Here in Minnesota, and in most of the country, we hate awkward conversations and shy away from them. There are so many ravines we don't try to cross with each other, and this campaign has reawakened in me the understanding that after awkwardness comes relief.
The single most important element of the Prop 8 supporter's argument is that the amendment represents the will of the majority of the California population.
Let's start with this premise: Equal treatment under the law. That is what the U.S. Constitution guarantees, and that is what we, as Americans, agre...
When Pat Boone calls Prop-8 protesters "sexual jihadists," he says less about the nature of political discourse in America than he does about the bad habits of right-wing pundit class.
Prop 8 was confusing. Courtney Love is often confused. But this is really insane. From her friends-only blog, CLove seems to be celebrating the passage of the same-sex marriage ban.
I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.
You'd think if anyone would appreciate that civil rights are civil rights, it's black Americans. And that's what makes the support of some among them of such bigotry particularly appalling.
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