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By the Numbers: Gay and Lesbian Parents
Trial Day 12: Prop. 8 is Un-American
Trial Day 11: Prop. 8 Proponents’ Witness Testimony Continues
Trial Day 10: Prop. 8 Proponents’ Witness Testimony
Trial Day 8: Adverse Witness Testimony
Trial Day 7: A History of Discrimination
Witness Testimony: David Blankenhorn
Witness Testimony: Kenneth Miller
Witness Testimony: Gregory Herek
Witness Testimony: Hak-Shing William Tam
Prop. 8 Trial Testimony
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April 4, 2013
Gay and lesbian couples make great parents, according to scientific studies, major medical organizations, and 6 million Americans with LGBT parents.
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January 30, 2013
The 2012 Prop. 8 trial came to a close on day 12 with a telling admission from the Prop. 8 Proponent's key witness.
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January 29, 2013
When the Prop. 8 Proponents called to the stand David Blankenhorn to testify about marriage and the family, he revealed a telling admission.
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January 28, 2013
The proponents of Proposition 8 called to the stand Kenneth Miller, a professor of political science at Claremont McKenna College, as an expert in American and California politics.
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January 24, 2013
AFER’s legal team bravely calls to the stand Hak-Shing William Tam, one of the official Proponents of Prop. 8.
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January 23, 2013
Ryan Kendell testifies about his experiences in so-called "ex-gay" therapy and Stanford political science professor Gary Segura testifies about the political powerlessness of gay and lesbian people in the United States.
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January 26, 2010
On the final two days of trial, the anti-marriage proponents of Proposition 8 called David Blankenhorn to testify about marriage and the family.
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January 25, 2010
The proponents of Proposition 8 called Kenneth Miller, a professor of political science at Claremont McKenna College, as an expert in American and California politics.
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January 22, 2010
On the ninth day of trial, Gregory Herek, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, testified about sexual orientation and social stigma.
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January 21, 2010
Hak-Shing William Tam, an official proponent of Proposition 8, was called as an adverse witness by plaintiffs. He testified about the messages he disseminated during the Proposition 8 campaign.