November 2008
28 posts
“The truth is that you’re living in a world that no longer exists. I, along...”
– Candace Gingrich: A Letter to My Brother Newt Gingrich
Anti Same-sex Marriage Amendments Spark... →
The bad economics of stopping gay marriage →
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“Even before the law passed, [Arkansas] estimated that it had only about a...”
– Dan Savage: Anti-Gay, Anti-Family - NYTimes.com
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“Whatever was done in this past election, heroic as some of it was, it was not...”
– Mombian » LGBT Parents: the Forgotten Voices of Prop. 8
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“In the Maryland county where I live, a marriage license costs heterosexual...”
– Terrance at Pam’s House Blend:: Marriage Matters to Us
An amazing, honest, comprehensive article about why marriage equality is not an issue just for privileged whites (as some are fond of asserting.) I would quote the whole thing if I could just to get this in front of more people.
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WatchKeith Olbermann: Gay marriage is a question of love
Where was this before the stupid thing passed?
“Children should learn to respect differences between people at a young age,...”
– Commenter on Box Turtle Bulletin
Too true.
We’ve GOT to change our messaging. We can’t be afraid to take a strong stand.
The idea that that there’s something wrong with kids learning that gay people exist is infuriating, not to mention de-humanizing.
“Moral disapproval of a group does not justify discrimination.”
– U.S. Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas, 2003
“With 4.5 million members, MoveOn is now bigger than the NRA. Maybe our leaders...”
– Jane Hamsher, via digby, via langer
“I believe one day a “ban on gay marriage” will sound totally ridiculous. In the...”
– Ellen DeGeneres: My Thoughts on This Historic Election
“Discrimination against others just because you don’t like how they live...”
– Digby, summing it up on Prop 8.
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WatchDancing in the streets in Providence, RI just as Obama is declared the winner.
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