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This is why we’ll win: Who can take this seriously? No one who has a close gay relative, neighbor, friend, or colleague. All we have to do to win is live outside the closet. Studies show that straights who know gays are far more likely to support equality. Our opponents have never [...] So we lost the CA Supreme Court fight. Boo hoo. We’ll win the war. The next step in our battle will be to talk to EVERYONE we know about marriage equality. This video is my first stab at developing a set of answers to our opponents’ objections. I hope it can help prepare people and give [...] Cute video from Sean Chapin: Don’t flip-flop on DOMA. Opponents of marriage equality in New York are having a hard time getting their act together. One reason? From the New York Times: The state’s Roman Catholic bishops have been somewhat distracted, too, having focused their lobbying energies this session on defeating a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of [...] Confused about when the Supreme Court will hand down its decision on Prop 8? Unsure of what to do the day it’s announced? My friend Matt has put together a great orientation video so you can make like a hamster (just watch the vid). I always get drawn into the this clip from The View, and how Whoopi handles herself in the discussion. She has a great solid demeanor during the whole thing — not confrontational, but not backing off her beliefs. It’s a great little case study for how to talk about marriage equality with people who don’t [...] By now, you’ve probably seen this insane analysis by Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele on how marriage equality will hurt small business: Now all of a sudden I’ve got someone who wasn’t a spouse before, that I had no responsibility for, who is now getting claimed as a spouse that I now have financial responsibility for. [...] From Maine’s governor, who previously opposed marriage equality: I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage. This new law does not force any religion to recognize a marriage that falls outside of its beliefs. [...] While I was working on this, I found another page on the TVC website that was so filled with lies and distortions that it made me crazy mad. And I’m not talking about differences in opinion, but actual verifiable untruths. In fact, I thought they might be genuinely dumb instead of dishonest because [...] My friend Phillip Minton asked be to pass on information about “Meet in the Middle,” a rally to occur on the first Saturday after the State Supreme Court passes down its Prop 8 decision. In Fresno. Yep, not in West Hollywood or Silverlake or the Castro, but in the heart of Yes on 8 territory. This [...] |
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