{"id":180,"date":"2008-11-17T00:03:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T04:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/17\/whats-the-matter-with-california\/"},"modified":"2008-11-17T00:03:24","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T04:03:24","slug":"whats-the-matter-with-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/whats-the-matter-with-california\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Matter with California?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were elated only a month ago when Connecticut<\/a> became the third state to legalize gay marriage. Now four short weeks later, it\u2019s the second state.<\/p>\n

California voters vanquished the right to gay marriage<\/strong> in passing Proposition 8, overturning the state\u2019s Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage.<\/p>\n

To Connecticut\u2019s credit, voters there declined to pass a call for a constitutional convention in order to overturn gay marriage.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times asked last Tuesday in \u201cProp 8\u2019s Battle Lessons\u201d<\/a> where the organized gay groups were before Election Day. Valid question.<\/p>\n

\"Proposition<\/a>
\nBarbara Davidson\/Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n

The streets are overflowing with protestors in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other towns and cities across California. People are angry.<\/strong> And what of the 18,000 gay and lesbian couples who have married in the months since the state\u2019s Supreme Court ruling?<\/p>\n

Equally disturbing were the anti-gay-marriage measures passed in Arizona and Florida. Florida went so far as to ban civil unions<\/strong>. Tough luck, Floridians, if you thought a civil union would give you the same legal rights as married people. The Florida measure flies in the face of religious arguments. This is pure homophobia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In Arkansas, what the New York Times \u201ca disturbing measure\u201d<\/a> was passed by 57% of the state\u2019s voters. No kids for you, queers!<\/p>\n

Dan Savage\u2019s \u201cAnti-Gay, Anti-Family\u201d<\/a> is worth reading.<\/p>\n

Our favorite commentary, \u201cGay Marriage is a Question of Love,\u201d<\/a> comes from Keith Olbermann, in which he says, \u201cThis is about the human heart, and if that sounds corny, so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Keith\u2019s valuable commentary here on MSNBC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gavin Newsom is no Harvey Milk<\/strong>. We need a new Harvey Milk, one of our own, on the issue of gay marriage. Are you out there?<\/p>\n

Yours in good love and sex,<\/p>\n

Nan & Christi
\nnan@fatalemedia.com<\/a>
\nchristi@fatalemedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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