The personal history of Tyler Deacon, a gay Republican, is one of 23 oral histories included in the project.
Marriage equality
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Marriage equality pioneers Kris Perry and Sandy Stier publish joint memoir
The two women who went to the Supreme Court to defeat Prop. 8 have a new joint memoir that discusses their lives and the legal battle.
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At UC Berkeley: A celebration of marriage equality ruling
Members of the UC Berkeley community celebrated at Sproul Hall on Friday after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Photo: Ted Friedman After the U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the Constitution, members of the UC Berkeley LGBTQ community gathered on Sproul Plaza at noon to celebrate the landmark decision […]
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City pulls back on closing Domestic Partnership Registry
Councilman Darryl Moore. Photo: Emilie Raguso After briefly considering the closure of Berkeley’s Domestic Partnership Registry prior to this week’s City Council meeting, officials decided instead to simply celebrate its 22nd anniversary. Councilman Darryl Moore had originally submitted an item for council review that would have closed down the registry following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]
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Berkeley to look at closing Domestic Partnership Registry
Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, lead Prop. 8 plaintiffs, celebrate in San Francisco’s Pride Parade on Sunday June 30. The ruling in favor of marriage equality makes Berkeley’s Domestic Partnership Registry redundant, argues Berkeley Councilman Daryl Moore. Photo: William Newton Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, lead Prop. 8 plaintiffs, celebrate in San Francisco’s Pride Parade […]
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Op-ed: What Wednesday, June 26, meant to me
My moms, Audrey and Dawn, on their wedding day in 2008, wearing pink Post-It notes with their names on them so that the marriage officiant stopped confusing their names. Photo: Julia Hannafin I woke up Wednesday, June 26, like it was any other day. I slid out of bed and felt the bluntly edged pain […]
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Photos: Berkeley celebrates Pride in San Francisco
Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, lead Prop. 8 plaintiffs, celebrated in San Francisco’s Pride Parade on Sunday June 30. The couple were married on Friday at San Franciso City Hall by Attorney General Kamala Harris. Photo: William Newton Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the 43rd San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade yesterday. […]
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Berkeley Prop. 8 couple first to marry after stay lifted
Berkeley couple Kris Perry and Sandy Stier were married today, Friday June 28, at San Francisco City Hall. Attorney General Kamala Harris officiated. Photo: KTVU Prop. 8 plaintiffs and Berkeley couple Kris Perry and Sandy Stier were married this afternoon by Attorney General Kamala Harris at San Francisco City Hall. The wedding took place at around 4:30 […]
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Berkeley celebrates historic Supreme Court decisions
Berkeley Wednesday celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow same sex marriages in California. Shown here: the rainbow flag outside Berkeley City Hall on March 26 while the US Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments in the Prop. 8 case. Photo: Lance Knobel After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday allowing same sex marriages […]
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Obama lauds Berkeley couple who fought Prop. 8 and won
Kris Perry and Sandy Stier are the Berkeley women who filed a legal challenge to Prop. 8. They first tried to marry in 2004 when then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing licenses. They are the parents of four boys. Shortly after the Supreme Court released its ruling on Prop. 8 this morning, President Obama […]
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Rainbow flag marks Supreme Court cases
The rainbow flag was raised at Berkeley City Hall this morning while the US Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments in the Proposition 8 case. The flag will also fly tomorrow, during the DOMA arguments. Photo: Lance Knobel The rainbow flag, a symbol of diversity and inclusiveness, was raised over Berkeley City Hall on Tuesday, […]
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Berkeley couple at heart of Prop 8 case speak out
After a federal judge ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional on Wednesday, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier of Berkeley, the two women who brought the case, spoke out at a press conference in San Francisco. One poignant thought from Perry: “For so long, Sandy and I and our family have been regarded as less than, […]
