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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:56 am
The other states should help to protect they gays/bis/lesbians in California. News Article: http://gay.com/news/article.html?2005/07/28/2I'll post the article too for people who have web blockers on their computers. Calif.: 2 more anti-gay petitions advancePAGE 1 Two days after the California Attorney General Bill Lockyer approved petition language for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, he approved two more measures to restrict same-sex couples' rights.
Gail Knight is behind both of the new measures to limit marriage to a man and a woman. She is the widow of Sen. Pete Knight, who led the successful campaign for Proposition 22 in 2000, the law that prohibits recognizing same-sex marriage in California.
Sid Voorakkara, the interim director for Equality For All, the coalition of groups fighting the marriage bans, told the PlanetOut Network each of the three petitions aims to make same-sex marriage unconstitutional in California while stripping the rights of existing domestic partners.
Voorakkara criticized one of Knight's petitions, titled, "Marriage. Invalidation of Domestic Partnerships."
"You wouldn't even be able to register as a domestic partner. All the rights and responsibilities are also gone," Voorakkara said.
Voorakkara then attacked the other Knight petition, titled, "Marriage. Exclusive Legal Status for Married Spouses."
"It permanently bans same-sex marriage," Voorakkara said. "So therefore they can use this language in the Constitution to go to the courts, so therefore any legally recognized domestic partnership can be wiped out. It's a two-step process."
Voorakkara added that the petition approved Monday, titled "Marriage. Elimination of Domestic Partnership Rights" was the most deceitful of the three. It "will repeal responsibilities and guarantees for legally recognized domestic partners, but couples can still register as same-sex partners. But everything that matters is taken away," Voorakkara explained.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:57 am
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Monday's petition was backed by the VoteYesMarriage.com coalition, led by Randy Thomasson of the Campaign for Children and Families, former Assemblyman Larry Bowler and Sacramento activist Ed Hernandez. The leaders announced they planned to sue Lockyer for changing the wording and the title of their petition. They claim it is prejudicial and wanted their original wording, "The Voters' Right to Protect Marriage Act," used instead.
Nathan Barankin, a spokesman for Lockyer, told the Associated Press: "The attorney general's responsibility is to accurately describe what the measure does."
"It's not up to us to wage the political campaign the proponents or opponents want to wage," he said.
The issuance of an official title and amendment language means opponents of same-sex marriage may begin gathering the 598,105 signatures needed to qualify the measure for the June 2006 ballot.
But Voorakkara thinks having three competing petitions will backfire. "It is something that will definitely confuse voters. Equality For All in the meantime will be speaking out against these measures with one voice."
WE NEED TO STOP THIS. SOON BEING GAY OVER THERE WILL PROBABLY GET BANNED. I MEAN GETTINGG RID OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS...HOW SAD!
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:30 am
That is seriously wrong.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! scream
Yeah. If I was over there I'd help, but I'm kinda in the wrong continent, where same-sex marriages aren't allowed anyway.
Stressed now
~Maat~
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:32 am
scream Not right! Not right!!!!!!!
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:23 am
That is so wrong!!! stressed It makes me steemed! I can't believe the nerve of some people!
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:43 pm
the sad part is, it probably will get passed /-:
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:55 pm
Oy, that is horrible. I guess I am glad I'm not living in California anymore
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Those bills are just stupid.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:14 pm
california really isn't that bad.... but then again, i live in san francisco.....the bible belt area (i won't mention the names of those places... *cough* fresno *cough*) really is a bit different. i kind of doubt the measures will pass. most people support domestic partnerships; a surprising number even support gay marriage. california has already determined that the "man and woman" thing is not constitutional... however, nobody can get married quite yet.
i think just to be fair (you know, since domestic partenerships are such a GREAT solution....) that straight people should be limited to them too. funny how when you put it to a straight person that way, suddenly it isn't such a hot idea.
(people puzzle me.)
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:48 am
If that passes, I'm moving when I'm older *unless I become fairly confident that I'll end up marrying in a straight relationship*
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:40 am
I belive that they should not have a say in how or what people do. That is their opinon and not everyone thinks that way so why should we listen to a narrow minded person who doesn't care about other people? They also say it is because of religion, but I'm not Catholic, I'm Jewish. Our religion has nothing about same sex is wrong. It just say to marry one you love.
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:52 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:27 am
mi in cali right now in beverly hills. west hollywood is basically like 90% gay so thats gonna make alot of people very asngry if that stuff gets passed.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:36 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:52 pm
And, I was hearing good things about California... They were one of the best states in the country, with their stance on gay marrige... Hhnnn... I think we should all just move to Canada... or Europe in general... Leave all the haters behind. Of course, we'd have to take all the big weapons with us, so as not to let the hating people get any stupid ides... *Hides nukes from stupid people*
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:47 pm
I also think it is unconstitutional we should be free to mary who ever we want the govern ment should have no say in it
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