Wayne Besen provides some data on the upcoming vote on gay marriage in California. It shows that whilst the potential electorate is pretty equally split, the pro gay marriage "likely to vote" electorate is slightly in the lead.For those not in the know, Proposition 8 is a proposed measure to amend the Californian Constitution to ban gay marriage, something which has now been legal for a few months. Personally I think it is quite right for this to be on the ballot, I think that it gives the gay community in California the chance to get democratic approval ...

When William Bolthouse, a California philanthropist, donated $100,000 in March to support a proposition to ban gay marriage in California, calls and emails poured in -- not to Mr. Bolthouse, but to the corporate offices of a company that bears his name -- even though he sold it three years earlier."It wasn't us, it's not our fault," says Jeffrey Dunn, now the chief executive of Bolthouse Farms, whose juice bottles are sold at upscale markets such as Whole Foods. Bolthouse Farms is the latest target in what has become an increasingly bitter political fight in California. As gay-rights activists attempt ...

Supporters of a ballot measure to ban gay marriage in California are counting on an important ally to secure victory in November. The campaign in favor of Proposition 8 is enlisting the help of Latinos to raise support in San Bernardino County and throughout the state. Proposition 8 would amend the state Constitution to provide that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." A big turnout by Latinos - the state's fastest-growing electoral bloc - could be a deciding factor in the campaign. Latino voters in California have previously gone to the polls ...

Source: Los Angeles Times , Huffington Post CA Prop. 8 In a 60-second commercial, being aired widely on California cable channels, a young bride, looking lovely in her wedding dress, tries to walk down the aisle to her groom, but is blocked again and again by obstacles in her way. The sepia-tone ad concludes with the question, "What if you couldn't marry the person you love?" and directs viewer to the Let California Ring website. The ad might look like an early salvo in the campaign to defeat Proposition 8, the November ballot initiative that would prevent gays and lesbians ...