LEADING ASIAN AMERICAN COALITIONS EXPRESS SEVERE DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SUPREME COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD PROPOSITION 8
26 May 2009, 9:04 pmRuling on California Proposition 8 Cases allows a bare majority of voters to enshrine inequality into our constitution and to deprive an entire class of Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry. (Tuesday, May 26, 2009) - The California Supreme Court today ruled in a 6 to 1 decision that the initiative process in California [...] (Continue reading...)
Decision Day - Tuesday, May 26th 2009
22 May 2009, 4:11 pmThis is it! The day has finally arrived and it’s going to be a rollercoaster. The California Supreme Court has just announced that they will issue their ruling on Prop 8 on Tuesday, May 26th. Regardless of the decision, this is an important opportunity to come together as a community and show Californians that this [...] (Continue reading...)
Day of Decision Nears
7 April 2009, 12:41 pmDear Members, Momentum, momentum, momentum… Last week, Iowa became the first state in the Midwest to legalize same-sex marriage. And, on Tuesday, Vermont has now become the fourth state in the nation to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples. To top it off, also on Tuesday, our nation’s capital has moved closer to full equality by [...] (Continue reading...)
Don’t Divorce Us!
19 March 2009, 3:23 pm“Fidelity”: Don’t Divorce… from Courage Campaign on Vimeo. (Continue reading...)
This Week
3 March 2009, 1:38 pmHi Folks, This is the week. In preparation for Thursday’s arguments before the CA Supreme Court, the California Legislature today passed resolutions opposing the passage of Proposition 8, sending a clear message to the Courts that denying fundamental rights to minorities is just plain wrong. API Equality is working closely with LGBT leaders to ensure that the voices [...] (Continue reading...)
Where are we now?
23 February 2009, 4:35 pmDear Members, Thank you again to everyone who came out and joined our marching contingent in this year’s San Francisco’s Chinese New Year’s Parade! We had the largest contingent ever in the 5 years that we have participated in the Parade. As many of you know, next week on March 5th, the California Supreme Court will [...] (Continue reading...)
Community Building Town Hall Meeting - Forum on the No on 8 Campaign
19 February 2009, 2:43 pmCome join API Equality and a whole host of organizations for a Community Building Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco on the No on 8 campaign at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Click here for more information. (Continue reading...)
Chinese New Year Parade - Thank Yous!
8 February 2009, 12:24 pmHi Everybody, I just want to take this opportunity to all of you bringing your members to march at the parade. An estimated count has us with about 75 marchers. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves that evening and I thank you all for praying for nice weather! We did so much with [...] (Continue reading...)
BREAKING NEWS! California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Prop 8 Legal Challenge on March 5
4 February 2009, 10:30 amThe California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in the Proposition 8 legal challenge. On November 19, 2008, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear the legal challenges to Proposition 8 and set an expedited schedule. Briefing in the case was completed on January 21, 2009. The California [...] (Continue reading...)
Chinese New Year Parade - Come March with Us!
29 January 2009, 3:27 pmCome march with API Equality at the 2009 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade! This will be the fifth year that the API LGBT Community and our allies are marching in the Chinese New Year Parade. Let’s continue to show the world that there are LGBT API people in our community and that we all support [...] (Continue reading...)