Proposition 8 Trial Tapes Hold Lessons for One Queer Journalist
In November 2008, California voters took away the right to marry from same-sex couples. Proposition 8, won with just over half of the vote. But two years later, two same-sex couples sued the State of California in federal court. Prop 8 was eventually overturned.
That landmark trial was videotaped, but the recordings were never released to the public. Until a few years ago, when KQED sued for access to the tapes and won. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed them to be unsealed in October 2022.
KQED’s community engagement reporter Carlos Cabrera Lomeli, spent more than forty hours going through that tape. As a queer journalist covering California’s gay marriage journey, Carlos says he learned a lot about himself in the process.
64-Year-Old ‘Badass Skate Mom’ Is Headed for the World Skate Games
Judi Oyama first learned to skate in the 1970s on a board her brother made her in wood shop. Today, 50 years into a groundbreaking career, she’s still considered of the best skateboarders in the nation. In fact, Judi recently qualified to race at the World Skate Games in Rome this fall. At 64, Judi says she’s the fastest she’s ever been. KAZU’s Erin Malsbury brings us her story.