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GOP pol wants recall of car that drove him to gay club

Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by .

Anti-gay California State Sen. Roy Ashburn today demanded a sweeping recall of the vehicle that drove him to a gay nightclub this week.

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Anti-Gay Lawmaker Spotted Frequently At Gay Bars

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

New developments in the DUI arrest of California senator after leaving a gay bar. Senator Roy Ashburn’s blood-alcohol level was .14 when he was pulled over. The arrest is raising new question about Ashburn — an outspoken opponent of gay rights — who has been spotted frequently at gay bars in Sacramento.

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Anti-Gay State Senator Gets DUI After Leaving Gay Club

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

Sources tell CBS13 a state senator from Southern California was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento, early Wednesday morning. The California Highway Patrol pulled over Senator Roy Ashburn at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday after an officer noticed a black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets.

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U.C. Davis investigates gay vandalism as hate crime

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by .

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Perez sworn in as first gay Assembly speaker in Calif.

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by .

John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) made history Monday, March 1, when he was officially signed in as California’s first openly gay Assembly Speaker. He is replacing Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles), who is in turn pursuing Congresswoman Diane Watson’s seat. “Equality California is thrilled to welcome Assemblymember John A

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Turin, Italy mayor symbolically marries gay couple

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by .

Sergio Chiamparino, the mayor of Turin, Italy, ‘married’ a lesbian couple who have been together for nine years in a symbolic ceremony at the Rotonda de Valentino on Saturday. Italian paper La Stampa reported that the couple had turned to him in an effort to institutionalize their love, and he…

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Prop 8 backers say gay marriage leads to abandoned kids

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by .

In papers filed late Friday, lawyers for the sponsors of California’s gay marriage ban offered new twists on their claim that allowing gay men and lesbians to wed could undermine man-woman unions. The potential harms they cited included giving bisexuals a legal basis for pursuing group marriages and unmarried fathers…

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Gays can adopt, not marry, says Calif. GOP hopeful

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by .

Gays and lesbians should be allowed to adopt, but not marry. Illegal immigration is a huge problem, but immigrant children shouldn’t be punished for the sins of their parents.

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Beverly Hills disowns anti-gay Miss. Calif contestant

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by .

Less than a year after dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean stirred up controversy with her remarks against gay marriage, a similar war of words is brewing in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne said Wednesday she is outraged over a Miss California USA contestant who is claiming to…

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Gay-bashing CPAC’er has a checkered legal history

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

The man who cited natural law in an off-script anti-gay rant at CPAC has had two run-ins with the real law in the past decade, including a restraining order for domestic violence, according to court records in California. Ryan Sorba of California Young Americans for Freedom, who is a longtime…

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