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Schwarzenegger’s Supreme Court Pick Officiated Gay Wedding In 2008; Prop 8trs Freak

Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the first nonwhite nominee for California chief justice...whatta smile;)

Now this is odd. After we read this story we lurked around the blogosphere checking to see if anyone else had reported on it. Nada. Hmmm. Maybe the Gay Mafia Press doesn’t think this is big news. While we admit we’re not about to go dancing in the streets and beating our breasts over it, nonetheless we find this little tidbit about Schwarzenegger’s Supreme Court pick rather encouraging.

According to the LA Times (LAT), Appellate Court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye who is Schwarzenegger’s choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Ron George married a same-sex couple in 2008.

In an interview on Sunday with LAT, here’s how it all came out:
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New Reads: Dangerous Liaisons: Blacks, Gays, and the Struggle for Equality

Now that’s an appetizing title. We haven’t read the book. However we get tweeted tons of great new titles from @blackgaybooks.

So we’re going to feature at least one book a week. This week is Dangerous Liasons: Blacks, Gays, and the Struggle for Equality

Here’s the book’s description:
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Courage Campaign NOM Tour Tracker; More Hindrance Than Help Says Some

Photos of Providence, Rhode Island rally

What a coincidence that DC activist Michael Crawford should publish on Huff Post today his thoughts on (without mentioning anybody’s name mind you) why it would it is a better idea to ignore the National Organization For Marraige (NOM) Summer For Marriage Tour instead of feeding fire to their claims of gays just being aggressive, antagonistic and effed up which supports why the deviants shouldn’t be able to touch something as sacred as marriage.
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Rewind: The Great Down-Low Debate, Village Voice Circa 2001

Nope. We still can’t get past the almost comic arrogance in which ABC Network dismissed GLAAD’s demands for a correction on the statements made by D.L. Hughly and Sherri Sherpherd on The View when they both attributed the high HIV infection of black women to bisexual “down low” black men.

And we’re left wondering if that is that—no more discussion or concern to be had. We certainly hope that’s not the case. But we feel bad for GLAAD. They can’t do this on their own. They need the assistance and visible support of black institutions such as the NAACP and other black community organizations—particularly those who work in the black community providing HIV/AIDS related services. You’d think by now especially after the way ABC showed up in response, for some of these black orgs and agencies would speak up.
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Argentina Now 10th Nation To Honor Same Sex Marriage

Demonstrators gather outside Argentina's congress during a rally to support a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP / Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina today became the first Latin American country to legalize gay marriage, 10th nation in the world.

Since the lower house already approved it, and President Cristina Fernandez  a strong supporter, it now becomes law as soon as it is published in the official bulletin, the Associated Press reports.

The Senate approval, which followed a marathon debate that lasted until after 4 a.m., came despite strong opposition by the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical groups.
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Oprah’s BFF Gail King Supports Gay Marriage, So We Went Into Black Diva Overdrive

Oprah and best buddy Gayle King

Gayle King who is the editor of O Magazine and host of the Gayle King radio show has spoken up in favor of marriage equality for same-gender couples. King is best known for being Oprah Winfrey’s closest friend and has been given a national platform thanks to their close relationship.

“I like how you’re thinking in Boston. I like it,” King said, interpreting the ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro as meaning the court supports the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry.
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