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IRS to grant greater tax equity to gay couples

logointern2 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:31:53 +0000

LGBT advocacy group, Equality California (EQCA) released a statement Wednesday praising the new IRS policy granting greater tax equity to same-sex couples.

The new policy calls for federal(...)

Monday Watercooler: Black and Perez drama continues

James Withers — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:59:18 +0000

Empire State Pride Agenda gets a new leader. Ross D. Levi was named last week as the new executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda. Levi has worked for ESPA for the past ten years.(...)

California Assembly passes gay divorce bill

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:49:24 +0000

A press release from Equality California, below. This is a really good idea – gay people who get married in states where it’s legal have had a hard time getting divorced in other states.

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Bill would help California count gays

logointern1 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:09:28 +0000

Equality California is sponsoring a bill that would add questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and domestic partnership status to California’s government forms.

“This bill will(...)

Miss Calif. pageant gives ad time to gay group

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:39 +0000

(San Francisco) The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state’s(...)

California Senate calls for end to military ban

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:30:56 +0000

From Equality California:

(Sacramento) The California Senate officially endorsed a resolution calling for the repeal of the discriminatory federal policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t(...)

Equality California statement on DOMA

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:00:28 +0000

From Equality California:

Today the Obama Administration filed court papers saying the Defense of Marriage Act does discriminate against same-sex couples, but the Justice Department is(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Should the Prop 8 Vote be Delayed?

ERubySachs — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:46:46 +0000

Equality California announced yesterday that they intend to wait until 2012 to put a reversal of Proposition 8′s marriage ban on the ballot. It’s a move spurred by, what they call, little shift(...)

Rights groups gird for continued Prop 8 fight

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:30:49 +0000

(San Francisco, California) While the California Supreme Court considers a ruling in the constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, LGBT rights groups are not waiting for a favorable(...)