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Trial to Overturn Prop. 8 Goes to Federal Court


History will be made once again regarding gay marriage when a trial starts on Jan. 11 in federal court in the hopes of striking down Proposition 8, a ban on gay marriage in California.


Congress Pressures Pentagon on Eve of Gays in the Military Debate

96 offices seek to hold Obama Administration accountable for gay discharges

On Dec. 23, 96 members of Congress sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates requesting all 2009 "don't ask, don't tell" discharge data in an effort to ready their arguments for the impending 2010 debate on the gay ban.


City of Campbell Has New Openly Gay Mayor

The Campbell City Council voted to advance the vice-mayor to mayor.

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Campbell City Council voted to elevate Evan Low, 26, from vice-mayor to mayor on Dec. 1 for a one-year term.

There are reports that Evan is the youngest openly gay Asian-American to be mayor in the country. The position of mayor rotates to all city council members for a one-year term.


Another Celebrity Comes Out as Gay

The woman who played the mother on hit TV show "Family Ties" with Michael Fox has come out of the closet.

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Another major celebrity comes out of the closet. Meredith Baxter, who played the mother on the hit TV show “Family Ties” with Michael Fox, told the world today that she is a gay woman.


Trial in Federal Court on the Legality of Proposition 8 Is Set For January

High profile attoneys have filed a lawsuit on behalf of two California couples claiming the ban on gay marriage is against the 14th admendment of the U.S. Constitution

On Wednesday, August 19, a federal judge set a date for a trail on Proposition 8, the new law that stripped gays of their right to marry in California.
   Advocates of gay marriage are claiming that the ban violates the constitutional rights of gay couples.




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