Humboldt Pride

Justin 10 days ago

WHO: Humboldt Pride, Inc.
What: The Transgender Day of Remembrance
When: Friday November 20, 2009 at 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Where: Humboldt County Courthouse Lawn, corner of 5th & I in Eureka
Contact: Karin Fresnel – 707-307-3988


The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held each November to memorialize those who have lost their lives due to anti-
transgender hatred or prejudice. This event is held every year in November all over the world to honor Rita Hester, whose
murder in 1998 initiated the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the
event has grown to encompass memorials in cities across the globe.

Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgender, each was a victim of
violence based on bias against transgender people. Many of these crimes go unnamed and remain unsolved. On The Day of
Remembrance, members of our community will publicly embrace and honor the lives of all transgender people who might
otherwise be forgotten. You can help us spread awareness about the dismay that members of the Transgender community
come into contact with every year. We intend to break the silence surrounding these appalling happenings simply because
someone doesn’t fit a specific gender norm.

Please join Humboldt Pride and other community members on the Eureka Courthouse Lawn at 6:30 pm on Friday, November
20th, The Transgender Day of Remembrance to recall those we have lost to these horrific experiences. Anyone who wants to
show support and honor the victims is encouraged to attend. Dress in warm dark-colored clothing. Candles will be provided (but
feel free to bring your own).

You can make a difference by being visible, speaking out, educating and organizing around anti-transgender violence.
You can effect change.

For more information about this event, or about Humboldt Pride please contact Karin at 707.307.3988

Transgender resource information is also available at www.transgenderlawcenter.org and http://transequality.org .



Karin Fresnel, Co-Chair
Humboldt Pride
707.307.3988
karin@humboldtpride.org

Justin 9 months ago

San Francisco-The California Supreme Court today announced that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, a statewide ballot initiative that was passed by a majority of California voters in November 2008. (Strauss v. Horton, S168047; Tyler v. State of California, S168066; City and County of San Francisco v. Horton, S168078).

The oral argument session will be held in the Supreme Court's Courtroom, Earl Warren Center, Fourth Floor, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, as part of the court's regular monthly calendar session in March 2009. The complete March 2009 oral argument calendar is available at http://www.courtinf o.ca.gov/ courts/supreme/ #cal .

In the cases before the court, the court has issued an order listing the following three issues to be briefed and argued:
(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution?
(2) Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution?
(3) If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8?

The three cases before the court were filed directly in the California Supreme Court on November 5, 2008, the day following the voters' approval of Proposition 8 at the November 4, 2008 election.

On November 19, 2008, the court agreed to hear the cases, denied a request to stay the operation of Proposition 8 pending the court's resolution of the cases, granted the motion of the official proponents of Proposition 8 to intervene in the action, and established an expedited briefing schedule. Briefing in the Supreme Court was completed on January 21, 2009.

In an order issued today, the Supreme Court specified the amount of time each of the petitioners, the Attorney General, and the interveners will be allocated for oral argument (see below).

ACCESS TO ORAL ARGUMENTS

To increase public access to the court session, the Supreme Court has designated the California Channel, a public affairs cable network, to provide a live TV broadcast of the session and to serve as the "pool" channel. California Channel will provide a press pool outside the State Building to facilitate coverage of the oral argument by television and radio stations. For a list of cable companies that carry the network, see http://www.calchann el.com/carriage. htm .

Oral arguments also will be broadcast in an overflow viewing auditorium in the Milton Marks Conference Center, Hiram J. Smith State Office Building, Lower Level, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. In addition, the Supreme Court has announced that all briefs in the Proposition 8 cases are now posted to a special section of the California Courts Web site at http://www.courtinf o.ca.gov/ courts/supreme/ .

Under the applicable court rules, the Supreme Court generally issues a decision, through a written opinion, within 90 days of oral argument. For more information on the cases, including the attorneys of record, please see the Supreme Court's online Case Information System at http://appellatecas es.courtinfo. ca.gov/search. cfm?dist= 5 .

Public and press seating in the courtroom will be extremely limited. Press seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, with one seat to be allocated per media organization. To reserve a seat, please e-mail Lynn Holton (lynn.holton@ jud.ca.gov) or call 415-865-7726/ 7740.