Frank Schubert

Why I Didn't Attend the NLGJA Convention -- They Failed Us on Prop 8

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Flint, Nlgja, Frank Schubert, National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association, Media News
Karen Ocamb

I thought part of the mission of NLGJA was to talk to colleagues about how news is covered so it doesn't wind up being antigay. What's the point of having an NLGJA Style Guide when there's no substance behind the style?

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Losing the Argument Over Marriage, Anti-Gay Forces Pound the Table

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage Equality, Doe v. Reed, Glad, Proposition 8, Freedom to Marry, Frank Schubert, Lambda Legal, Politics News
Evan Wolfson

The anti-gay diversion strategy should not obscure the truth of the matter: The reason smart lawyers like Charles Cooper don't give a better answer to why marriage discrimination should continue is that there isn't one.

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Rattling a Fair Elections Foe

Wendy Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, California Clean Money Campaign, Center for Media and Democracy, Pro-Publica, Wwwsourcewatchorg, Open Secrets, MAPLight.Org, Fair Elections, Proposition 15, Tobacco, Littlesis, Frank Schubert, Sarah Palin, Eyes and Ears, Los Angeles News
Wendy Block

Thanks to my work last year on the Huffington Post's citizen journalism unit, I stumped an opponent of Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act (CFEA).

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Countering NOM's Missive on Prop 8 Judge Walker With the Facts

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Foundation for Equal Rights, Prop 8, National Organization for Marriage, Judge Vaughn Walker, Federal Prop 8 Trial, Chad Griffin, Frank Schubert, Brian Brown, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Los Angeles News
Karen Ocamb

If Walker's sexual orientation is an issue in him deciding an LGBT-related case, well then, what about a straight judge who's been divorced judging a case involving marital relations?

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Proposition 8 Campaign Tactics: Ripe for a Trial?

Ted Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, Ted Olson, David Boies, Chad Griffin, Frank Schubert, Politics News
Ted Johnson

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker will hold a hearing on Wednesday to determine the direction of a federal suit challenging Proposition 8

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When Should Gay Marriage Advocates Try to Reverse California's Prop 8?

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Josh Brolin, Dan White, Proposition 8, Milk, Ohio, George W. Bush, American Association of Political Consultants, Jill Darling, Dianne Feinstein, Equality California, Gale Kaufman, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Amy Simon, Frank Schubert, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, 2012, Gavin Newsom, 2010, Bulworth, 2008, John Kerry, California Supreme Court, Jerry Brown, Mark Baldassare, Bruno, Courage Campaign, David Binder, Gay Marriage, Mark Di Camillo, Politics News
William Bradley

This week, a few organizations championing same-sex marriage will announce their opinions as to whether to try to reverse Prop 8 in 2010 or 2012.

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California "Yes On 8" Campaign Manager Goes To Maine

AMERICA blog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California, Catholic Church, Proposition 8, Frank Schubert, Maine Gay Marriage, Marc Mutty, Anti-Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Maine, Politics News

Big news from Maine. On the plus side, the campaign to save Maine's marriage law has been launched -- and they've got a kick-ass campaign manager lead...

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The Avoidable Tragedy of California's Prop 8

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yes on 8, Civil Rights, Ron George, George W. Bush, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, John Kerry, Red States, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Frank Schubert, No on 8, California Supreme Court, Ohio, Gay Marriage, Religious Voters, San Francisco, 2004 Presidential Race, Politics News
William Bradley

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 is all the more tragic in that the initiative never should have passed in the first place.

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What if Political Consultants Said No More Gay-Bashing?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Lance Black, Mormon Church, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Prop 8, Yes on 8, California Supreme Court, No on Prop 8, American Association of Political Consultants, Scott Schmidt, Morris Thurston, Patrick Sammon, Frank Schubert, Gay Marriage, Wirthlins, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

One might even argue that Schubert's selective use of religion as a weapon against a minority may itself be considered a violation of the AAPC Code of Ethic regarding religious intolerance.

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