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Los Angeles Mayor to Host Special Community Event After Prop. 8 Ruling

February 7, 2012

Mayor Villaraigosa, the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Over Ten National, Statewide and Local Groups to Hold Event Today at 5:00 p.m. PST in the Los Angeles City Hall Rotunda

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Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the American Foundation for Equal Rights and over ten national, statewide and local groups will co-host a special community event today at 5:00 p.m. PST in the Los Angeles City Hall Rotunda.  The event will be held in response to today’s ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the landmark federal civil rights case Perry v. Brown.  The Ninth Circuit will determine whether to uphold the historic August 2010 decision of the Federal District Court that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.  Proposition 8 stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) is the sole sponsor of the Perry case.

Supporting the community event are Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, AFER Founding Board Members Dustin Lance Black and Rob Reiner, California Faith for Equality, Courage Campaign, Equality California, Equal Roots Coalition, FAIR, Freedom to Marry, Jordan/Rustin Coalition, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, Latino Equality Alliance, Marriage Equality USA, National Center for Lesbian Rights and others.

READ THE NINTH CIRCUIT’S ADVANCE NOTICE OF OPINION FILING HERE: www.afer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-06-Notice-of-Decision-Merits.pdf

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AFER

Office of the Mayor
  • Peter Sanders or Alvaro Pacheco 213.978.0741

About the American Foundation for Equal Rights

The American Foundation for Equal Rights is the sole sponsor of the Perry case. After bringing together Theodore B. Olson and David Boies to lead its legal team, AFER successfully advanced the Perry case through Federal District Court and is now leading it through the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals before the case is brought to the United States Supreme Court. The Foundation is committed to achieving full federal marriage equality.