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Marriage Equality in Ca

Same Sex Marriage in CA: 8 Reasons Why We Should Lay Off the Debate over 2010 v. 2012

Isobel White | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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Isobel White

We and the other side can keep going back and forth, spending millions upon millions. Or we can actually create enough of a cultural shift that being anti-same sex marriage is no longer widely acceptable

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Separation of Church and Hate

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 12.18.2008 | Living

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Dr. Susan Corso

May I respectfully request that anyone who is truly spiritual, and who understands that all humans deserve love, begin to pray for the separation of church and hate?

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The Anti-Gay Blacklist

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

This movement for equal rights is based on the belief in the equal protection of the law. That means equal protection for us, but it also means equal protection for the people who hate us.

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By Way of Clarification

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Ultimately, no one wins when ideology, whether progressive or reactionary, is allowed to prevail over diversity of ideas, and human will.

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Marriage Matters to Us

Terrance Heath | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Terrance Heath

It has been a strange couple of weeks. Just last week, I saw something that I never thought I'd see in my lifetime, and felt like I was witnessing it ...

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New Calif. Prop: The Elimination of Divorce Rights

Robert Hofler | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Robert Hofler

How could the proponents of traditional marriage not rally to support eliminating the rights of different-sex couples to obtain a divorce?

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The Passage of Prop 8: Do The Math

Disgrasian | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

The shame that we feel today over Prop 8 is only directed at our collective failure, which we need to figure out how to rectify. All of us. Together.

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Prop 8 Makes Wrong Kind of History

Brian Normoyle | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Brian Normoyle

True or False: 1) We should eliminate civil rights through popular vote, as long as a very narrow majority of voters agree. 2) Special interests and ...

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Prop 8.... Where Do We Go From Here?

Frank Selvaggi | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Frank Selvaggi

Many people think the proposition was just about marriage. But marriage is the least of it. This is just the start, folks. The opposition is now emboldened.

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The LGBT Rights Heartbreak and the Great Work Ahead

Tanene Allison | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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Tanene Allison

As the community grieves and seeks to blame whomever we felt did not support us enough, data interpretations may make it all too easy to generalize and stereotype on the road to blame.

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Armageddon in California

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living

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Sara Whitman

I am a suburban lesbian mom. I live in Massachusetts. Last I checked, the end of the world has not occurred. No plagues, no locusts, no hell fire and damnation.

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Save The Children

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Children, Education Policy, Marriage Equality in CA, No on Prop 8, Ridiculous Scare Tactics, LGBT Rights, Equal Rights, Marriage Equality, Gay Parents, LGBT Families, Prop. 8, Parents, Gay Marriage, Living News
Sara Whitman

So what if kids do come home and ask about gay families? If you're really such a bigot, just spew out all the hateful things you have to say about homosexuality. See it as a teachable moment.

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