A No on 8 Challenge to Hollywood
Posted on Sep 30, 2008 at 03:55 pm
Variety's Wilshire & Washington
September 30, 2008
Jonathan Lewis, entrepreneur and political activist and scion of the Cleveland-based insurance fortune, is pledging to chip in $500,000 to defeat Proposition 8 if the entertainment industry does the same. [Link]
September 30, 2008
Jonathan Lewis, entrepreneur and political activist and scion of the Cleveland-based insurance fortune, is pledging to chip in $500,000 to defeat Proposition 8 if the entertainment industry does the same. [Link]
Pete Wentz Gives Props to Marriage Equality
Posted on Sep 30, 2008 at 12:42 pm
TMZ.com
September 30, 2008
Although wife Ashlee Simpson (who is about to pop) was nowhere in sight, the Fall Out Boy showed up at a No on Prop 8 fundraiser at Gallery 1988 in Hollywood on Sunday. Other civil rights supporters in the house included "Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke and members of Linkin Park. [Link]
September 30, 2008
Although wife Ashlee Simpson (who is about to pop) was nowhere in sight, the Fall Out Boy showed up at a No on Prop 8 fundraiser at Gallery 1988 in Hollywood on Sunday. Other civil rights supporters in the house included "Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke and members of Linkin Park. [Link]
Our position on California’s No on 8 campaign
Posted on Sep 29, 2008 at 08:33 am
The Official Google Blog
September 26, 2008
"[W]hile there are many objections to this proposition -- further government encroachment on personal lives, ambiguously written text -- it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8." [Link]
September 26, 2008
"[W]hile there are many objections to this proposition -- further government encroachment on personal lives, ambiguously written text -- it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8." [Link]
Thank You, Brad…Now, Where Are the Others?
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 at 01:02 pm
The Huffington Post
September 24, 2008
John Henning commends Brad Pitt on his donation to the campaign opposing Prop. 8, but wonders why other A-list celebrities who publicly support LGBT equality have not also contributed. [Link]
September 24, 2008
John Henning commends Brad Pitt on his donation to the campaign opposing Prop. 8, but wonders why other A-list celebrities who publicly support LGBT equality have not also contributed. [Link]
Steven Spielberg Donates $100,000 To Fight Discrimination
Posted on Sep 23, 2008 at 11:30 am
The Huffington Post
September 23, 2008
In a statement, the Spielbergs said: "By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California's constitution, or any other." [Link]
September 23, 2008
In a statement, the Spielbergs said: "By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California's constitution, or any other." [Link]
Laughing matter: Joan Rivers visits San Diego for a ‘No on 8’ fund-raiser
Posted on Sep 12, 2008 at 11:12 am
Gay & Lesbian Times
September 11, 2008
When asked her thoughts on marriage, Joan Rivers responded, "It's wonderful. It really gives you someone who’s got your back. It really gives you something you don’t have when you just live with someone. It’s that great, final commitment, and it’s amazing – when it’s a good marriage. And when it’s a bad marriage, as I’ve always joked, I say, 'Why shouldn’t the gays be allowed to suffer the same as the straights?' There is nothing like saying, 'I commit to you.'" [Link]
September 11, 2008
When asked her thoughts on marriage, Joan Rivers responded, "It's wonderful. It really gives you someone who’s got your back. It really gives you something you don’t have when you just live with someone. It’s that great, final commitment, and it’s amazing – when it’s a good marriage. And when it’s a bad marriage, as I’ve always joked, I say, 'Why shouldn’t the gays be allowed to suffer the same as the straights?' There is nothing like saying, 'I commit to you.'" [Link]
Ellen’s Big Gay Wedding
Posted on Sep 08, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Newsweek
September 6, 2008
"I never thought I would have that experience of getting married. I didn't think I was missing anything. I just didn't think about it. But to see her for the first time and to cut a wedding cake, that was surreal for me and I got to experience that with our families around us. I didn't realize how special it was until I did it." [Link]
September 6, 2008
"I never thought I would have that experience of getting married. I didn't think I was missing anything. I just didn't think about it. But to see her for the first time and to cut a wedding cake, that was surreal for me and I got to experience that with our families around us. I didn't realize how special it was until I did it." [Link]
Newsom speaks at ‘Milk’ movie preview, predicts Obama & McCain will regret lack of support for marri
Posted on Sep 05, 2008 at 12:00 pm
San Francisco Sentinel
September 4, 2008
The Milk previvew trailer was released Tuesday, with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom predicting both Barack Obama and John McCain will be permanently damaged by their lack of support for marriage equality. “This is going to permanently damage any politician in their future,” Newsom told the Sentinel. “I believe you don’t run the 90-yeard dash on equality. I believe in the principle of Brown v. Board of Education." [Link]
September 4, 2008
The Milk previvew trailer was released Tuesday, with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom predicting both Barack Obama and John McCain will be permanently damaged by their lack of support for marriage equality. “This is going to permanently damage any politician in their future,” Newsom told the Sentinel. “I believe you don’t run the 90-yeard dash on equality. I believe in the principle of Brown v. Board of Education." [Link]
Hollywood celebrities support the freedom to marry in ad campaign
Posted on Sep 04, 2008 at 02:00 pm
PageOneQ
September 4, 2008
"When I got married," Tyne Daly recalls of her marriage to African-American actor Georg Stanford Brown, "my marriage was illegal in seven states in this country...Government can't dictate hearts and minds. But it can decide law, and when laws [change], other things change." [Link]
September 4, 2008
"When I got married," Tyne Daly recalls of her marriage to African-American actor Georg Stanford Brown, "my marriage was illegal in seven states in this country...Government can't dictate hearts and minds. But it can decide law, and when laws [change], other things change." [Link]
Jay Bakker and Religious Straight Americans Speak Up for Gay and Transgender Neighbors
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:34 pm
PR Web
August 27, 2008
Jay Bakker is the son of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner. His non-traditional approach to ministry achieved national attention in the Sundance Channel documentary One Punk Under God, which documented his journey to become a gay-affirming Christian. Like Bakker, Michelle Garland has been on a journey to support gay and transgender friends. "I was determined to do what I knew in my heart was right. I believe we are all G-d's children and to deny love to a fellow human is to reject the spark of G-dliness that is in each of us," says Garland, who is now organizing a Seven Straight Nights event in Ames, Iowa, for the second year in a row. [Link]
August 27, 2008
Jay Bakker is the son of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner. His non-traditional approach to ministry achieved national attention in the Sundance Channel documentary One Punk Under God, which documented his journey to become a gay-affirming Christian. Like Bakker, Michelle Garland has been on a journey to support gay and transgender friends. "I was determined to do what I knew in my heart was right. I believe we are all G-d's children and to deny love to a fellow human is to reject the spark of G-dliness that is in each of us," says Garland, who is now organizing a Seven Straight Nights event in Ames, Iowa, for the second year in a row. [Link]