Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – “Separate but Equal” was made the law of the land in 1896 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy boarded a car of the East Louisiana Railroad…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As you know, Miss California USA had a rough time over the weekend with the task of representing Californians as being welcoming tolerant folk. Yesterday morning, we found out that she has a sister, a second lieutenant in…Read More »
Governor Jim Douglas109 State Street, PavilionMontpelier, VT 05609-0101 April 8, 2009 RE: Civil marriage bill H275 Dear Governor Douglas, I just read the news that your veto of H275, the bill that would bring same-sex marriage to Vermont, was overridden by the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On the season finale of the hit series Brothers and Sisters, a major character, Kevin, married his boyfriend Scotty in a high-profile (but not legally binding) ceremony. Executive producer Monica Breen explains “Kevin deserves a stable relationship in…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Marriage sure has gone through a lot of changes in the past centuries. A girl’s father used to decide who his daughter would marry. Then there were bans on interfaith and interracial marriages. Nowadays, almost everybody can choose…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The latest installment of the CBS reality show Big Brother has a new twist. Eight couples are bonded together in the Big Brother house as “soul mates” based on personality matching performed before the show. In addition to…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When the State Supreme Court hears the marriage exclusion case on March 4, they will face an unprecedented torrent of evidence that there is nothing wrong with gay marriage, and a historic outcry for full constitutional inclusion of…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When you vetoed AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, you said that the people should decide the future of gay marriage. What you should have said is that the people should be able to…Read More »