County clerk offices across California opened for their first full day of same-sex marriages Tuesday, with hundreds of happy gay and lesbian couples ready to take the plunge in what in some cities was a party atmosphere. ...more

June 18, 2008

With a series of simple "I do's," gay and lesbian couples across California began the state's court-approved and potentially short-lived experiment with same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such unions in coming weeks. ...more

June 17, 2008

Proponents of Amendment 2 are deliberately misleading the public by calling it the "gay marriage" or "same-sex" marriage amendment. ...more

June 7, 2008

Judges should interpret laws, not make them. ...more

June 3, 2008

Threats! Stolen yard signs! Innuendo! Boycotts! Ugliness! Duplicity! And yes, certainly there must be a hint of backstabbing going on here - please? ...more

May 31, 2008

We're All Values Voters Regarding David Caton's commentary "Morality Can Be Legislated" (Other Views, May 15): ...more

May 24, 2008

SEBRING — Start reading and listening, because there's a lot to learn before November. So far, nine state questions have been approved for the Nov. 4 ballot, which will also decide who will be the next president, congressman, state representatives and state senator. So get ready for a cluttered ballot. "There's always confusion on constitutional amendments," said Jennifer Davis, communications director, the Florida Department of State. And get ready for the hype, because voters will decide on gay marriage and whether illegal aliens can own land. ...more

May 17, 2008

A citizen initiative to ban gay marriage will be on the November ballot, the only one of more than 50 active petition drives that qualified Friday at the deadline for signature verification. ...more

February 2, 2008

Sen. John McCain has long aroused almost unanimous opposition from the leaders of the right. Angry over crimes against conservative orthodoxy such as voting against a big tax cut and opposing a federal ban on same-sex marriage, conservative activists have agitated for months to thwart his Republican presidential campaign. ...more

February 1, 2008

A gay marriage ban and several other citizen initiatives were short of the signatures needed to get on November's ballot Monday with just two weeks left before the Feb. 1 petition-gathering deadline. ...more

January 15, 2008