Shannon Minter and Proposition 8

Folks,

Keep a good thought for Shannon Minter today as he fights to overturn Proposition 8.

The Sacramento Bee notes that Kenneth Starr (yes, that Kenneth Starr) and Minter

will square off Thursday in the most closely watched California Supreme Court hearing in a generation. They're set to deliver oral arguments in three suits in which supporters of gay marriage contend that Proposition 8, which limits marriage to a man and a woman, is unconstitutional.

... Gay rights groups, the city of San Francisco and other local governments contend that Proposition 8 is not an amendment to the state constitution, but an illegal revision that should not have been placed on the ballot without the Legislature's approval.

Minter calls Thursday's proceedings "much bigger" than the case last May that invalidated Proposition 22; approved in 2000, it also limited marriage to a man and a woman.

"This is now about whether a majority can take away an inalienable right from one group of Californians," Minter said. "If the court were to say it's OK … then no one's rights would mean very much."

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To all the gay and lesbian kids out there....

...to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government, or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that, no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you, and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours.

- Dustin Lance Black, accepting the Oscar for Best Screenplay for "Milk"

Care2 website writes:

The Oscars took place this weekend, and, amongst a year of incredibly strong films, Milk, a film biopic on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected into office as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, won Best Actor for Sean Penn in the role of Harvey Milk, and Best Screenplay for young writer Dustin Lance Black.

You can read his whole acceptance speech and see the video here.

Check out the Care2 website. It's worth your time.



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Videos at blog:

Dustin Black's press conference backstage at the Oscars.

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