whether same-sex couples can marry. The Court heard oral arguments on March 4 of this year and can issue a decision between now and June 2. Meanwhile, anti-gay groups aren’t waiting on the decision to mobilize. They’ve reportedly gathered enough signatures for a
Help Stop the Constitutional Initiative!
This is it. We need you to act now. No more dress rehearsals. With just a few weeks left to qualify, well-funded anti-LGBT organizations are paying people to gather signatures to put a constitutional initiative on the November 2008 ballot that would permanently exclude same-sex couples from marriage in California. API Equality and a broad