tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post8631743839791999805..comments2024-03-25T00:33:33.371-07:00Comments on James' Blog: Gay Rights Struggle: From California TomJames Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-30859550512391018632012-08-30T22:54:08.452-07:002012-08-30T22:54:08.452-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448221425822741314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-17098062059081611682008-11-21T11:29:00.000-08:002008-11-21T11:29:00.000-08:00It's pretty unbelievable to me that this is even a...It's pretty unbelievable to me that this is even a topic to begin with... Who cares? Let same sex couples get married... it's fine, it doesn't matter... It truly has ZERO effect on anybody... Except for the people who legally can't get married... It's simply fake issues that bigots make up in their own minds...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271790605471088648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-86192326351368753562008-11-20T18:21:00.000-08:002008-11-20T18:21:00.000-08:00Smurf- Thanks for chiming in on this one. :) Let...Smurf- Thanks for chiming in on this one. :) Let's hope these anti-gay measures are just the last gasp of homophobe paranoia.James Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-40275064229564185982008-11-19T15:26:00.000-08:002008-11-19T15:26:00.000-08:00Being a former California resident, this outcome w...Being a former California resident, this outcome was heartbreaking. I oscillated from feelings of joy (Obama) to feelings of depression (Prop 8). There are a couple of consolations:<BR/><BR/>1. In 2000, the Knight initiative (another anti-gay proposition) passed by a 61 to 39 margin. In 2008, Prop 8 passed by a 52-48 margin. We'll get there.<BR/><BR/>2. This is going to the State Supreme Court. The State Supreme Court has previously ruled bans on same sex unions as unconstitutional.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't seem logical to me to put the fate/rights of a minority group to the will of a popular vote. And in addition to that, to be able to pass a state constitutional amendment by a simple majority (rather than 2/3) vote seems irrational.<BR/><BR/>However, the one ballot measure that hasn't been receiving much press coverage is one that was passed in Arkansas which banned non-married couples from adopting children. This proposition was targeted towards same sex couples since Arkansas does not allow same sex marriages. The ballot measure that passed excludes based solely on marital status-- regardless if the couple in question are suitable adoptive parents:<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/opinion/12savage.html?scp=3&sq=dan%20savage&st=cse<BR/><BR/>I know of two couples that were married prior to Prop 8 passing and their marriages are still very valid to me. I hope the state of California and the rest of the nation will soon follow suit.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this!<BR/>SophiaGorge Smurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952493227237496273noreply@blogger.com