Some terrific journalists covered the federal Prop 8 trial and have provided a nice mosaic of reporting on Wednesday’s historic closing arguments in Judge Vaughn Walker’s San Francisco courtroom. The American Foundation for Equal Rights posted the entire trial transcript on their website during which you can read how Ted Olson, arguing for plaintiffs Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami and Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, passionately summed up why same sex couples deserve marriage equality.
With hard news reporters summing up the remarkable closing arguments – I found that there were other unnoticed or underreported stories that also contribute to the record of this remarkable time, including how the elections this November could dramatically impact the outcome of the trial. The National Organization for Marriage’s Maggie Gallagher told me, for instance, that she thinks Walker may rule that Prop 8 discriminates based on gender as well as sexual orientation. I was also amused to see that NOM posted video of Ted Olson’s moving answer to a question I asked at the news conference on their NOM blog.
Click inside to read Ted Olson’s answer to why he was so passionate during the closing arguments, plus reaction from NOM’s Maggie Gallagher, MEUSA’s Molly McKay, Lance Black and Cleve Jones, plus how the federal Prop 8 trial could be impacted by politics.
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Nicholas F. Benton is among the many shocked over the sudden closure of the legendary gay newspaper, the Washington Blade. But Benton’s shock goes deeper: he intended to buy the Blade precisely to avoid it being shut down as part of a larger receivership process. Click inside to read my interview with Nick Benton – and an update from former Blade editor Kevin Naff. UPDATE: FORMER WASHINGTON BLADE EDITOR LISA KEEN SPOKE WITH MIKE STAMLER AT THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – AND HE SAID WINDOW MEDIA SHUT DOWN THE NEWSPAPER. READ
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