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No on Prop 8

In the Wake of Prop 8: No More Us vs. Them

Sara Whitman | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

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Sara Whitman

Let me have the full responsibility of being an American. Because every child in this country deserves a family. I am an asset to this society.

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The Prop 8 Monologues, Vol. 1 of 2 - What Would Ronald McDonald Do?

Steven Shehori | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style

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Steven Shehori

On July 20th, 2005, America's upstairs neighbor -- its called Canada -- became the first country on the continent to legalize nationwide same-sex marriage.

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Milk, The Biopic and The Lesson

Josh Bolotsky | Posted 01.01.2009 | Entertainment

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Josh Bolotsky

Milk manages to balance the needs of two very different films in its running time. It is, first of all, a superb biopic, as well as a meditation on the responsibility activists have to the people.

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Hundreds Protest Theater's Support Of Prop 8

The Daily Northwestern | Lara Takenaga | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

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"No dollars for hate!" That's what protesters chanted as they marched up and down the street outside Century Theatres, 1715 Maple Ave., on Saturday n...

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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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GLAAD President Speaks Out on Prop 8, the Religious Right

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Charlotte Robinson

In this exclusive interview, Neil G. Giuliano, President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) addresses Prop 8, the religious righ...

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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 and Rethinking the Amendment Process

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

A change in the amendment process for states will not always ensure the protection of minority rights. But it will encourage consistency. It will deter attacks on specific groups of people.

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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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You Can't Take This Away From Me: Proposition 8 Broke Our Hearts, but It Did Not End Our Fight

Joe Solmonese | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Joe Solmonese

Fifty-two percent of the voters of California voted to deny us our equality on Tuesday, but they did not vote our families or the power of our love out of existence; they did not vote us away.

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Obama Wins. And So Does Fear, Hate and Prop 8

John Ridley | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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John Ridley

In the new age of Barack Obama there is perhaps no greater lingering vestige of systemic bigotry than the barring of same sex marriages.

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Election Reflection: Good News and Bad News for Women and Families

Judy Patrick | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Judy Patrick

Sadly, many voters did not see past their fears to understand how denying LGBT people rights is cut from the same cloth of discrimination that made Obama's election such a poignant event.

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Historic for Some, Same Old Shit for the Rest of Us

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Harvey Fierstein

While we rightfully celebrate the election of our first African American president, let us take a moment to mourn the passage of three new laws legalizing prejudice.

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Proposition 8 and Race

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

Remember, uneducated people -- of all races -- are not students of history. They react to the environment around them, which often rewards homophobia.

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Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Paul Katz

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.

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Gays Hit Back at Mormons

Mario Ruiz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Mario Ruiz

Given their history, Mormons know about being targeted for being different. Yet in a full-on offensive, the LDS Church mobilized in favor of California's Prop 8, a ballot initiative that bans gay marriage.

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Pride and Prejudice: Thank God Obama is Married to a Woman

Disgrasian | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

So this is what it's like to feel proud to be an American again. And at the very same time, we are supremely filled with shame as Californians.

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Marriage Equality: A Cup Half Full

Gautam Dutta | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Gautam Dutta

Marriage should be sacred, not a political prop. We need to put another initiative on the ballot -- this time to undo Prop 8.

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Premature Emancipation? A Pragmatist's View of the Gay Marriage Struggle

Gary Cohan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Gary Cohan

Civil rights are not won in the war zone of national elections or State referenda but, rather, in a series of small but important evolutionary steps.

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Jesus Wouldn't Give $200K to Back Prop 8

Kip Williams | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Kip Williams

I was shocked and offended to learn that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had thrown down $200K to back Prop 8, which would revoke the right of same-sex couples to get married.

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A Straight Spouse's Perspective on Proposition 8: Why it Should Not Pass

Amity P. Buxton | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Amity P. Buxton

As strong and valid as the cornerstone themes of equality and justice are in speaking against the proposition, there is another compelling argument to vote No that has been conspicuously absent.

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