Vaughn Walker, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, heard closing arguments Wednesday in the case to overturn Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages in California.

The constitutional amendment, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was included on California ballots in the 2008 election and was passed by 52 percent of the state’s voters.

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that could make New Jersey the sixth state to allow same-sex “marriage.”
The panel’s 7 to 6 approval came more than seven hours of emotional and at times highly personal testimony and discussion.
Senator Bill Baroni, a Republican from Mercer, was the only Republican who voted in favor [...]

New York Senate also votes down “same-sex marriage”
Another blow to the “same-sex marriage” movement yesterday, as the New York State Senate easily voted down a gay marriage bill.
This vote in the state of New York comes after last month’s defeat of a ballot measure in Maine and several months after the Prop 8’s denial of [...]

The results on November 4 in Maine stopping “same-sex marriage” in the state´s legislation was the most  recent sign that Americans are taking a close look at this topic.
A new poll shows that almost 60 percent of California voters show they don’t want an initiative seeking to overturn Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot.
Prop. 8 [...]

Maine voters say no to “gay marriage”
Maine voters voted against a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, as officials counted ballots late into Tuesday night in a referendum that saw unexpectedly high turnout.
A majority of Maine voters, around 53 percent, are in favor of repealing a law that authorizes “same-sex marriage”.
With this vote, Maine joins [...]

November 3 is approaching for the same-sex “marriage” referendum vote in Maine.
The organization “Stand for Marriage Maine” is stressing the importance of rejecting same-sex marriage.
According to them, the repercussions of a ”no” vote (which will give way for same-sex “marriage” in Maine) are tremendous.
The importance of fundraising to spread their message is another important area.
The organization [...]

Obama Criticizes the Concept of the Traditional Family
Barack Obama became the first U.S. President to make an appearance at the Human Rights Campaign, the largest pro-gay “marriage” organization in the country. President Obama delivered an impassioned speech over the weekend in which he criticized the concept of the traditional family and announced that his administration [...]

Auxiliary Bishop Antonio Lerma Nolasco of Mexico City said this week that homosexual unions cannot be considered marriages or families.  “They can be called whatever you want, but never marriage,” he said.
In his homily at the Catedral Metropolitana, the bishop exhorted the faithful to defend marriage as part of the divine plan, which starts with [...]