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Gay Marriage Ban Going To CA Supreme Court

“Meeting in closed session, the state high court asked litigants on both sides for more written arguments and said a hearing on the cases could come as early as March. The court also signaled its intention to decide the fate of existing same-sex marriages, asking litigants to argue that question.” [Link]

Mormon Church Backs Off Some On Gay Marriage Fight

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“The church, headquartered in Salt Lake City, will continue to work on behalf of California’s Proposition 8, but will stop making telephone calls from Utah to California voters, church spokeswoman Kim Farrah said in a news release.” [Link]

Hollywood Strongly Opposes California Gay Marriage Ban

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“After news of Proposition 8’s supporters outraising its opponents spread and the measure gained support in public opinion polls, many Hollywood insiders have made declarations of support — financial and otherwise — against the ban. While the ‘No on 8′ campaign hasn’t quite reached the buzziness of other celebrity causes du jour, momentum is growing.” [Link]

Melissa Etheridge To Make Her Gay Marriage Official

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“Singer Melissa Etheridge is ready to wed longtime partner Tammy Lynn Michaels! “Yes, we have four children and we’re trying to find the right time,” she told Extra. Etheridge, 47, exchanged vows with Michaels, 33, in Malibu in 2003. Now that gay marriage is legalized in California, the couple will make it official. “We are so grateful for the blessings from our friends and family as we commence our vows, and begin the rest of our lives together,” the pair, who exchanged platinum-and-diamond wedding bands, said in a statement at the time.” [Link]

Steven Spielberg Gives $100,000 To Stop CA Gay Marriage Ban

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“Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw have followed Brad Pitt as the latest big-name donors to join the fight to defeat California’s Proposition 8, the initiative to ban same-sex marriage. The Spielbergs have cut a $100,000 check for the fight, as did Pitt last week. In a statement, the Spielbergs said: “By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California’s constitution, or any other.”" [Link]

Portia de Rossi Taking Ellen DeGeneres Name

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Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres picture

“Now that she has tied the knot with her longtime love, TV talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres, the former Arrested Development star plans to legally change her name to Portia DeGeneres. According to an insider, the two purchased stationery engraved with ‘Mrs. and Mrs. DeGeneres’ from Tiffany & Co. in Beverly Hills weeks before their ceremony. ” [Link]

Samantha Ronson: I’ll Marry Lindsay Lohan In Six Months

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Lindsay Lohan

“Samantha Ronson says that she WILL marry lesbian lover Lindsay Lohan in the next six months. Sam used her DJ slot at top LA hotel and night spot Chateau Marmont to announce the news, telling clubbers: ‘By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs Ronson.’” [Link]