Stonewall Notes!
An Evening with
Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee
At the home of
Ted Ross & Eric Jensen
2101 28th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
Tuesday, June 23rd
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Appetizers & Cocktails
Individual Ticket Levels:
Sponsor $500 ✷ Advocate $250
Sustainer $100 ✷ Supporter $50
To RSVP or for more information, please call or email
Marjan Philhour/Mircalla Wozniak at (415) 692-3556 or rsvp@bettyyee2010.com
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Sacramento Stonewall Disappointed with Court's Decision to Uphold Proposition 8
SACRAMENTO— Sacramento Stonewall is extremely disappointed with the California State Supreme Court ‘s decision to uphold Proposition 8, the ballot initiative adopted by a slim majority of voters in November 2008 that stripped same-sex couples of their marriage rights.
"We are disturbed that our State Supreme Court could so eloquently affirm the equality of gays and lesbians in one court case and then allow a deceptive, well-funded political machine, to strip those rights away," said Christopher Moore, Vice President of Sacramento Stonewall, "However, we believe that more and more Californians will see the fundamental truth behind this issue - that gays and lesbians have no choice over their sexual orientation and can not be treated differently under the law because of a characteristic naturally ascribed to them."
“Thanks to the No on 8 campaign and the countless individuals that continue to march the streets, Californians' hearts and minds are changing on this issue," Said Ed Bennett, President of Sacramento Stonewall, "I am relieved that my marriage to my husband remains valid and I find hope in the knowledge that a future ballot initiative will restore equal marriage rights for all gays and lesbians. Stonewall will be there fighting for it."
The Supreme Court released their decision today in which they upheld Proposition 8, and simultaneously upheld the 18 thousand marriages that took place following the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage in May of 2008.
