U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker handed down his ruling yesterday (August 4th) overturning California’s Proposition 8 ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage. Judge Walker ruled Prop 8 is “unconstitutional under both the due process and equal protection clauses.”

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Those shade throwing, children reading, fabu-queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race have joined onto Adam Bouska’s NoH8 campaign in protest of the passage of Prop 8 in California.

Season 2 winner Miss Tyra Sanchez, along with Jujubee, Mystique, Raven, Tatianna and first season’s Ongina, all turned out for the photo shoot.

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Bi-beauty Amber Rose is the latest celebrity to lend her image to the NoH8 campaign. For the small slither of you who may not know, it’s the silent protest launched by photographer Adam Bouska against the passage of Prop 8 in California.

Amber appears not only in the print, but in the campaign’s “I am Human” PSA and gives her reason for joining NoH8. Read the rest of this entry »

Singer-songwriter Melanie DeMore gave a moving rendition of the classic ballad “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” at the Prop 8 trial rally outside the Federal Court building in downtown San Francisco.

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Former MTV VJ La La Vazquez is the latest celebrity to lend their image to the NoH8 Campaign, a silent protest against the passage of Prop 8, spearheaded by photographer Adam Bouska.

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Well duh!

A new study out of the University of Florida produced results that contradict previously and erroneously held beliefs that newly registered African-Americans who voted for Barack Obama were the ones to blame for voting to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage.  The new study found “education is about five (5) times more important than race” when determining whether voters in Florida supported the ban on gay marriage in 2008.

Dan Smith, the coauthor of the Florida study, also agreed with a study done by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute (NGLTF) which uncovered the National Exit Poll, which was the source of the erroneous “proof” African-Americans voted in large numbers in support of such marriage bans, consistently overrepresented Read the rest of this entry »

The West Hollywood City Council plans to unveil a plaque in honor of gay marriage, inscribed with a quote from continued activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela.  The plaque will be unveiled at its meeting on September 8th and then permanently installed at West Hollywood Park off North San Vicente Blvd.  The plaque will read: Read the rest of this entry »

Actor Isaiah Washington is the latest celebrity to join celebrity photographer Adam Bouska’s NoH8 Campaign, a photo project & silent protest against the passage of Prop 8.  Washington’s participation may come as a shock to many following the very public debacle back in 2007 stemming from his usage of anti-gay slurs on the set of Grey’s Anatomy,  ultimately leading to his dismissal from the cast.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Washington states,  Read the rest of this entry »

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