On AlterNet: proposition 8
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "proposition 8"
Love Honor CherishOctober 10, 2009.
Every day that Prop 8 remains part of the California Constitution, we each lose something. Here's why we should not lose a moment in the fight to repeal it.
Hans Johnson, AlterNet. October 9, 2009.
The founder of the nation's largest LGBT church and a noted activist say when it comes to restoring same-sex marriage to California, patience is a virtue.
Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 8, 2009.
Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.
Lisa Derrick, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2009.
The whole thing is nasty, self-serving and hypocritical for the Congresspeople and maybe for the artist.
Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. June 7, 2009.
In Telecast Event, anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage militant touts Newt, Lays hands on Huckabee
Ted Johnson, Wilshire & Washington. March 16, 2009.
The chairman of the NAACP said he opposed Proposition 8, because it singled out one group of people for "discrimination".
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 4, 2009.
On Thursday the California Supreme Court will hear arguments against Prop. 8. Check out Wednesday night demonstrations in California.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 9, 2009.
Facebook organizing leads to real-world action.
Karen Ocamb, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
New legal actions from businesses like Google to civil rights organizations are threatening to get Prop. 8 off the books.
Ryan Blitstein, Miller-McCune.com. January 26, 2009.
The legal rights that same-sex couples enjoy in some states evaporate when they move or travel to other parts of the country.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 29, 2008.
Rove almost getting arrested, people giving Bush a piece of their mind, and police brutality in St. Paul are just a few that got people talking.
Candace Gingrich, Human Rights Campaign. November 24, 2008.
"You should be more afraid of the new political climate in America, because, there is no place for you in it."
Clay Cane, The Advocate. November 22, 2008.
My great-great-grandmother was born a slave in Virginia. Should I not have the right to marry, just like my grandmother, simply because I am gay?
Sherry Wolf, CounterPunch. November 18, 2008.
Institutionalized homophobia in American society is definitely a white monopoly.
Beau Friedlander, Air America Media AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. November 13, 2008.
The passage of the bigoted same-sex marriage act in California revealed the "No on Prop 8" campaign's need for better framing.
Richard Kim, The Nation. November 6, 2008.
The Christian right outmaneuvered gay rights activists when it came to reaching out to California's huge minority populations.
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.
One day after California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage, the issue is before the state Supreme Court.
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 5, 2008.
In bitter contrast to the election of the first African-American president, prejudice prevails on LGBT rights.
Thanh Ngo, New America Media. November 5, 2008.
The passage of Prop 8 means my partner Andrew and I will be legal strangers once again. He will no longer be my husband.
Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. November 4, 2008.
The reclusive billionaire, the mother of Blackwater's Erik Prince, and the drive to fund this year's most controversial referendum.
Karen Ocamb, AlterNet. November 1, 2008.
This weekend's call to action from religious leaders to prevent the "destruction of Western civilization" could help push equality foes to victory.
Sikivu Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.
Voting for Prop 8 is a betrayal of civil rights principles and a hypocritical denial of some of the real crises that imperil black families.
Sienna Baskin, Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check. October 29, 2008.
The passage of San Francisco's Proposition K would be a critical first step toward reducing sex workers' vulnerability to violence.
anthony romero, The American Civil Liberties Union AlterNet: Video. October 29, 2008.
An urgent call to everyone you know in California.
Ray Ring, High Country News. October 22, 2008.
California's Prop. 8 has exploded into an expensive, extensive battle between religious conservatives and gay rights advocates.
