Comments on: Calif. Senate advances Harvey Milk honor

By: Mickie

Mickie — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:55:33 +0000

WTH ever happened to the Republican tenant of INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM???

By: drewski

drewski — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:53:21 +0000

Bud–remember that Mitt Romney proved that an obsolete law can become useful for new forms of discrimination. Most people haven’t even heard of the term “micegenation,” but they know interracial marriage used to be illegal. Some states still have laws on that, and Romney used the never-repealed Massachusetts law (allowed interracial couples to marry there if they were both Mass residents) as a weapon against gays. So yeah, it does matter to do that housecleaning at the state house.

By: Bud Burgoon-Clark

Bud Burgoon-Clark — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:59:42 +0000

@BOB VERMONT:

The US Supreme Court did away with ALL sodomy laws in Lawrence et al. v. Texas in 2003 … it vacated Hardwick v. Georgia.

A few backward states like Utah refuse to remove sodomy laws from their books, but they are unenforceable.

@STEVEN: The Governator did NOT shoot Harvey Milk; Dan White did. Don’t be stupid.

By: Cait

Cait — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:52:10 +0000

Maybe the success of the movie will help change his mind? I don’t see why something like a movie should change anything, of course, but the media can be powerful.

By: DonMartin

DonMartin — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:07:41 +0000

At the end of the article are the words “Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a nearly identical bill last year. In the past he also vetoed the gay marriage bill after it was passed by the legislature and only needed his signature to become law. This is the problem with Republicans in general. We should take note of this. They really aren’t our friends.

By: Bob Vermont gay activist

Bob Vermont gay activist — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:16:47 +0000

Harvey Milk (30 years ago) and the Stonewall riots (40 years ago) are part of our history – a part of being gay and please DO NOT VETO THIS BILL! We have come so far – yet soooo far away and plenty of work to do yet

1. 45 states need to provide total “civil marriage equality is a civil right” [notice I did not say "gay" marriage] and the 1,367 benefits that come with it sould be provided for same-sex couples.
2. Are you lisening Obama???? – repeal DOMA and DADT policies. [I do not support Obama, I support Hillary]
3. Obama please sign the Matthew Shepard Act into law.
4. Repeal all sodomy laws in the 20 states that criminalize gay people and even heterosexual people (ONLY between non-commercial consenting adults in private)
5. Education about homosexuality, prevent the ongoing spread of HIV and other STIs.
6. And finally negotiate and talk with church officials – be friendly with them (we ALL need to open-up and move on)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:06:01 +0000

Typical Republican Govs!!!! Vetos anything that is friendly, liberal, equal or controversial.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:51:51 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger was the one who shot Harvey Milk – that is why it is the reason he will veto the bill.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:28 +0000

I wrote to the Cal. Gov to tell him that Harvey Milk is not merely a local figure as Arnold called him, but rather a figure of great importance to millions of GLBT people throughout the USA of national importance to our community.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:47:30 +0000

C’mon, Arnold, sign the bill. Do something right for a change.