CA Supremes Rumored to be Announcing Prop 8 Decision TOMORROW

Since this morning, the rumor has been refuted.  No decision pending on the justices’ schedule. 

This in from the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center:

“RUMOR HAS IT! Hello everyone! We have UNOFFICIAL word (from SF Police Dept) that the CA Supreme Court will announce its decision on Prop 8 this Thursday, May 21. We just wanted you to know earlier. OFFICIAL word will be given out as soon as we hear directly from the CA Supreme Court tomorrow morning. Again this is still unofficial but we need to be prepared. Please alert your organizations and our allies. Sacramento’s Equality Action NOW is coordinating efforts with the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, Marriage Equality USA, Yes On Equality, as well as several other organizations to sponsor community events for the day of the Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8. This will happen no matter the outcome of the decision, win or lose. We cannot stress the importance of your participation. Come out, come out, wherever you are and flood the streets! Please note that the Friday before or the Wednesday before, it will be published that on the following Monday or Thursday at 9:00am, the California Supreme Court will release its decision. The deadline for the court to do this is fast approaching. Please prepare for D-Day now! Regardless of whether the Supreme Court decision is for or against upholding Prop 8, on Decision Day, the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, (1927 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95811) will open by 9:00am and will remain open all day for members of the community who want to gather. The Center will house sign- making activities, a first-aid station and on site counseling or counseling referrals if needed through its LGBT Counseling Program. A News Conference is being called for 10:30am. We will will host a community rally from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on the steps of the Gay and Lesbian Center with entertainment and speeches by community leaders. Street closings will include 20th Street from K Street past L Street, and the intersection of 20th and L prior to 5:30pm and will remain closed until the crowd disperses. The Sacramento Police Department will provide security. A sound system with multiple speakers surrounding the intersection will be provided by the Gay and Lesbian Center. If the decision is to uphold Prop 8, at 6:30pm Equality Action NOW will lead a march from the Center to the State Capitol West Steps, where a second rally with speakers and entertainment will take place, followed by a march around the Capitol grounds. On return to the West Capitol Steps, participants will be invited to speak at an open mic. Please volunteer to tell your story. We need speakers all ages, all walks of life, gay, straight, children of gay couples, parents of gay individuals, students and couples who were married and who want to marry. If crowd interest remains high, EAN will lead an all-night vigil at the Capitol. If the decision is to overturn Prop 8, following the rally at the Center, the Crowd will be invited to move to the street just south of the intersection of 20th and K, where a stage and sound system will be in place featuring music and entertainment. The streets will remain closed for a street dance and celebration until the crowd disperses for the evening. Equality Action NOW is also helping to sponsor, along with 50 other organizations, Meet Me In The Middle. On the Saturday after D-Day, the entire state will be converging on Fresno, CA. Meet at the Gay and Lesbian Center at 7:30 am the Saturday after D-Day for a group trek to Fresno. An “Equality Bus to Fresno” will be available, and will be carpooling – all decked out in Equality signs. The rally will start at 1 pm at the Fresno City Hall building. PLEASE RESERVE NOW (only 45 seats) your seat on the bus – email events@equalityactionnow.org. Angela will set you up with your bus seat. Also if you plan on carpooling (especially with an empty seat) let Angela know. There will be a group of protesters including Dolores Huerta, marching from Selma CA at 8 am to Fresno City Hall.”