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well, now you have triplets. they do so much for coming. we will be outside signing a book. i m sorry. right over here signing a book. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] coming up next on book tv, jo becker writes about the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in her book forcing the spring . then edward klein. and former washington d.c. merit to the mayor talks about his new autobiography mayor for life . c-span2 providing live coverage of the senate floor proceedings and keep public policy events and every weekend book tv now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable-tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable satellite provider. watch in hd, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. pulitzer prize-winning reporter jo becker wrote a book forcing the spring chronicling the political and legal fight overseeing same-sex marriage paris she recently ....
the biggest misconception is that most of my life is taken up with junk and scandals and alleged corruption. most of the no because i even in d.c. 152nd sound bite. and nationally the united states government. beset that tape to every ambassador in the world cannot to every president of every country in the world, sent it to the other propaganda arm of the u.s. government. it ran on television. but this so many have contributed to it, too. and that is all part of it. i am not fazed by it. washington d.c., as long as it gives them some hope that some help. i don t care. [applause] i don t care. the wanted thank you so much for coming here tonight. i also wanted to give you this is actually a very precious object. i don t know if you have gotten one of these before, the national press club coffee mug. i have two of them. well, now you have triplets. they do so much for coming. we will be outside signing a book. i m sorry. right over here signing a book. [inaud ....
the federal case, geoff zarillo and paul katano. there are righ-i-g-h-t-s tha come along. the justices declined to rule and therefore upheld al ban. our straight friends are getting married. the sky has not fallen in. i spoke to the proposition 8 challengers in washington, d.c. in a minute, you will hear from chris and sandy. but first, my interview with the men. they have been a couple since 1998 and married last year. was there a moment for a series or a series of moments where you realized that you were not just disappointed people, as a lot of people were in california after prop 8, but ready to join the fight, ready to put the bit in your teeth and actually take this to court? your proposition 8 hurt. it hurt before it passed because the propaganda took a shift and the shift was to utilize this idea that children would be harmed, the institution of marriage would be harmed, heterosexual couples would no longer get married if you were to allow marriage ....
two couples challenge the law in a case that went to the u.s. supreme court. half of the plaintiff team is chris perry and sandy steer. you grow up believing you are a second-class citizen from the moment you recognize you are gay or lesbian. and until recently, you didn t think you ever would be equal. the other couple involved in the federal case, geoff zarillo and paul katano. there are r-i-g-h-t-s that come along. the justices declined to rule and therefore upheld al ban. our straight friends are getting married. the sky has not fallen in. i spoke to the proposition 8 challengers in washington, d.c. in a minute, you will hear from chris and sandy. but first, my interview with the men. they have been a couple since 1998 and married last year. was there a moment or a series or a series of moments where you realized that you were not just disappointed people, as a lot of people were in california after prop 8, but ready to join the fight, ready to put t ....
the federal case, geoff zarillo and paul katano. there are r-i-g-h-t-s that come along. the justices declined to rule and therefore upheld al ban. our straight friends are getting married. the sky has not fallen in. i spoke to the proposition 8 challengers in washington, d.c. in a minute, you will hear from chris and sandy. but first, my interview with the men. they have been a couple since 1998 and married last year. was there a moment or a series or a series of moments where you realized that you were not just disappointed people, as a lot of people were in california after prop 8, but ready to join the fight, ready to put the bit in your teeth and actually take this to court? your proposition 8 hurt. it hurt before it passed because the propaganda took a shift and the shift was to utilize this idea that children would be harmed, the institution of marriage would be harmed, heterosexual couples would no longer get married if you were to allow marriage eq ....