Photo: Tony Webster

Photo: Tony Webster

Listeners waiting to hear the reasoned arguments of “angry gay-rights activists” during an extended National Public Radio (NPR) report this morning on California’s new ban on same-sex marriage … are … still … waiting. After an interview with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (whose position against Proposition 8 could be discounted for being entwined with his clearly expressed political ambitions), Morning Edition reporter Karen Grigsby Bates gave over national airtime exclusively to Proposition 8 backers who she presented in only the most glowing terms. (Gay-rights voices were limited to a couple sound-bite chants and quick-take gripes.) The Stranger’s Dan Savage details NPR’s lapse, including contact info for complaints.