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[oyceter]

I swear, bookblogging to come after this.

I'm still cautiously happy about the election results (Secret Service, please be awesome), but goddamn, I am so disappointed about Prop 8. Again, I don't think marriage should be the be-all-end-all of GLBT activism, but just... argh! Constitution change! Legal precedents! Taking away rights in the state constitution!

On a side note, if you're going to talk about API campaigners for Prop 8, please also take note of all the API groups that stood up against it as well.

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[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I don't think marriage rights are the sum total of GLBT issues either, but since it was the only specifically GLBT issue on the ballot in CA this election, I think the spotlight on it is indicative of that rather than anyone's feelings or lack of same on other GLBT issues.

What does API stand for?

[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

On a side note, if you're going to talk about API campaigners for Prop 8, please also take note of all the API groups that stood up against it as well.

Thank you for that reminder.

[yeloson.livejournal.com]

Or the fact that the API for 8 were bankrolled by Mormons...

[maerhys.livejournal.com]

So pissing, I can't believe Prop 8 passed. Perhaps it's because I worked in the business end of health care for so long but marriage equality is more than just being able to say one has a spouse, when it comes to health care that shit is gold --- it really can become a life or death situation.

[cychi.livejournal.com]

I've been rather unhappy about this one. I think there are some major problems that caused what happened this week but the key is to just continue the fight in other ways.

I think this represents how, while the GLBT community has moral standing, that in itself does not equality make. In a country where there is majority rule, you can't just follow your moral compass.

The civil war is what freed the slaves, rather than the other way around.