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From deconstructing Jim Crow to the recent appeals on Proposition 8 in California, the past half-century has proved to be one of progress in the struggle for equality. Why then, is this progress hindered by the arrogance surrounding the immigration...
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One Anchorage—a coalition of progressive organizations—gathered enough signatures to put a equal rights initiative on the ballot in Anchorage. The vote is April 3, and passing Proposition 5 will make it illegal to discriminate against LGBT people in...
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People carry placards in a march celebrating Tuesday's ruling on Proposition 8 in West Hollywood, California, February 7, 2012. A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban (Proposition 8) unconstitutional in a case that may lead... View Photo »
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Although the Mormon Church actively supported Proposition 8 in California in 2008 and encouraged church members throughout the U.S. to contribute time and money to the cause, Mitt Romney did not get involved in the fundraising efforts, although some of his current staff members in California were key pl...
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One Anchorage — a coalition of progressive organizations — gathered enough signatures to put an equal-rights initiative on the ballot in Anchorage. The vote is April 3, and passing Proposition 5 will make it illegal to discriminate against LGBT people...
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Student Claims OCC Professor Ken Hearlson Wrote "Gays are Racist" on White Board During Class
Orange County Weekly
"Soon, all of the U.S. will be illegal for the gay community to marry." "Gays don't go to black churches because they are racist." Hearlson was talking about the upcoming elections when the topic turned to Prop 8. That's when the conservative professor...
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Rev. Roland Stringfellow: Umoja Project Unites Black Faith Leaders Around LGBT Equality
The Huffington Post
Advances in California with the upholding of the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 and the legislative passage of marriage in Washington state for same-sex couples show that we are moving toward a more just society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
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Tom Demille holds a sign at a rally celebrating Tuesday's ruling on Proposition 8 in West Hollywood, California, February 7, 2012. A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban (Proposition 8) unconstitutional in a case that may... View Photo »
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Requiring all states to license same-sex marriages, which is the goal of (the Proposition 8) plaintiffs, is more ambitious and far-reaching ... For supporters of equal marriage, the wisest strategy would be to get a DOMA case up to the Supreme Court first.
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Jerry Sanders, GOP Mayor Of San Diego, Pushes For Marriage Equality: 'History Is Going To Judge Us'
The Huffington Post
Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, center, speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Calif. , on Jan. 19, 2010. Sanders took the witness stand on behalf of two same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban,...
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This is so not only because it begs the question by redefining the language and because it ignores basic biological reality, but most of all because the argument for striking down Proposition 8 treats history, culture, tradition and social convention...
About Proposition 8
Wikipedia
Proposition 8 was a California ballot proposition passed in the November 4, 2008 general election and took effect on November 5, the day after the election. It changed the California Constitution to add a new section (7.5) to Article I, which reads: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.". This change... Full Article
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