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Homophobic Impeachment Effort Impedes Justice

A wedding cake is seen during a demonstration in West Hollywood, California, May 15, 2008, after the decision by the California Supreme Court to effectively greenlight same-sex marriage. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

This morning I learned that the American Family Association is calling for the impeachment of Judge Vaughn Walker for his decision that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Their reasoning is that Walker’s decision was made entirely based on the fact that he, himself, is gay and therefore demonstrates a failure to… Read more

Goodbye (for the Moment) to Prop 8

Today, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker found that Proposition 8, the November 2008 ballot initiative that took away marriage rights from gay and lesbian couples, is unconstitutional. At the heart of his decision is the belief that Proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fourteenth Read more