Vote NO on Prop 8!

I'll be back soon with more photos from my trip to Taiwan. For now, I wanted to send out a last reminder to those in CA to vote no on 8! Prop 8 would amend the CA constitution to eliminate rights for same-sex couples, writing discrimination into the constitution. Proponents of the proposition have been spreading lies about what will happen if prop 8 doesn't pass - that schools will be required to teach gay marriage, that churches will lose their tax-exemption status, etc. These are simply not true. You can get the facts here.

Here's a short video about No on Prop 8 -



My friend David and his co-workers recently designed this ad against prop 8 -



Also, I recently edited a video for Calpirg to vote yes on prop 1A in CA. With all the attention around prop 8, prop 1A is less known but would be cool if it passed. It's for a high speed train to run up and down CA. You could get to L.A. to San Francisco in less than 3 hours! It will also help decrease pollution and get more cars off the road.

Yay for Gay!

Today the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage! This evening I attended a celebration rally in West Hollywood.




Some facts:

- While domestic partner benefits have been extended to same-sex couples in CA for the past few years, the court ruled that providing these rights through a separate system of domestic partnerships does not satisfy the state constitution.

- In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled - "In light of the fundamental nature of the substantive rights embodied in the right to marry — and their central importance to an individual's opportunity to live a happy, meaningful and satisfying life as a full member of society — the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all couples, without regard to their sexual orientation."

The court also noted: "Our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual's sexual orientation - like a person's race or gender - does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."

- For more information, check out The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, or the ACLU - three organizations that were involved with this landmark case.

- Right wing conservatists are already trying to overturn the ruling with a ballot initiative. To see how you can help fight back, check out Equality for All.




As for me, I don't have anyone to marry at this time, but I know she's out there somewhere... :)




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