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Pacific Pride Foundation to Host 6:30 PM Rally to Celebrate Today’s Prop 8 Decision and Learn About Next Steps Towards LGBTQ Equality
By: Meredith Munn Santa Barbara, CA – The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the California ballot initiative Proposition 8, which excludes committed same-sex couples from the legal right to marry. Now-retired U.S. Federal Court judge Vaughn Walker previously ruled to reverse the discriminatory measure in August 2010, a decision that was affirmed by [...]
Read Post9th Circuit to Rule on Marriage Equality in California Tomorrow, Feb. 7th and Santa Barbara Day of Decision Event
By: Meredith Munn, LGBT Advocacy Coordinator, Santa Barbara Equality Project Santa Barbara, CA — The Ninth Circuit Federal Court has just announced their intent to rule on the fate of marriage equality in California in a historic case involving the 2008 ballot initiative Proposition 8. Prop 8 stripped same-sex couples of the right to marry [...]
Read PostSB Assault Believed to be Hate Motivated: Police Seeking Public’s Help
CONTACT: David Selberg, Executive Director, 963-3636 ext. 125 Pacific Pride Foundation has recently received information about a potential violent hate crime that took place on New Years Eve in Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Police Department is looking for information from the community to assist in their investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice, and [...]
Read PostBallot Initiative to Restore Marriage Equality in CA Cleared for Signature Gathering
On Friday, December 16th, the California LGBT rights organization Love Honor Cherish was granted permission by California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to proceed with a ballot initiative to re-legalize marriage equality in the state. This proposed ballot initiative seeks to overturn the measure known as Proposition 8, which ended marriage equality in California during [...]
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