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DADT Petition
Written by Brooke   
Thursday, 28 January 2010

Please take a few moments to appeal to our President to end this discriminatory policy. Thank you!

 

 
Prop 8 Trial Ends...For Now
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Wednesday, 27 January 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The first federal case to decide if the U.S. Constitution prevents states from stopping same-sex weddings came to an anti-climatic break Wednesday after a judge heard nearly 12 days of wide-ranging testimony on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping attitudes about both.

Attorneys for sponsors of California's Proposition 8 tentatively rested their case after introducing materials from the 2008 election campaign.

They called just two expert witnesses, including David Blankenhorn, president of the New York-based Institute for American Values, who capped the historic proceedings by saying the rights of same-sex couples should come second to preserving the cherished social institution of marriage.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker heard the case without a jury and said he will take time to review the evidence before allowing closing arguments, probably in March or April. He has no deadline for reaching a decision.

Read the rest of this article here...

 
VIDEO: Prop 8 Trial - First Re-Enactment Released
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Tuesday, 26 January 2010

 

 
Day 10 of Prop 8 Trial - Plaintiff Attorneys Rest
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Tuesday, 26 January 2010

On Monday, January 25th, the 10th day of the Prop 8 case being heard in San Francisco, Ted Olson and David Boies, attorneys for the plaintiffs, rested their case. Now, the defense team makes their case...

The Washington Post reports...

Kenneth Miller, a professor at Claremont McKenna College who teaches California politics and researches ballot initiatives, was the first defense witness in the trial over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban.

Miller said one indication of the gay rights movement's clout in California was that neither Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nor any other statewide office holders endorsed Proposition 8. But perhaps the best measure of the movement's strength was the $43 million amassed to defeat the gay marriage ban in 2008, he said. That was $3.4 million more than initiative backers raised.

Boies pushed back at Miller, asking if he thought Prop 8 was inherently discriminatory...

"It's differential treatment. Whether it's legally discriminatory, I don't know," Miller said.

Read the rest of this article here...

The New York Times reports on the cross examination of Kenneth Miller, at the hand of Attorney David Boies. Boies tried to illuminate Miller's lack of knowledge when it comes to LGBT discrimination, both currently and historically...

Mr. Boies pointed out that during his deposition, Dr. Miller did not know how many states had laws regarding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Mr. Boies continued to ask Dr. Miller to answer a range of difficult questions, ranging from political history to gay and lesbian politics and scholarship.

“What academic books and articles are you familiar with regarding the discrimination against minority groups?”

Dr. Miller demurred.

“You mean you can’t think of any titles?” Mr. Boies asked.

“No, I can’t,” Dr. Miller responded.

Mr. Boies, minutes later, asked, “Nationally, do you believe the African-American minority or the gay and lesbian minority has the greater political power?”

Dr. Miller responded, “I’d have to say I don’t know.”

Read the rest of this article here...

Shannon Minter, who was a lead attorney in the California Supreme Court case concerning legal same sex marriage, open up and provides his take on the current Prop 8 case, as reported by the Advocate...

Aside from the judge and litigants of the case, perhaps no one has been more present during Perry v. Schwarzenegger over the past several weeks than Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights (if you’re following the case but haven’t seen his commentary via Twitter, take note: He’s at @nclrights).

As lead attorney in the California state supreme court case that opened the door for gay couples to marry before Proposition 8 slammed it shut, Minter is no stranger to the arguments that the ballot measure’s defenders are using — ones that have ranged in this trial from dubious to utterly baffling. Minter recently put his tweeting aside for a few minutes to speak with Advocate.com about the landmark case as it heads into its third week.

The Advocate Interview touches on the matter of Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young, handpicked and paid for by the defense, who then withdrew from the case. Video depositions later revealed they made statements indicating the plaintiffs were correct in this matter. Minter comments....

"I have never seen a situation like that before in any case. Keep in mind that these were experts handpicked and paid for by the defense. To have a party’s own experts make admissions in depositions that the other side is completely correct about issues that are central to their case is almost unheard of."

Read the interview here...

Minter has also been posting his updates of the trial on Twitter. You can follow those postings here: http://twitter.com/nclrights

Mercury News provides a time breakdown of the 10th day of the trial, including this entry...

4:52 p.m.: Plaintiffs' lawyer and prof spar over whether Prop 8 is discriminatory

Another day is done in the Proposition 8 trial. Kenneth Miller, a Claremont McKenna professor and the Proposition 8 team's first witness, remains on the stand, under cross-examination by plaintiffs attorney David Boies. As the afternoon progressed, Boies moved on to sparring with Miller about the professor's view of whether Proposition 8 and other same-sex marriage bans amount to discrimination. The lawyer and witness went around and around on the topic, with Miller only conceding that it just defines marriage as between a man and a woman and "excludes other forms of marriage." He also at one point said "it creates a distinction between the two groups."

Read the entire article here...

 
Don't forget DOFE
Written by Kathryn   
Thursday, 21 January 2010

We will be at Mandarin House at 163 East Pine Street in Exeter on Sunday, January 24 at 12:30.  Wear your PFLAG or Marriage Equality T-shirt and bring a friend.

 
LGBT Scholarships!
Written by Steven   
Thursday, 21 January 2010

Graduating high school students in Northern and Central CA who are members of the LGBTQ community can apply for $5000 scholarships to any accredited post-secondary school.  Applications are available at www.equalityscholarship.org and are due by February 16th.

 
Courage Academy-Fresno
Written by Brooke   
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Dear Community Members/Leaders.
 
Based on the volunteer-driven Neighborhood Team model that proved successful during the Obama campaign, our Neighborhood Equality Teams provide an opportunity for everyone to be involved in the movement for equality. The most valuable work we can do right now is talk with Californians neighbor-to- neighbor and build power for progressive change within our local communities.

The Courage Campaign Equality Program was born in the wake of Proposition 8. The program was launched with understanding - backed by extensive research - that long-term, deep organizing work done on a local level is the single best way to open the hearts and minds of Californians on same-sex marriage.

And now, after a year of wins and losses and much learned about the movement for LGBT Equality, we know more.  We know that we have to fundamentally change how California operates. We know that winning on equality will require building  an unprecedented coalition of progressive- minded organizers. And we know that we have to organize ourselves.  That's where you come in.
 
To register (FREE) for Courage Acdemy- Fresno, February 27th please visit:
 

We are looking for people to step up as Neighborhood Equality Team Organizers and form Neighborhood Equality Teams to build a coalition of volunteers who take the initiative and work together, both locally and in coordinated state-wide actions, to create a more progressive, more governable and more equitable California.

The program kicks off with Courage Academy, our one day leadership and organizing trainings, which will be held across the state on February 27th and 28th, 2010.  The goal of the training is to empower Neighborhood Equality Team Organizers to use their personal stories to create shared values, shared commitment, shared structure, and a shared strategy to achieve measurable action for change in their community.

Some potential Neighborhood Equality Teams can include (but not limited to):
Courage Academy- Fresno will take place on February 27th. This event is FREE, for more information and to register for Courage Academy- Fresno please visit:
  
  
 
Should you have any questions please contact me.
 
Thank you very much,
Anthony Ash
Central California Field Organizer
Phone: (559) 288-7537
 
VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr.
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Monday, 18 January 2010

 

 
There Will Be "Video Of The Trial"
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Monday, 18 January 2010

It's frustrating for those following the current Prop 8 trial in San Francisco to have to wade through the blogs and tweets in order to piece the case together. The Supreme Court has barred the use of live or delayed video of the trial, and understandably, much of the information coming out via bloggers is incomplete, given the difficulty of transferring an ongoing trial immediately into words. But an answer seems to have arrived. It appears we'll now be able to watch daily re-enactments of the trial, starting on Tuesday, January 19th, thanks to John Ireland.

 

John Ireland, (pictured above) is a freelance journalist and filmmaker, based in Los Angeles, who has "focused on the gay rights movement, the electoral process and the effects of linguistics and semantics on everyday exchanges that connect us to one another." You can check out Ireland's previous works by clicking here.

Ireland made this statement over the weekend... “People want to see this drama unfold and there is a tremendous narrative that was propelled by that first day of testimony…. I don’t think you need to be gay or lesbian to see there is a tremendous human story being told but so few people are actually hearing it.” Read the full interview here... On Top Magazine Interview with John Ireland

The project's mission, according to their website...In its January 13, 2010 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the public broadcasting of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a U.S. District Court case challenging the constitutional validity of California Proposition 8. Working from partial transcripts and first-hand accounts from bloggers who are present at the trial, we will re-create the trial proceedings and post them here, for public viewing.

Ireland posted this Craigslist Ad to get the people he needed for the project. All work on the project is volunteer only.

Apparently Day One of the trial has been filmed over the weekend and is in the bag, to be released Tuesday, January 19th. We'll post the ongoing video series here for you to see. For updates on the project follow this link... Prop 8 Trial Re-enactment

   

   

Pictured, left to right...VAUGHN WALKER (JUDGE) - DAVID BOIES (PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY) - TED OLSON (PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY) - DAVID KATAMI (PLAINTIFF) - JEFFREY ZARILLO (PLAINTIFF) - KRISTEN PERRY (PLAINTIFF) - SANDY STIER (PLAINTIFF)

 
What a super meeting!
Written by Brooke   
Monday, 18 January 2010

The PFLAG meeting yesterday was just sensational! There were almost 60 people and about 12 different groups/organizations represented. Everyone gave great presentations and I even learned of a few I hadn’t heard of before. The list of participants is below which I will also try to post on our resource page soon.  

 

AA Rainbow Group- LGBT and friendly support group

Boundaries- Confidential support group for persons living with HIV/AIDS

COS Pride- COS club promoting LGBT awareness

Dining Out for Equality- Monthly lunch group promoting visibility

Visalia Pride Lions Club- Service organization with many community outreach projects

Gay Visalia- We’re here for you, just let us know how to help!

Hanford Rainbow Pride- Local social and political group for Kings County

Queer Visalia- Website for bloggers and information. Hosts Pride in the Park

Rainbowlers- Monthly bowling group in Visalia

Tulare  County Outreach- Monthly potluck group

TedG- Weekly dining group at various area restaurants

PFLAG- Monthly meeting to support EVERYONE in and around the LGBTQI community  

 

There is talk of wanting to bring together all of the different area organizations into one coalition effort consisting of social activities and community outreach. If anyone is interested in the organization and participation of such a group please let me know. If you have ideas for this group, we would take those as well. This coalition would include Tulare and Kings Counties and include all of the surrounding cities. Again, this thought is just in the newborn stages, so any input or direction would be great! If someone would like to step up and take charge of this, many, many people would be extremely grateful. You can also talk to anyone on the PFLAG board for more information because that’s where the idea was born.  

 

A big thank you to PFLAG for bringing us all together. And thanks to all of the groups in our community for doing the wonderful work that you do for all of us. You make a difference in many people’s lives and help Visalia be a better place to live. Thank you!

 
Support The Trevor Project
Written by Brooke   
Friday, 15 January 2010

YOU could help The Trevor Project win $1 million.
 
The Trevor Project is one of 100 finalists in the Chase Community Giving Challenge, a contest through Facebook to award $5 million to charities.
 
Over 1,000,000 people voted during Round 1 to determine the top 100 charities. But that was just the beginning.
 
During Round 2, the top charity by votes will win $1 million, with $100,000 being awarded to the five runners-up. Votes can be cast Jan. 15 through Jan. 22 by visiting our charity page. On January 8, you can read about our BIG IDEA and how we would use this money within our organization.
 
There are two other organizations among the 100 finalists that work to improve the lives of LGBTQ youth: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the Matthew Shepard Foundation. In order to ensure that these organizations' life-saving work receives as much support as possible, we are pleased to announce that we will be pooling our resources to offer each other support in hopes of all reaching one of the top six places.
 
So what can you do to help? Besides casting your vote between Jan. 15 and Jan. 22, please spread word among your friends and contacts. Update your Facebook status, post a link on your profile/fan page wall, send private messages and tweet about the contest. Every person you reach out to is another vote and we can't win this without your help!
 
If you are willing to do any of these starting January 15, we will send you a follow-up email closer to the competition launch with specific language to use.
 
Thank you for your continued support.
 
 
About The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioningyouth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves young lives through its free and confidential helpline, in-school workshops, educational materials, online resources and public policy advocacy.

 
Haiti - Another way to help
Written by Niel Climer   
Thursday, 14 January 2010

Friends and members of Disciples of Christ-Visalia:
Tuesday afternoon Port Au Prince, Haiti was hit with a devastating earthquake that is so immense that I am not sure we can grasp the damage it has done.  100,000 people have possibly died.  That would be like the city of Visalia being eradicated.  Port Au Prince had two firestations and three trash trucks to service a town of 3 million people.  Everybody in Port will be touched by death by family or acquaintance.  The whole city which had little infrastructure to begin will have to be rebuilt.  And we want to know what we can do.
I am encouraging you to give to www.weekofcompassion.org or www.churchworldservice.org.  I know people in both organizations and they do good work.  They will provide immediate assistance and will help in the rebuild.  Your money will go a long ways and to the right people.
The next issue is that they need hygiene kits and the warehouse that has these kits was emptied on the initial movement to Haiti.  I expect that they will need more kits for Haiti, because the challenges and recovery will be that difficult.  We need to build more of these hygiene kits for the people of Haiti and for the next crisis.  It is a pay it forward initiative.  We need the following items for the kits.  This is something we can do now that will help.
We have four ways of participating in this effort.
1.)   Create your own hygiene kit at home.
2.)   Get hygiene kit supplies. (items listed below)  You may have towels at home and trip to the dollar store can get most of the items.  Big need hand towels.  They cost $2.00 a piece.  Ask neighbors and friends if they have some.
3.)   Donate money to get supplies
4.)   Participate in the assembling of the kits.  We start Sunday after church.
From the CWS website.
In the face of natural disasters, violence, or grinding poverty, Hygiene Kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families.
To assemble a Hygiene Kit you will need:
One hand towel measuring approximately 16" x 28" (no fingertip or bath towels)
One washcloth
One wide-tooth comb
One nail clipper (no metal files or
emery boards)
One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
One toothbrush (in original packaging)
Six Band-Aids®
Please do not add toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Toothpaste that has an extended expiration date will be added to Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment. Seal all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure.
Thank you and continue to pray for the people of Haiti.
 
Fearless Joy,
Guido Niel Climer

 
Helping Haiti
Written by Brooke   
Thursday, 14 January 2010

If you are able and so inclined please consider making a donation to help out thousands in need. Thank you.

 
VIDEO: Story Behind Prop 8 Trial
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
This video explains a part of the back story of the current Prop 8 trial. Much more of the story can be read about in a compelling article from The New Yorker... The New Yorker - A Risky Proposal
 
Funny Top 10
Written by Ryan Crilly   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010

 Top 10 things heterosexuals need to know about gay people:

10 - We didn't invent disco music so stop blaming us.

09 - We're not sure about Ricky Martin either.

08 - We also didn't invent the color black, but we are in complete agreement that you look better in it.

07 - We are secretly glad Anne Heche is back on your team. She scares us.

06 - Our so-called "gaydar" does not get us more cable stations or better reception.

05 - We think your mini-vans are sooooo cute!

04 - David Crosby was not Melissa Etheridge's only choice.

03 - If he's using two or more hair products at any one time -- yes, he is.

02 - If she's won Wimbledon sixteen times, she is too.


...and,
 
the number one thing that heterosexuals need to know about gay people is...


01 - Relax, we don't want you!

 
VIDEO: AP On The Opening Day Of The Federal Prop 8 Case
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010

 

 
Follow The Federal Prop 8 Court Case
Written by Chris Jarvis   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010

For the best up to minute information on the Federal Prop 8 case, visit The American Foundation for Equal Rights which is the group bringing the case against Prop 8. This site is the best resource for information about the trial, although we have provided various other links to keep track of the proceedings.

From the American Foundation for Equal Rights... The federal trial over the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 began today with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David Boies is leading the legal team assembled by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to litigate the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Opening statements will be followed by testimony from Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, who comprise two couples who wish to be married but who were denied marriage licenses because of Proposition 8. After the opening statement David Boies gave the direct examination of Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami. Read Olson's opening statement by clicking here

You can follow live Twitter updates from the trial by clicking on the following link...Live Updates From the Trial

Jennifer Vanasco of 365Gay.com is also providing live Tweet updates from the Federal Prop 8 Case. You can view her contributions HERE

Yet another source for keeping track of the Federal Prop 8 case. This one is through the Courage Campaign with Rick Jacobs writing from the courtroom. Many lengthy dialogues which are occurring in the courtroom are written out here. Prop 8 Trial Tracker - Courage Campaign

 
Petition Obama to act!
Written by Brooke   
Monday, 11 January 2010

We need Obama to be the fierce advocate he promised to be. Tell him we need his support and sign the EQCA petition below. Pass it on the friends and family as well. Thank you!!

http://www.eqca.org/site/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=kuLRJ9MRKrH&b=5574543&en=btJPI0MEI9LKK2ONIdLKJ8PPIlJYJ4OJKdKUL6PPItL9G

 

 
A very special TedG
Written by TedG   
Monday, 11 January 2010

After much begging, favor asking, whining and sad puppy dog eyes, the good people at:

HONG KONG - 417 E. Center St., Visalia CA
(Center & Santa Fe, across from Santa Fe Station)

have opened up on a Tuesday night ESPECIALLY for TEDG! We hope to see you and many others there in appreciation of them opening up and working on their usual day off. Please come by for dinner, and use the Lum Lum's Market entrance. Charlie will be there at the entrance in his CHONIES!!!!

Editor's note: I'll believe the chonies when I see them. ;-)

 
January PFLAG Meeting
Written by Jesse   
Monday, 11 January 2010

PFLAG Tulare and Kings Counties is a volunteer group of parents, family and friends of people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT). We welcome members of the GLBT community to our meetings and membership. We meet on the third Sunday of each month.
 
Location:Family HealthCare Network
 
305 East Center Street (Corner of Bridge Street)
 
 Visalia (Use the courtyard entrance on Bridge. Pedestrian gate is in the alley.)
 
Date: Sunday, January 17, 2009, 3 - 5 pm
 
Program: Brief presentations from local gay and gay-friendly groups , including Queer Visalia, Gay Visalia, Ted G, Dining Out For Equality, Lions Club, Hanford Rainbow Pride, COS Pride.

 
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