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GET INFORMED: LGBT News for May 28
Each weekday, Get Busy, Get Equal brings you a sampling of national and regional LGBT news, the latest on what's new in LGBT relationships, and new developments in ACLU work. We're making progress, but since every step forward is met with resistance, we've got to fight smart to win. Get informed.
ACLU LGBT NEWS
Get Busy, Get Equal Officially Launches!!!
- ACLU's Get Busy, Get Equal Project (Wayne Besen)
Thanks for the nice mention, Wayne!
California Marriage Case
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that the state may no longer exclude same-sex couples from marriage. Click here to learn more.
- First-Ever Majority Favors Gay Marriage (San Jose Mercury News)
- THE FIELD POLL: 51 percent support same-sex marriage (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Field Poll: Majority of Californians now support gay marriage (Sacramento Bee)
- Dan Walters: Fall vote on same-sex marriage looks too close to call (Sacramento Bee)
- Spending on Gay Marriage Initiative Likely to Top $30 Million (Capitol Weekly)
- Salinas gay couple plans to be wed (The Salinas Californian)
- Ventura on gay marriage: Civil rights should not be up to popular vote (PageOneQ)
- EDITORIAL: Saying "I Don't" to Gay Marriage (Los Angeles Times)
- OP-ED: Lying With Statistics: I Now Pronounce You Chimp and Croc (The Wall Street Journal)
And one from the opposition. Look, I know the Wall Street Journal is conservative, but do they really have to publish logic THIS offensive?
DISCRIMINATION NEWS
- City, county could use straight talk (The Birmingham News)
Columnist rips Birmingham mayor a new one for refusing to recognize Pride
RELATIONSHIPS NEWS
Louisiana VirginiaSCHOOLS & YOUTH NEWS
- Clovis Superintendent Apologizes for Yearbook Controversy (Clovis News Journal)
Clovis, New Mexico is SCANDALIZED by the existence of LESBIANS in the high school yearbook – eek! - Philly to Boy Scouts: Admit Gay Members or Pay Rent (Associated Press)
- Philadelphia to Challenge Boy Scouts on Gay Stance (Reuters)