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Prop 8 Oral Arguments

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On March 6, 2009
The outcome looks bad from a policy perspective, although legally it must said that the argument for striking down Prop 8 in the abscence of a federally enforceable right are pretty weak. At least it appears as if the marriages that took place under the...

Proof of the Pudding

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On January 13, 2009

Michelle Goldberg on signals that Obama will rescind "don't ask, don't tell":Granted, he didn’t say when it was going to happen, but it’s definitely an encouraging sign, and one with.

But I Manage ‘Cuz I’m A Savage Inside

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On November 13, 2008
Some excellent work from Dan Savage here:The point about churches engaging in political funding and activism and then hiding behind the bushes is a particularly important one. It's also good that Savage has apologized for his post-election scapegoating of African-Americans.By the way, does the backlash...

Litigation and Strategy

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On November 6, 2008
In response to Matt's point here, if I understand correctly most gay and lesbian rights groups (especially in recent years) haven't opposed all litigation (Goodridge was the result of a carefully coordinated combination of seven lawsuits with support from LAMDA, for example.) Rather, they have...

The Backlash Continues!

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On July 18, 2008
Hysterical predictions aside, Kevin Drum notes that the initiative to overturn the pro-gay-marriage ruling of the California Courts is trailing by nine points. I don't want to be complacent -- things can change -- but it is very likely that Prop 8 will fail, and...
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