Articles tagged with: prop 8
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I know, I know, too much prop 8 stuff, but here goes. The opponents of Prop 8 are planning to gather 10,000 supporters for a rally Saturday at the state Capitol. If attendance estimates prove correct, it would be one of the largest rallies at the Capitol since the Vietnam War. Comedian Margaret Cho, attorney Gloria Allred, and state Sen. Darryl Steinberg, D-Sacramento, are slated as featured speakers at the 2 p.m. rally.
Come on guys Gloria Allred, this is the best you could do? You are …
Politics, Sac News »
The blowback from last Tuesday’s passage of Prop. 8, which prohibits same-sex marriage in California, has hit the California Musical Theatre, a major nonprofit stage company in Sacramento, following the revelation via the Web that its artistic director gave $1,000 to back the state constitutional amendment.
Among those weighing in with dismay over Scott Eckern’s donation are Tony winners Jeff Whitty, who wrote the book for “Avenue Q,” and Marc Shaiman, composer and co-lyricist of “Hairspray.” Shaiman said Tuesday that he phoned Eckern on Friday to protest, then e-mailed more than …
