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In over 40 states you can still be fired for being gay, in 29 states you can still be fired for being transgendered. this sendsmessage. america is moving away from this. we are seeing tremendous progress. marriage in washington this week. proposition 8 unconstitutional. the mark of equality is moving ahead. >> the one million moms issued a statement concerning jcpenney saying jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, they are attempting to gain a new target market and will lose customers faithful to the...

Compelling story and the facts and evidence are on our side. the ruling, which was an amazing ruling, really showed that discrimination is wrong. that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. we fully expect that to be upheld. >> what i thought was remarkable about todays ruling is that it says that federal courts are saying to california you cant take away a right from a group of people, based on who they are and i dont think that sin consistent with what the president has said what the sup...

Victory speech intruded on the last segment of our show where i planned to interview chris perry and sandy steer one of the two couples who filed the historic case that overturned californias proposition 8 yesterday, the law that bans same-sex marriage in california. tonight, we have more good news on the marriage equality front, just three hours ago, the washington state legislature approved a marriage equality bill making it the seventh state to move in to the 21st century. washington governor...

And sandy steer one of the two couples who filed the historic case that overturned californias proposition 8 yesterday, the law that bans same-sex marriage in california. tonight, we have more good news on the marriage equality front, just three hours ago, the washington state legislature approved a marriage equality bill making it the seventh state to move in to the 21st century. washington governor chris gregory plan -- chris greg wa plans to sign the bill in to law next week. heres the interv...

League school of pennsylvania, but rush thinks he knows better. rush wantses the president to fail at all costst aaccusing them of monkeying the numbers is desperate psychotalk. >> were so grateful for the victory here today in a trial, and we look very soon to californians being able to wed again. >> a major victory for marriage equality in california. proposition 8 has been overturned, but theres a long way to go. gay rights activist lieutenant dan choi and harris perry are here with reaction....

>> shepard: californias ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. thats the ruling that came today from the ninth circuit of appeals. the next stop for the bit turley contested case may be the supreme court. as you may recall, this all began in 2008 when the states top court legalized gay marriage five months later voters narrowly oapproved proposition 8 which banned it. for the last three years, supporters and opponents have been waging the most expensive campaign on a social issue in ameri...

To persuade the american people that this is an issue of american justice, american freedom, american equality, these are the principles all men are created equal in this country. we have got to get there. >> ted olson, former solicitor general, the attorney for plaintiffs challenging proposition 8, thank you for joining us, sir, congratulations on your win today. >> thank you so much, rachel. a programming note, one of the couples represented by ted olson, with the four kids, will be on the h...

>> were so grateful for the victory here today in a trial, and we look very soon to californians being able to wed again. >> a major victory for marriage equality in california. proposition 8 has been overturned, but theres a long way to go. gay rights activist lieutenant dan choi and harris perry are here with reaction. in wisconsin more bad news for scott walker isnt stopping the governor from raising cash. >> to counter the money from washington we need help from people in the wisconsin but a...

Election against john mccain. that was very exciting, and a very big deal for liberals and democrats and for a big swath of the country. less exciting, though, that night was what happened in california. california passed proposition 8, which took away an existing right. before proposition 8, same sex couples have the right to get married in california, and thousands had done so. prop 8 rescinded that right, and it made for a little bit of confusion in the late night coverage that night. >> i be...

Provide contraception coverage in their employees health plans. mark scheels joins me next. and later, how the susan g. komen foundation can begin to fix its image problem with one simple strategy. the truth. they havent tried that yet. thats in "the rewrite." and later, the couple who forced californias proposition 8 into the courts where it has now been declared unconstitutional. they will join us.