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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

April 4, 2013
Gay and lesbian couples make great parents, according to scientific studies, major medical organizations, and 6 million Americans with LGBT parents.

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.

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.

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.

January 24, 2013
AFER’s legal team bravely calls to the stand Hak-Shing William Tam, one of the official Proponents of Prop. 8.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.