One way to push for equality is through economic and political pressure, as in the divestment movement of South Africa. One part of this will be to make public the people behind the YES ON 8 movement. This means exposing who directly funded it, who indirectly funded it through a funding chain, and who is [...]
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Who is behind Prop. 8?
Posted in politics, tagged campaigns, discrimination, prop8 on November 7, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Republican-Majority Supreme Court Ruling
Posted in politics, tagged gay, gay marriage, marriage on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s California supreme court ruling on gay marriage was a joyous event and should be celebrated with utter abandon. For some reason the image of Harvey Milk and his infectious smile have been floating around in my head since I heard the news. Congratulations to all activists whose courage and sacrifice made this day possible.
Unfortunately, [...]
Can you believe that back in 2008 it was against the law for gay couples to marry?
Posted in politics, tagged gay, gay marriage, marriage, racism on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mildred Loving is a black woman who married a white man and almost went to prison for it. Not in 1930. In 1967! She gave a statement last year on the 40th anniversary of her and her husband’s miscegenation case. She eloquently draws the parallels between her situation and the current debate on gay marriage. [...]
GEORGE BUSH IS RIGHT???????
Posted in politics, tagged politics on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Negotiators have agreed on a farm bill, the antiquated one that pays subsidies to rich farmers and will almost certainly add to the world’s rapidly deteriorating hunger crisis. Pelosi and friends are arguing to limit subsidies to those poor folk making somewhere around a million a year. George Bush– yes, our president– has called for [...]
