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Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 11.07.2008 | 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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Prop 8 for the [Easily Manipulated, Exploited, Poorly Indoctrinated] Kids

Disgrasian | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

Our advice to you is: if you want to get a lot of candy on Halloween, dress up as a sign that says, "Vote No on Prop 8!"

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Fear and Loathing In California (Proposition 8)

Paul Katz | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Politics News, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Ellen Degeneres, Gay Marriage, California, No on Prop 8, Teaching Homosexuality, Yes on Prop 8, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Marriage, Gay Parenting, Gay Marriage Field Trip, Religious Right, Living News
Paul Katz

The organizers behind Proposition 8 aren't worried about marriage, the definition of marriage or even the word marriage. It is homophobia in plain sight. Nothing else.

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Armageddon in California

Sara Whitman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights, Equality, Discrimination, Fairness, Marriage Equality in CA, LGBT Equality, Gay Parenting, Prop 8, Gay Marriage MA, No on Prop 8, Gay Marriage Massachusetts, Yes on Prop 8, Religious Right, Lesbian Parenting, Marriage, Gay Discrimination, James Dobson, Living News
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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How My Lesbian Boss Makes Me a Better Father

John Koch | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

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John Koch

At Prop 8's absolute worst, manufacturing a defined "difference" between straight and gay relationships will manifest itself in a manufactured difference between straight and gay parents.

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Starting the Conversation

Rashad Robinson | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Announcing Equality, Lgbt, GLAAD Media Awards, Clay Aiken, Ellen Degeneres, Glaad, Coming Out to Family and Friends, LGBT Issues, Gay Parenting, Portia De Rossi, Coming Out, American Idol, Media News
Rashad Robinson

The visibility of LGBT celebrities, and the inclusion of LGBT stories in mainstream media outlets, can help to make discussions about being gay easier to start.

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A Military Mom "Tells" Her Story

Steve Ralls | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Congress, Army, Pflag, War in Iraq, 60 Minutes, Gays in the Military, Military, Gay Parenting, Politics News
Steve Ralls

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has cast a shadow over the careers, lives and families of the service members I have come to know and respect, many of whom are LGBT.

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We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to It!

Sara Whitman | Posted 10.14.2007 | Living

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Sara Whitman

In Milton, Massachusetts, it seems that there are some people who are going to have to learn not only are we here, but we're legally married and have kids in the school.

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