- Same-Sex Marriage Transcripts
Our attendance at the first day of trial over the legality of California’s Proposition 8, which bans gay marriages in the state, revealed to us what an important and completely fascinating trial this will be. As a result, we have posted the trial transcripts of Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. Though long, the statements and testimony of Perry vs. Schwarzenegger make for great reading. Taking center stage today has been Yale University history professor George Chauncey, who testified on direct examination that gays and lesbians have been a “despised category” throughout U.S. history, which you can also read about in trial updates provided by the L.A. Times. He testified on cross-examination, however, that gays now enjoy much more support and acceptance. The first expert witness for the plaintiffs was Nancy Cott, a marriage historian at Harvard.
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