Out in Hollywood (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Gay weddings are taking place everywhere in California today! But the ceremnoies actually began at 5:01 PM, yesterday and a couple of tjem were extra special. In Los Angeles County, Robin Tyler and Diane Olson were first to be...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
If you've been under a rock, you might not yet know that the state of California, following a court ruling, began allowing same sex marriages yesterday. This is a picture of Robin Tyler and Diane... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Slog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Robin Tyler and Diane Olsen shortly after they were legally married in Los Angeles yesterday. Who couldn't be happy for these women? Well, this douchebag .
Feminist Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Same-sex couples were legally married in California on Monday, as the state's Supreme Court ruling overturning California's ban on gay marriage took effect. Longtime partners and original plaintiffs in the 2004 lawsuit challenging the ban, Diane Olson and Robin Tyler, were among the first couples to...
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Truthfully, it felt more like an event than a marriage, as a huge swarm of media - me included - descended on Robin Tyler and Diane Olson after they got out of their white stretch limo in front of the Beverly Hills Courthouse in the late afternoon of June 16. Everyone was acutely aware that this was history in the making. And everyone wanted to get the shot . Not knowing what the shot would be - every...
Blue Oasis (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
They deserve special treatment, though, as it was their case that started the whole thing! Congratulations, Robin and Diane! (Photo courtesy of Americablog)
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
The marriage of Robin Tyler and Diane Olson in California became the focal point of a very public campaign for gay rights, the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani says.
LAist (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
The two women who challenged California's law denying same-sex couples the right to marry that ultimately led to the state's Supreme Court ruling , were one of the first to receive a marriage certificate in the state early this evening. Diane Olson and Robin Tyler have attempted to marry at the Beverly Hills courthouse for the past eight years , each time being denied. The two, who live in Los Angeles'...
Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
BEVERLY HILLS - A wrongful arrest four decades ago in New York for impersonating a woman led Robin Tyler - a woman - to become a successful celebrity impersonator and a leading gay rights activist.
Mombian (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Video of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, the first same-sex couple to marry legally in California, just after their ceremony in San Francisco. The video also features Mayor Gavin Newsom, who performed the ceremony. Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, also among the plaintiffs in the case that won same-sex couples the right to marry: More after the [...]
ACLU Bog of Rights (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
When my friend Robin Tyler told me a few years ago that she was suing the state of California to let her marry, I thought she was nuts. Don’t get me wrong. Robin is great. She’s a tireless advocate for the civil rights of gays and lesbians, as I learned first-hand when she organized 34 simultaneous protest across the U.S. and Canada for our StopDrLaura.com campaign. But suing for marriage? Good luck...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
We know who's getting married first up in San Francisco, but what about southern California? Robin Tyler and Diane Olson will be the first couple in Los Angeles to be married today, at the Beverly Hills courthouse just after 5...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
The California Gold Rush is definitely on. Tomorrow Diane and I will go to see Rabbi Eger, who will ask us if we are sure about getting married -- even though we've been together for 15 years.
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
[EDITOR'S NOTE:] Guest blogger Robin Tyler is one of the original plaintiffs in the California Supreme Court lawsuit Tyler v. County of Los Angeles. Tyler has been an activist for same-sex marriage and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered rights for four decades. This fall, she will film her one-woman comedy show, Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Groom . By then, she hopes she and Diane will be married....
