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Obama may stay clear of court fight over Prop. 8 - San Francisco Chronicle

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:02:11 GMT


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Obama may stay clear of court fight over Prop. 8
San Francisco Chronicle
President Obama's endorsement of the right of gays and lesbians to marry doesn't mean he's going to join the legal challenge to California's Proposition 8. In fact, when he said the federal government should leave marriage to the states, ...
Letters: Gay rights as civil rightsLos Angeles Times
NAACP Backs Same-Sex MarriageKJCT8.com
The Black Church's Conundrum: What Would Jesus Do?Huffington Post (blog)
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LATW's Dramatization of 8, Featuring Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, et al. Hits the ... - Broadway World

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:16:34 GMT


LATW's Dramatization of 8, Featuring Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, et al. Hits the ...
Broadway World
LA Theatre Works (LATW) has recorded “8,” a dramatization of the legal fight against California's Proposition 8 written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) founding board member Dustin Lance Black, ...

Justices will decide the fate of gay marriage - UPI.com

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:47:59 GMT


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Justices will decide the fate of gay marriage
UPI.com
But challenges to DOMA and to California's Proposition 8, a voter initiative that bans gay marriage, are percolating their way through the courts. Whether the president can sustain this detached stance on gay marriage is not clear.

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Dustin Lance Black's Prop 8 Play Coming to DC for Pride - Metro Weekly

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:45:27 GMT


Dustin Lance Black's Prop 8 Play Coming to DC for Pride
Metro Weekly
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announced a one-night-only reading of 8, Dustin Lance Black's play about the trial over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, to take place at 7 pm Monday, June 4, to coincide with Capital Pride 2012.

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'8' on that The Maidment - Voxy

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:34:59 GMT


Voxy

'8' on that The Maidment
Voxy
Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry. Black, who penned the Academy Award?winning feature film Milk and the film J. Edgar, based "8" on the actual ...

FPPC Sworn Complaint Filed Against NOM - Huffington Post (blog)

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:13:25 GMT


FPPC Sworn Complaint Filed Against NOM
Huffington Post (blog)
NOM was the single largest contributor to California's Proposition 8 campaign that year. I previously filed a complaint against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) with the FPPC in November of 2008 for not reporting all the ...

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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces Reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8,' 6/4 - Broadway World

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:33:09 GMT


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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces Reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8,' 6/4
Broadway World
... with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, today announced a one-night-only reading of 8, a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, ...
Jessica Frances Dukes, Rick Foucheux, Jennifer Mendenhall Featured in Woolly ...TheaterMania.com

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George Clooney, Brad Pitt reading of '8' comes to CD and download - Los Angeles Times

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:49:15 GMT


George Clooney, Brad Pitt reading of '8' comes to CD and download
Los Angeles Times
By Jamie Wetherbe Life has been extended for the star-studded reading of the play "8." Dustin Lance Black's dramatization of the legal fight against California's Proposition 8 will air on at 8 pm June 10 on 90.7 FM KPFK. The broadcast features added ...

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Venice-based L.A. Theatre Works to Broadcast Gay Marriage Legal Dramatization - Patch.com

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:56:42 GMT


Venice-based L.A. Theatre Works to Broadcast Gay Marriage Legal Dramatization
Patch.com
An all-star cast that includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis and John C. Reilly were recorded performing "8," a dramatization of the legal battle over California's Proposition 8. By Paul Chavez "8" cast members including ...

Real drama of Prop 8 told on stage in play '8' - Fayetteville Observer

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:35:20 GMT


Real drama of Prop 8 told on stage in play '8'
Fayetteville Observer
By Rodger Mullen The play "8" was first staged in California to dramatize the case that led to the overturning of the state's Proposition 8. The proposition, passed in November 2008, added a provision to the California constitution that said only ...

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