~ Mobilize Resources & Energies.

~Take action in the Desert Cities / Coachella Valley to work to achieve and guarantee Marriage Equality / Full Civil Rights

~ Disseminate information about activities, Share the news from National Organizations with like minded purpose.

~ Encourage collaboration and communication between organizations committed to Marriage Equality and LGBT Civil Rights.

~Seek partnership with organizations and individuals committed to human and equal rights in the Coachella Valley / Desert Cities

Proposition 8 was a California State ballot proposition that amended the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. It overrode a decision of the California Supreme Court from earlier in the year, In re Marriage Cases, that had recognized same-sex marriage in California as a fundamental right by overturning the California Defense of Marriage Act. The official ballot title language for Proposition 8 was "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." The entirety of the text to be added to the constitution is: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." The campaigns for and against Proposition 8 raised $35.8 million and $37.6 million, respectively, becoming the highest-funded campaign on any state ballot that day and surpassing every campaign in the country in spending except the presidential contest. The proponents argued for exclusively heterosexual marriage while claiming that failure to change the constitution would require changes to school curriculum and threaten church tax benefits. The opponents argued that eliminating the rights of any Californian and mandating that one group of people be treated differently from everyone else was unfair and wrong.