Topic: Los Angeles

A special NOH8 Campaign photo shoot raised $10,000 for AIDS Walk Los AngelesA special NOH8 Campaign photo shoot raised $10,000 for AIDS Walk Los Angeles, the West Hollywood Patch reported. The campaign, helmed by photographer-activist Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley, raises ...

Portia de Rossi aims to change name to DeGeneres

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres' spouse Portia de Rossi has filed a legal request to change her name to "Portia Lee James DeGeneres," according to a court document.The request was filed on August 6 in Los Angeles, but the document, ...
The ad ran all over California on Election Day-and surely sets a record for anti-religious bigotry. Despite such vicious attacks, California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, passed. Two days after the election, 2,000 homosexual protesters ...
The challenge of defending marriage as the union of a man and a woman was on full public display on November 4. Voters in Arizona, Florida, and California all passed measures defending marriage and prohibiting same-sex marriages in their states. The vote ...
Thousands march in Southern California to protest passage of measure banning gay marriageAs many as 10,000 people took to the streets in San Diego and similar numbers marched in Los Angeles Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, authorities ...
Gay-rights movement jarred by passage of ban on same-sex marriages in CaliforniaIn a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during ...

Wednesday's Talk Weeds

A license plate that would have become the first in the nation to prominently feature a religious symbol is unlikely to be on the road any time soon after state lawmakers did not include it in a bill Tuesday. The plate, which ...
California Supreme Court Says Cities Can't Seize Cars of Drivers in Drug, Prostitution CasesA sharply divided state Supreme Court ruled that California cities can no longer seize vehicles whose drivers are arrested for allegedly buying drugs or soliciting prostitutes.The ruling Thursday overturns ...