Day eleven of the federal trial challenging the constitutional validity of the California gay marriage – Proposition 8 – is the second, and likely last day the defence will witnesses, a defence that has not performed well. David Blackenhorn, the founder and president of the Institute for American Values was called to testify on the significance of procreation to the institution of traditional marriage, an argument the plaintiffs have already shown as fallacious, evidenced by the numerous heterosexual marriage couples who opt not to have children.
Meet Chelsea and Heather Edgett, one of the 18,000 same sex couples who married in California during the window of opportunity that was June, 2008 through till November, 2008, when Proposition 8 took effect. The two recently moved to Halifax from California – Chelsea is a native and Heather is originally from Los Angeles – and they are fighting Proposition 8 from Canada in song.
The film The Kids Are Alright is living up to its pre-Sundance Film Festival hype and much more, a screening Monday evening of the Lisa Chodolenko directed movie that tells the story of a lesbian couple who are unwillingly reunited with the biological father of their two teenage children. The great Mark Ruffalo plays the father, and the incomparable Mia Wasikowska plays the daughter, with Josh Hutcherson as the son, but the rave reviews went to Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as the couple, both being touted as early and obvious frontrunners for next year’s Academy Awards.
There are reports that the great Bryan Batt will not be returning to season four of AMC’s Mad Men. Batt’s character, the deeply closeted and conflicted Salvatore Romano fired after rejected the sexual advances of a client. Batt says he was supposed to be notified as of December 31, 2009 if his contract was extended, but as of yet, has heard nothing.
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