California gay marriage ban overturned, appeal planned

Published on February 7, 2012

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal the ruling, and the Protect Marriage coalition that sponsored the ban called the judgment "out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision." The appeal is likely to keep gay marriage on hold pending future proceedings.

Justices to uphold Prop. 8?

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on March 6, 2009

‘Milk’ captures doomed life of gay, Jewish politician

Published on December 10, 2008

The San Francisco County supervisor, who was murdered in his City Hall office in 1978, enjoyed conversing in Yiddish with Sharyn Saslafsky, who would come into his camera store in San Francisco's Castro district as a customer or just to shmooze.

Satire, Hitchens, Rotbart and fear

Published on November 26, 2008

" , , , Frightening, yes, but what an exciting time to be living. I applaud the diversity of your publication . . ."

The spirit of Jonathan Swift, Rotbart should apologize

Published on November 20, 2008

" . . . Rotbart wants us to feel guilt, regret and fear; the very emotions that the conservative party and our past presidential party have been trying to make us feel for years now. I'm happy to say that we voted for change, and the days of Jews being stuck in an uninformed past are over . . . "

Passage of Prop. 8 reveals rift between denominations

By Rachel Heller
Published on November 13, 2008

Jewish voices had joined both sides of the bitter and costly Proposition 8 debate leading up to Election Day. Reform and Conservative leaders largely condemned the stripping of civil rights from a fellow minority population, while Orthodox officials praised constitutional protection for the biblical definition of marriage.