Proposition 8 — The Musical
Starring Jack Black as Jesus! You can’t go wrong here.
Same-Sex Marriage
Re-Briefing Proposition 8
The Supreme Court has certified three post-election review questions with respect to Proposition 8: Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? (See Cal. Const., art. XVIII, ยงยง 1-4.) Does… Continue Reading
Sunshine
This link contains a list of every person, foundation, or corporation that donated $5,000 or more to the “Yes on 8” campaign. I hope that you will join me in boycotting their products and services for writing discrimination into our… Continue Reading
Gay Rights Protests At Mormon Churches
Former Prop. 8 opponents, and gay people and those who support gay rights in general, are protesting at Mormon churches and have been for two weeks. The idea is to point out that the Church of Jesus Christ of the… Continue Reading
Socially Conservative Black Voters
In a comment a few days ago, a Reader asked if my observation about Black voters causing Prop. 8 to pass can legitimately be expanded to say that such people are actually socially conservative. The metric, it was suggested, was… Continue Reading
Secularize
My final point about what can be done to advance the cause of same-sex marriage in the wake of Proposition 8’s passage is to note that that a lot of the animosity towards gay people comes from Biblical condemnation of… Continue Reading
Six Steps To Same Sex Marriage
As I’ve written over the past few days, there are six things that should happen to advance the cause of same-sex marriage. I’ve hyperlinked to each so you can read my rationale for each in greater detail. Litigation against Prop.… Continue Reading
Repeal DOMA
A fourth step that could be taken to make SSM a reality has to happen in Congress, not in California. It is quite simple — the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) must be repealed. DOMA was passed by a vote… Continue Reading
Wait For The Bigots To Grow Old And Die So They Can’t Vote Anymore
Okay, the title of this post is deliberately provocative. But, the third big suggestion I have for repeal of Prop. 8 is patience. No less a SSM advocate than Andrew Sullivan joins me in this counsel. And that’s because he… Continue Reading
A More Perfect Union
Another thing that can be done to help smooth the way to eventual repeal of Proposition 8 is to make California’s domestic partnerships more like marriage. This may seem counter-intuitive to some, and others may wonder why anything needs to… Continue Reading