gay rights
Court sides with lesbian couple in wedding photo case
A District Court Judge ruled this week that an Albuquerque photo studio violated New Mexico’s Human Rights Act in 2006, when the owner refused to photograph a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony—simply because they’re lesbians, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
In the wake of CA’s Prop 8 ruling, Gallup surveys attitudes about gay rights in America
The day after the Proposition 8 ruling upholding the ban on gay marriage in California, Gallup released a a poll about how Americans view gay rights and the Los Angeles Times unveiled an interactive timeline of gay rights in America.
Agitating for equal rights in ABQ
Big money flows from New Mexico to California to support both sides of Proposition 8
New Mexicans supportive of the ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California have sent about $175,000 to organizers in recent days, mostly in the form of big-dollar contributions, according to a database that charts the money flowing into the Golden State for the high-profile battle.
The initiative, Proposition 8, would prohibit same-sex marriage by changing the state [...]



