BUS INFO: We have not met our 47 seat limit, so if you are thinking about doing this – please, help us represent the Valley and help us show the numbers of the marginalized (feel guilty yet 🙂 So, if you want to take the bus…… When: Show up between 7:30-7:45am tomorrow (Sunday, November 9) […]
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Harvey hits the nail on the head with his blog… “While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to elect our first African-American president let us not forget that we remain a nation still proudly practicing prejudice.” Read the full
In June it was estimated that legal same sex marriage would add 63 million to the state’s economy. With Prop 8 passed, however, California businesses are already seeing the economic results. The New York Times summarizes in the following article. “Even as opponents of the measure officially conceded defeat on Thursday, California business owners —
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The ACLU, Lambda Legal and the National Center For Lesbian Rights filed a writ petition before the California Supreme Court on Wednesday to invalidate Proposition 8, stating, “The California Constitution itself sets out two ways to alter the document that sets the most basic rules about how state government works. Through the initiative process, voters
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Sign a petition that hundreds of thousands have already signed to send a message to the Governor of California about the passage of Proposition 8. Click on the following link. http://www.petitiononline.com/seg5130/petition.html
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Check out these videos posted on YouTube by people from Fresno. There are videos of recent demonstrations and rallies, including the entire speech given by Christina Chavez at the rally on November 2nd, which was brilliant and moving, as well as the closing speech by the very brave Father Geoffrey Farrow. Click on the links
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One thing I’ve always said regarding the battle for LGBT equal rights, was that the movement is far too passive, even “respectful” of those who legislate against us, as they have now done again. I’m not condemning any of the incredible efforts made by LGBT camps in our fight against Proposition 8. On occasion after
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I found an excellent article today on Huffington Post by Shaun Jacob Halper regarding the passing of Prop 8. It starts… “This past Election Tuesday, Californians turned out in droves to recognize the rights of caged-chickens while denying the rights of gays and lesbians to marry. Passing Prop 2 and Prop 8, Californians secured a
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