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The protest was one in a series of demonstrations held across the country in what was dubbed National Freedom to Marry Day. Gay couples sought licenses in New York, San Francisco and other citieThe protest was one in a series of demonstrations held across the country in what was... more
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I would guess by 'sponsors' they mean the Mormon church? This is a sad state of affairs...justice will prevail eventually.
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The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions.
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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out Highlights from the Join the Impact Rally at City Hall in New York City on Saturday, Nov 15, 2008. 10,000 people with four days of organizing? Amazing! Kudos to the new, young activists. Be inspired. Take Action! jointheimpact.comFrom http://www.gaycenter.org/out Highlights from the Join the Impact Rally at City... more
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Richard Raddon, director of the LA film festival, has resigned over a donation he made to the campaign against same-sex marriage in California, 30 years to the week since Harvey Milk was assassinated.
It is 30 years to the week since California politician Harvey Milk was assassinated because of his campaigns to bring gay rights into the political arena. A film of his life starring Sean Penn opens in the UK in January. Yet attitudes to the topic of same-sex relationships in the state remain divisive and politically charged, as shown by events in Los Angeles yesterday.
The fallout from California's controversial vote to ban same-sex marriage has claimed its first film industry victim after the director of the Los Angeles film festival, Richard Raddon, was forced to resign over his support for the measure.
Raddon's name was made public by bloggers following last week's "yes" vote on Proposition 8, which changed the state constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry. The campaigns on either side of the argument for the vote on November 19 saw the largest ever contributions for a non-presidential campaign, and split the state. In the end 52.3% voted yes, compared to 47.7% for no.
Raddon submitted his resignation after public records confirmed he had been among donors to the winning campaign. It was initially rejected by festival organiser Film Independent. But following further pressure from pro-gay activists, the organisation confirmed Raddon would be leaving.Richard Raddon, director of the LA film festival, has resigned over a donation he made... more
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It won't be easy for same-sex couple wanting to marry in a Connecticut church. Just because the law says homosexual couples can marry, it doesn't mean clergy have to perform the ceremonies, or even have the authority to do so.It won't be easy for same-sex couple wanting to marry in a Connecticut church.... more
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From http://gaycenter.org/ New York City has finally jumped into the protest fray starting with a protest at the Church of Latter-Day Saints on November 12th. Thousands came out to demand equal rights. The march went down Broadway to Columbus Circle. The next protest will be at City Hall this Saturday, November 15th at 1:30pm check the Center's website above and also: http://jointheimpact.com/From http://gaycenter.org/ New York City has finally jumped into the protest fray... more
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Nation Editor Richard Kim, activist and author Jewelle Gomez, Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou author of the forthcoming book Gods, Gays, and Guns: Religion and the Future of Democracy, and Alexander Robinson CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition discuss the role of the black church in organizing around prop 8 and why activists were unable to defeat the measure. There are protests planned throughout the country on November 15 and a demonstration on Wednesday, November 12 at the Mormon Temple in New York City at 6:30 pm. You can find out more about what's going in your city or town at join the impact.,Nation Editor Richard Kim, activist and author Jewelle Gomez, Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru... more
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READ THE ARTICLE, DON'T JUST WATCH THE VIDEO OR IT TAKES THE POINT OUT OF CONTEXT.
The story speaks for itself. Make sure to watch the Pro Proposition 8 commercial video. It exposes where the fear lies for those who voted to ban marriage for gay couples. These are the excuses they hide behind and the arguments which are completely fallacious! The point about California having the highest divorce rate in the country yet presuming to teach anything about "marriage" in school is very valid. 50% of California kids learn about marriage from their divorced parents anyway!READ THE ARTICLE, DON'T JUST WATCH THE VIDEO OR IT TAKES THE POINT OUT OF... more
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Jenny Pizer: It's not okay for the majority to vote on whether the minority should have rights.
In a heartbreaking defeat for the gay-rights movement, California voters put a stop to gay marriage on election day by voting in support of proposition 8. Proposition 8 calls for the amendment of the California state constitution. Its aim: overturning a California supreme court decision and eliminating same sex marriage. Senior legal counsel for LAMBDA Jenny Pizer believes, "it's not okay for the majority to vote on whether the minority should have rights."
Jennifer C. Pizer is Senior Counsel for Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV. Based in Lambda's Western Regional Office in Los Angeles, Pizer has handled cases to advance domestic partner protections and the rights of lesbian and gay parents, and to end sexual orientation discrimination in employment, education, health care and housing. Pizer also is a leading voice for ending marriage discrimination against lesbian and gay couples and currently serves as co-counsel for 15 same-sex couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition in the California Marriage cases. Pizer is an adjunct professor at USC Law School and Loyola Law School. Prior to joining Lambda Legal, she was associated with Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP in San Francisco for five years. Before entering private practice, Pizer was legal director of the National Abortion Rights Action League and served as a federal judicial clerk. She is a 1987 graduate of New York University School of Law, and a 1982 graduate of Harvard College.
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Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum, Tuesday's election opened the door for the same debate in New York.
The pending shift in state Senate control away from Republicans removes one clear obstacle to legalizing gay marriage in New York, though opponents aren't conceding anything yet and advocates say they have work to do.
"Every member of the Assembly who voted for marriage equality and transgender civil rights won their re-election," he said.
A Quinnipiac poll in June showed New Yorkers split over gay marriage, with 42 percent saying same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry, 31 percent saying they should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry, and 21 percent saying there should be no legal recognition of same-sex unions.
However, 53 percent of voters supported Paterson's order to state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside New York, while 40 percent disapproved.
"New York is fairly liberal on this. If you didn't have a fiscal crisis and you had a nice even-toned, even landscape for politics, maybe you could do it," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "You never know, but I can't believe that the Senate leadership would want to get embroiled in this when they've got tough mainstream things to do. This is a social issue with a lot of emotion."Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum,... more
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Sign the petition to take tax-exempt status away from the LDS for their lobbying and other efforts to persuade politics. Together, we may be able to deliver justice where it is so strongly needed.Sign the petition to take tax-exempt status away from the LDS for their lobbying and... more
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No on 8 Rally Police Brutality - How many LAPD officers does it take to restrain one protester?
No on 8 Rally Police Brutality - How many LAPD officers does it take to restrain one... more
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On the eve of the November 4th election, I headed out into my community to speak with my neighbors about Proposition 8. My goal was to created a non-bias opinion piece to better understand why the citizens of Valencia, CA are speaking out for/against Prop 8.
Hey, Current community.
I'm absolutely willing to accept down votes.
Please, if you do vote it down, please leave a comment and tell me why.
That way I can take those comments and apply them to future pieces.
Please don't vote the video down because of your political opinion, this is a piece about the argument, not for or against.
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Some Proposition 8 supporters aren't against gay people, just gay marriage.
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“Star Trek” star George Takei (a.k.a. Sulu) is completely flummoxed by his former costar William Shatner’s video rant about not being invited to his recent wedding.
"It is absolutely baffling to us because, in fact, we did invite Bill and we didn't hear from him. But it wasn't surprising because it's true to his history. He's never responded to an invitation. Every time there was something happy to celebrate amongst us ... he never showed up."“Star Trek” star George Takei (a.k.a. Sulu) is completely flummoxed by his... more
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Last night, billionaire Ron Burkle, best friend of former President Bill Clinton, opened up the wrought iron gates at his landmark Beverly Hills estate, Green Acres, to raise money for the No on 8 campaign, which wants to defeat the ballot measure, Proposition 8, that would ban same sex marriage in California. Burkle has a history of throwing lavish parties for Democratic candidates and liberal causes, and, according to Variety Managing Editor Ted Johnson, the event was definitely a winner for gay marriage supporters. Frontiers news editor Karen Ocamb also blogged about the night, which raised $3.9 million.
Speaking of winners, the No on 8 campaign does seem to have an excellent TV ad on its hands, titled "Unfair." It lays out a solid case for why Proposition 8 should be defeated. Incredibly, there are people in the gay community who are complaining about no gay folks or celebrity supporters in the TV ads.
Watch this local CBS news report with Kate Kendall, a No on 8 spokeswoman, attempting to explain why campaign strategists are doing what they are doing. Kendall treads politely and cautiously, but what she probably would have loved to say is that people need to stop whining. It's a political campaign, after all, and not a time for TV ads that make the gay community feel warm and fuzzy. It's hard ball time, and No on 8 needs to win over certain hearts and minds of the electorate. Those hearts and minds are not gay.
What's becoming increasingly clear in the polls is that the straight public is still skittish about gay marriage, but Californians also don't want to take way people's rights. To help fair-minded, yet uneasy heterosexuals along, and to have this crucial voting block cast a "no" vote on Proposition 8, No on 8's TV ad campaign is reaching out to them and their sense of fair play. It's that simple, and it's not in any way homophobic, as Andy Towle and other gay observers are noting.Last night, billionaire Ron Burkle, best friend of former President Bill Clinton,... more
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A group of San Francisco first-graders took an unusual field trip to City Hall on Friday to toss rose petals on their just-married lesbian teacher - putting the public school children at the center of a fierce election battle over the fate of same-sex marriage.
The 18 Creative Arts Charter School students took a Muni bus and walked a block at noon to toss rose petals and blow bubbles on their just-married teacher Erin Carder and her wife Kerri McCoy, giggling and squealing as they mobbed their teacher with hugs.
Mayor Gavin Newsom, a friend of a friend, officiated.
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These kids are sweet, and S.F. is the best! (Sorry, I live here so I'm biased)A group of San Francisco first-graders took an unusual field trip to City Hall on... more
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In the public relations battle over legalizing same-sex marriage, it appears gay people have been relegated to the background.
They are invisible in television ads arguing for and against Proposition 8 – the initiative that would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.
Though many gays and lesbians see Prop. 8 as a civil rights issue, the campaign against it has been framed only by heterosexuals speaking in reassuring tones about gay people getting married. And from the proposition's supporters, a commercial features San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom – the guy who was once caught up in a public affair with the wife of a close friend.
You've probably seen it: Footage of Newsom gloating that gay marriage is here "whether you like it or not."
That single ad is part of a recent change in momentum. What was shaping up as an easy win for gay marriage has become a political dogfight.
It is also ingenious political advertising. It pushes hot buttons against gay marriage without belittling images.
As in anti-Prop. 8 ads, gay people are silent and in the background of the Newsom commercial. The desire of gays to legally marry is merely implied.
The commercial supporting Prop. 8 was conceived in Sacramento by political consultant Frank Schubert, whose office overlooks the state Capitol park.
Schubert was a veteran of successful campaigns you've barely heard of before his Catholic beliefs and personal opposition to gay marriage led him to this role as chief strategist in the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign.
Schubert's opponent on the other side is also based in Sacramento – Steve Smith, a former high-ranking Gray Davis official who has never lost when his goal was getting voters to vote "no" on a statewide proposition.
In their ads, both have avoided popular images of gays and overt proclamations for or against a gay lifestyle.
Both campaigns seem to want to make their cases without upsetting people who might vote for them.
It's as if they don't want their campaigns about gay people to be sidetracked by gay people.
For Schubert, Prop. 8 isn't about tolerance. People like him are tolerant, he says. To them, it's about preventing marriage from being used as a social experiment. "How gay marriage will be taught in the public schools is emerging as the biggest issue in the campaign," Schubert said Friday.
Smith bristles at this suggestion. "If this campaign is about eliminating marriage as a right, (Schubert) loses." That's why "he has to change the subject," Smith said.
Schubert's suggestion does smack of scare tactic, while Smith will continue to argue gay marriage is a fundamental right – one that shouldn't be argued anymore.
It's like having the right to be who you are in public – to be equal under the sun with anyone else.
It's a worthwhile goal, but on TV it's being debated by heterosexuals.In the public relations battle over legalizing same-sex marriage, it appears gay... more
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According to the New York Times, presidential candidate Barack Obama may have an influence on Proposition 8 in the November election. Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, which was legalized in May by the California State Supreme Court.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is against the measure to ban same-sex marriage. Opponents of the proposed ban are worried black voters will pour into voting stations at record numbers to support the Obama ticket, according to the New York Times. Opponents believe many black voters may agree with most of Obama’s platform, however will vote conservatively on the topic of homosexuality. Andrea Shorter, the campaign director of And Marriage for All, a coalition of gay and civil rights groups, believes “It’s a Catch-22.”
According to the New York Times, presidential candidate Barack Obama may have an... more
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In this Election pod, VC2 Producer Nerina Penzhorn, examines the phenomenon of gay republican activists, who work for both progressive social policies at the same time they advocate conservative positions on both economic and security issues. She follows around two young, prominent members of the Log Cabin Republicans, a candidate for state senator and up-an-coming lobbyist to understand why it is easier for them to tell their "republican friends they're gay, than gay friends that they're republican."In this Election pod, VC2 Producer Nerina Penzhorn, examines the phenomenon of gay... more
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