Posts Tagged ‘ LGBT rights ’

Obey or Don’t – Please Resolve

December 13, 2009
By Bill Spaulding
Obey or Don’t – Please Resolve

Last night I was reading a book. That alone is no big deal, except that I don’t do it often enough. But last night I came across something as puzzling as it is interesting. Oh, and it’s a Bible thing. Jesus Christ lived and died an observant Jew. In Galatians, the Apostle Paul asserts that...
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Posted in California, National-US, Orange County - Local | 6 Comments »

With time, equality will blossom even in Orange County

September 18, 2009
By Chris Prevatt
With time, equality will blossom even in Orange County

In the annals of the modern gay-rights movement, Orange County has a less than stellar role. The stomping ground of the late state senator and antigay initiative sponsor John Briggs, firebrand former Congressman Bob Dornan, and longtime antigay funder Howard Ahmanson and activist Lou Sheldon has gained a reputation for antagonism to gay people...
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Obama Chooses Anti-Gay Activist for White House Role

April 3, 2009
By Misha Houser
Obama Chooses Anti-Gay Activist for White House Role

"... his selection of Tony Dungy is extremely divisive. Dungy campaigned specifically to discriminate against a particular group of people, and he’s been closely aligned with the far-right Indiana Family Institute."
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Homophobia Strikes Again?

March 16, 2009
By Andrew Davey

UPDATE: Please forgive me for being an idiot and not paying attention to the local blogosphere last week. As Gustavo mentions in the comments, Navel Gazing mentioned this earlier. I guess I have some “catch up” work to do today. File this under “The H8 Files”. First CDM High School admins took the drama out...
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Repeal Prop H8? It’s More Possible Than You Think.

March 10, 2009
By Andrew Davey

Right now, I have no clue how the California Supreme Court will rule on the Prop H8 lawsuits. Maybe we’ll win, maybe we’ll lose. However, I’m really starting to think we have a better chance of winning at the ballot box than I did just days ago. Here, take a look at the new...
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So The Supremes Heard…

March 5, 2009
By Andrew Davey

And now, they must decide. Is Prop H8 a valid constitutional amendment? Is it an improper attempt to revise the constitution? Are the 18,000 marriages performed last year still valid regardless of the decision on H8? Is there a “third way” to uphold H8 and the May decision by doing away with civil marriage? In...
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Photos from Eve of Justice

March 5, 2009
By Andrew Davey

In case you couldn’t make it last night, here’s a glimpse of what happened at Fairview Community Church in Costa Mesa: Find more photos like this on Orange County Equality Coalition
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