Quotes of the Day

Same-sex couple Frank Capley-Alfano (L) and Joe Capley-Alfano kiss as they celebrate outside of San Francisco City Hall on February 7, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Open quoteProposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gay men and lesbians in California.Close quote

  • STEPHEN REINHARDT,
  • judge of a U.S. federal appeals court, writing in the court's decision to strike down California's 2008 ban on same-sex marriage
Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP | Source: New York Times