Entries from LAist tagged with 'rights'
November 9, 2008
Photo by Heather on the go! via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Last night's protest, initially assembled by ANSWER LA, moved from Silver Lake to Hollywood and Highland by 10 p.m., closing down Hollywood Boulevard for some time, and continuing all the way to West Hollywood down Sunset Boulevard via Highland. An estimated 10,000 people took part in the protest, and although there was a definite police presence, no arrests have been......
Continue Reading "Prop 8 Protests Continue Today"November 8, 2008
Thursday's protest and march against the passing of Proposition 8 stirred many emotions and reactions from those involved, those in agreement, and those who are happy to have seen the controversial proposition--which amends the state Constitution to define marriage as limited to being between a man and a woman--pass, even by a slim margin. While the discussion continues about the ramifications of this proposition passing, the next steps for those who oppose the measure, how......
Continue Reading "Images From Thursday's Prop 8 Protest"November 7, 2008
Yesterday was about more ire than tobacco sparking on the streets of Glendale, as it marked the kick off for a new ban on "smoking in hallways of apartment complexes and in public areas - including parks, parking lots and parking structures, and even standing in line to use the ATM." The Daily News reports that some area residents are angered about the ban, citing some as feeling their rights as Americans are being denied.......
Continue Reading "Glendale Smokers Sputter About New Smoking Ban"September 16, 2008
"As a state, I believe we should uphold the ability of our friends, neighbors and co-workers who are gay and lesbian to enter into the contract of marriage," said California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a statement about Proposition 8, that November ballot initiative that seeks to ban gay marriage in California. Also last week, it was Republicans vs. Republicans. The state party had endorsed Proposition 8 and the local one to Los Angeles was planning......
Continue Reading "Senator Dianne Feinstein Says No to Gay Marriage Ban"August 11, 2008
Ben Stiller's latest comedy is not being taken lightly by several groups that advocate for the disabled. Many of the nearly two dozen advocacy groups protesting Tropic Thunder are planning to protest tonight's premiere at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, according to reports. Tropic Thunder, written and directed by Stiller and starring Jack Black, Tom Cruise, and Robert Downey, Jr., features the 5'7"[-in-heels] Stiller in a send-up of big-budget Hollywood war movies. The......
Continue Reading "'Tropic Thunder' to Premiere Amid Protests"