Category: Marriage Equality

Thank you – We did it!

Dear Supporters and Members, Thank you to all the organizations and their members who came out to join our Truth Squad in Chinatown yesterday.  Four years ago, anti-gay extremists mobilized scores of conservative Chinese Christians to the streets in San Francisco. Back then, we were unprepared and the story was “Chinese Americans Oppose Same-Sex Marriage.”

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API Equality’s New Director

Dear Supporters, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Director of API Equality and provide an update of our activities. I have engaged in this work in communities as far ranging as Boston and Cincinnati to places closer like Portland and Los Angeles, but to participate in what may be

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VICTORY!

It is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Loving, committed lesbian and gay couples can legally marry in California. Today, the California Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision struck down the state’s discriminatory marriage laws banning marriage for same-sex couples. This historic decision is a huge victory for all Californians who cherish fairness and opportunity.

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Oral arguments set for March 4

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Marriage Cases on Tuesday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to noon. Community members can check out a live web and broadcast of the arguments on the California Channel. A ruling by the court is expected within 90 days. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!