The Battle Is Far From Over in California

Neal here. Just spoke with Jon Davidson, legal counsel for Lambda Legal. Davidson was on the case that won marriage equality in California. He says that Lambda, and all gay groups, will have to fight like hell to stop the anti-marriage amendment ballot that the religious right is trying to get on the California ballot this November.
If successful, the amendment would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in the state. The fight ain't over.

Calif. Marriage: Dancing in the Street?

This morning Neal (Associate Editor), Meghan (Associate Photo Editor) and I (editorial assistant) went to West Hollywood to see if people were dancing and singing in the streets. That wasn't quite the case as this is Los Angles and it was only 10:30 a.m. But we did end up notifying a lot of old folks that gay marriage was legal in the state -- one woman looked like he was going to smack Neal, and one guy called Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villariagosa a "dork"... but he was happy nonetheless. Some guy brunching at The Abbey asked if "regular marriage was outlawed, too."

So far, WeHo is still waking up, in the true Los Angeles tradition, but there's a full on party going at San Francisco City Hall.