Gay iPhone app give proceeds to charity
A new iPhone app game is garnering attention for its marriage equality mission.
Factory Games’ Valet Hustle, described as a mix of Tetris and Diner Dash – “multiplied by one thousand in terms of awesomeness,” the Web site brags – features two gay characters who run their own valet business. And …
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Judge likely won’t grant Prop. 8 injunctionA…
Judge likely won’t grant Prop. 8 injunction
A federal judge in San Francisco said Tuesday that he is disinclined to suspend California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage while a lawsuit challenging it as a violation of the U.S. Constitution proceeds in his court.
In a tentative order, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker said he’d rather move directly to a speedy trial on the case’s merits than grant a preliminary injunction that would temporarily allow gay nuptials. see http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/30/state/n150147D61.DTL
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Lawyers: Gay couples’ rights justify injunction San Jose Mercury New
SAN FRANCISCO—Two high-profile lawyers are arguing that any bureaucratic inconvenience caused by suspending California’s same-sex marriage ban is outweighed by the ongoing discrimination being suffered by gay and lesbian couples.
Theodore Olson and David Boies, who represented opposing sides in the 2000 presidential election challenge, Bush v. Gore, filed papers Thursday buttressing their argument that Proposition 8 should be lifted while a federal lawsuit challenging the voter-approved measure proceeds in court.
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Any day now the California Supreme Court will issue its ruling on the Prop 8 legal challenge.
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Muslim gay filmmaker’s work to be shown at the arts school
UT at the Movies/Winston-Salem presents the documentary, A Jihad for Love, 7 p.m. Saturday at the ACE Theatre Complex on the UNC School of the Arts campus.
Muslim gay filmmaker, Parvez Sharma, brings to light the hidden lives of gay and lesbian Muslims from such countries as Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, France, India and South Africa.
Admission is $5, and all proceeds will benefit the Adam Foundation and UNCSA’s School of Filmmaking.
For more information, call 336-918-0902, or e-mail OUTattheMovies@triad.rr.com.
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