It may not be “D.C. news” in the most rigid sense of the phrase, but we’re sure that there will be plenty of people in town who are very excited about this afternoon’s big news: a California judge has overturned the state’s controversial Proposition 8 amendment that had banned same-sex marriage since 2008. (As a jurisdiction that proudly boasts marriage equality, the District welcomes you back to the club, Cali.) You can read an entire…

Hundreds gathered in Dupont Circle last night to protest the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8, as we noted yesterday. Among others, Councilmen Phil Mendelson spoke to the crowd; you can see a video taken of some of the speakers at EricaAmerica. Check out some images from our photographers, and read more about whether or not the people should vote on marriage rights in our post earlier today….

When news spread that the court would hand down its ruling today, D.C. gay rights activists made immediate plans for a gathering tonight, the flavor to be determined by how the justices ruled. Well, the court has decided to uphold the proposition, which bans gay marriage in the state. So tonight’s gathering, starting at 8:30, will definitely be a protest. One positive note, though obviously bittersweet: the justices ruled that about 18,000 same-sex marriages sealed…

D.C. Council member David Catania (I-At-large) reassured local gay and lesbian business owners over the weekend that despite the success of initiatives like Prop 8 in California and other states, he’s confident that a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia will pass the D.C. Council next year. Catania addressed the 2008 GLBT Economic Development Summit at the Washington Plaza Hotel on Saturday. He is one of two openly gay members of the…

Written by DCist Contributor Shauna Miller Gay rights supporters gathered near the White House Saturday as part of simultaneous nationwide demonstrations against recently passed ballot measures limiting marriage and adoption rights for gays and lesbians, including California’s Proposition 8. The G20 Summit was also taking place nearby, and with it came Metro and street closings and marathon motorcades that held up the afternoon march for about an hour. But despite delays and an unrelenting drizzle,…

In the wake of the passage of Prop 8 in California, which revoked marriage rights from gays and lesbians in California, a series of nationwide protests are planned for Saturday, and protest-loving Washington, D.C. will of course see its own version. The Washington Prop 8 protest plans to meet at the Reflecting Pool in front of the U.S. Capitol at 1:30 p.m. The route of the march will then head down the National Mall and…