LAMBDA LEGAL ARCHIVE SITETHIS SITE IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED. TO SEE OUR MOST RECENT CASES AND NEWS, VISITNEW LAMBDALEGAL.ORG
Laura W. Brill: It's time for Prop. 8 opponents to re-engage
Find Your State
Know the laws in your state that protect LGBT people and people living with HIV.
Legal Help Desk
Publication Source & URL:
Orange County Register
"This week marks the two-year anniversary of the California Supreme Court's unfortunate decision upholding Proposition 8 as a valid exercise of the state's initiative process. A coalition argued that under the state Constitution, members of a minority group cannot be stripped of the fundamental right to marry based on the vote of a bare majority. The court, however, disagreed.
"...In answer to the common refrain, 'But what can I do?' the answer is, a lot. Here are five actions anyone can take that will hasten the end of Proposition 8 once and for all so that we will not have many more anniversaries like today."