Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – What should we do in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8? You may recall that this amendment to our Constitution says that same-sex couples cannot get married in California. It does not say heterosexual…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – After Tuesday’s press conference I had a coffee with one of the national reporters who covered the event, off camera and off record. Covering this has been challenging for him because he has seen how hurtful Prop 8…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision about the validity of Proposition 8 made my blood boil. Instead of having just one set of laws governing Californians, we now have three: one for heterosexual marriage, another for gay marriages performed during…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – My husband, kids and I went to the Repeal Prop 8 rally in West Hollywood last night. The entire West Hollywood City Government was there, the pastor from my Church gave a rousing invocation, Drew Barrymore and George…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – This morning I attended the Prop 8 news conference down here in Los Angeles. It was held in a part of town I had never been in before, Leimert Park, a predominantly African-American neighborhood just blocks from the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Happy Memorial Day, Governor. I hope you get a chance to go to the park with your family. It’s funny – we go to the same schools and parks as our neighbors, we vote in the same elections,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court will rule on the validity of Proposition 8. In 130 years, our Constitution was thought of as something that gives everybody access to a level playing field. Proposition 8 tests that assumption,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The New York State Assembly voted on a same-sex marriage bill in 2007 and again in 2009. There were five Members who voted no in 2007 but yes in 2009. What motivated these five people to change their…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Carrie Prejean, Miss California and NOMBLA spokesperson, is once again in the news today. You may recall that Miss Prejean lost the Miss USA crown after she preached “in my country, in my family, I believe that a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – American Idol’s finale, filmed right here in your home city of Los Angeles, can teach us a lot about politics. This season was a strange déjà-vu kind of upset. Every poll, person and bookie thought that Adam Lambert…Read More »
