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Showing videos filed under: prop 8
Celebrating Justice on Proposition 8
August 6, 2010In the nearly two years since Proposition 8 passed in California, putting a blot on the progressive victories of Election Day 2008 by taking marriage rights away from gay and lesbian citizens, there have been plenty of protests, arguments, and court cases. But when a judge appointed by George H.W. Bush struck down the law as unconstitutional on August 4, citing the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, celebration broke out around the country.Proposition 8, Haiti 6 Months After, and the 14th Amendment
August 5, 2010In the nearly two years since Proposition 8 passed in California, putting a blot on the progressive victories of Election Day 2008 by taking marriage rights away from gay and lesbian citizens, there have been plenty of protests, arguments, and court cases. But when a judge appointed by George H.W. Bush struck down the law as unconstitutional on August 4, citing the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, celebration broke out around the country.The F Word: What Good is the 14th Amendment?
August 5, 2010The 14th amendment has done it again! No wonder right wing radicals want to repeal it. Just a few days ago, in Congress, Tea Partiers and their pals were signing up 93 co-sponsors up for a bill to repeal the thing, or at least change it, to be clear that it can't and shouldn't justify citizenship for those born to inadequately documented people in the U.S.Marriage Needs Your Protection
December 15, 2009Houston might have elected an openly gay major, but meanwhile, traditional marriage is under attack. We've heard this for years now. But the real culprit? Divorce.Latin America, Copenhagen, and Annise Parker
December 14, 2009"The Obama administration now has both the continuing Honduran crisis and a divided hemisphere on its hands, with no solution in sight," reads a new article in The Nation today. The U.S. has decided to recognize the result of the recent elections in Honduras, despite ongoing reports that the elections were boycotted and that the people consider them an extension of the coup.GRITtv Live at Noon: What's Next For The LGBT Equality Movement?
May 27, 2009California’s Supreme Court, in a decision yesterday, upheld Prop 8 and a ban on same sex marriage. At the same time, a host of states (Iowa, Vermont, and Maine) have legalized gay marriage in recent months. What’s next for the LGBT movement? Richard Kim of the Nation, Joel Silberman, Jewelle Gomez of the Horizon Foundation, and New York Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell discuss the California ruling and the struggle for equal rights.The F Word: Focus on the Family's Doesn't
November 18, 2008Religious right activist James Dobson is in trouble with his flock. Apparently his organization, Focus on the Family spent so much to kill marriage equality in California that they're laying off 80 workers in Colorado Springs.Kate Clinton on Prop Hate: GO TO CITY HALL ON SATURDAY!
November 14, 2008Join The Impact is coordinating City Hall protests across America on Saturday November 15 - for the equal rights of lesbian gay trans bi queer folks. Take it to the streets!A New Balance Of Power, The Yes Men, and LGBT International
November 13, 2008For the first time since 1935, Democrats in NY hit the trifecta - meaning Dems will control both legislative chambers and the governor's office. Parallel to the historic Presidential race and gains made by Democrats in the Congress, there's another electoral story with broad national consequences. Democrats won profound victories on the state level. Progressives took control of new legislative chambers in two of the largest states in the country, New York and Ohio, along withWhy Prop 8 Won
November 11, 2008As the United States elected its first African-American president it also passed ballot initiatives in a number of states that ban gay marriage and limit the ability of gay couples to adopt children. According to Richard Kim, Associate Editor of The Nation Magazine, the no on 8 Campaign failed for three reasons.
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