The Mormon War On Gay People
Posted on Nov 18, 2008 at 01:48 pm
The Daily Dish
November 17, 2008
Andrew Sullivan writes, "The cruelty the Mormon church inflicts on its gay members is matched only by the Mormons' centuries-long demonization and hatred of black people. That African-Americans would seek common cause with a church that only recently still believed they were the product of Satan shows how profound homophobia can be. But this shared hatred can be exploited by the Hewitts and Romneys of this world. And what we have just witnessed is a trial run for much larger ambitions." [Link]
November 17, 2008
Andrew Sullivan writes, "The cruelty the Mormon church inflicts on its gay members is matched only by the Mormons' centuries-long demonization and hatred of black people. That African-Americans would seek common cause with a church that only recently still believed they were the product of Satan shows how profound homophobia can be. But this shared hatred can be exploited by the Hewitts and Romneys of this world. And what we have just witnessed is a trial run for much larger ambitions." [Link]
EDITORIAL: Healing the Gay/Black Divide
Posted on Nov 18, 2008 at 10:59 am
Los Angeles Times
November 18, 2008
The Los Angeles Times editorial board discusses a letter written by a coalition of LGBT equality leaders calling for an end to tensions between some members of the LGBT and African American communities over the passage of Prop. 8. [Link]
November 18, 2008
The Los Angeles Times editorial board discusses a letter written by a coalition of LGBT equality leaders calling for an end to tensions between some members of the LGBT and African American communities over the passage of Prop. 8. [Link]
Vote on California marriage bill proves intolerance is too easy
Posted on Nov 17, 2008 at 02:27 pm
Detroit Free Press
November 15, 2008
Leonard Pitts, Jr. writes, "No, the black experience and the gay experience are not equivalent. Gay people were not the victims of mass kidnap or mass enslavement. No war was required to strike the shackles from their limbs. But that's not the same as saying blacks and gays have nothing in common. On the contrary, gay people, like black people, know what it's like to be left out, lied about, scapegoated, discriminated against, held up, beat down, denied a job, a loan or a life. And they, too, know how it feels to sit there and watch other people vote upon their very humanity, just as if those other people had a right." [Link]
November 15, 2008
Leonard Pitts, Jr. writes, "No, the black experience and the gay experience are not equivalent. Gay people were not the victims of mass kidnap or mass enslavement. No war was required to strike the shackles from their limbs. But that's not the same as saying blacks and gays have nothing in common. On the contrary, gay people, like black people, know what it's like to be left out, lied about, scapegoated, discriminated against, held up, beat down, denied a job, a loan or a life. And they, too, know how it feels to sit there and watch other people vote upon their very humanity, just as if those other people had a right." [Link]
Trends beyond black vote in play on Prop. 8
Posted on Nov 17, 2008 at 09:48 am
San Francisco Chronicle
November 16, 2008
Demographers say the focus on one race not only disregards the complexity of African American identity but also overlooks the most powerful predictors affecting views on marriage: religion, age and ideology, such as party affiliation. Prop. 8's racial fallout raises the question of how the groundbreaking multiracial support of a presidential candidate could coincide with the racial scapegoating now following a failed state ballot campaign. [Link]
November 16, 2008
Demographers say the focus on one race not only disregards the complexity of African American identity but also overlooks the most powerful predictors affecting views on marriage: religion, age and ideology, such as party affiliation. Prop. 8's racial fallout raises the question of how the groundbreaking multiracial support of a presidential candidate could coincide with the racial scapegoating now following a failed state ballot campaign. [Link]
Marriage Matters to Us
Posted on Nov 14, 2008 at 05:13 pm
The Republic of T.
November 13, 2008
As a Black man, in that moment I felt like more of an American than I ever had before, like a barrier to full citizenship and belonging had been raised. As a gay man with a husband and a family, however, I ended up feeling like less of an American than I ever had before; divorced from the celebrating and even the historic significance of the moment by a barrier to citizenship and belonging that fell more firmly into place even as another one was lifted. [Link]
November 13, 2008
As a Black man, in that moment I felt like more of an American than I ever had before, like a barrier to full citizenship and belonging had been raised. As a gay man with a husband and a family, however, I ended up feeling like less of an American than I ever had before; divorced from the celebrating and even the historic significance of the moment by a barrier to citizenship and belonging that fell more firmly into place even as another one was lifted. [Link]
Our Choice on Prop 8 and African Americans: Reckless Carping or Productive Change?
Posted on Nov 07, 2008 at 10:54 am
The Bilerico Project
November 6, 2008
Cindy Rizzo writes, "Blog pieces and listserv posts were littered with angry invectives about the African American vote in California. Ignoring over a century of historical context, they seemed to be saying, 'Now, see, here are the real bigots.'... [W]hat I find important here, beyond questions of cause and effect, is the fact that seemingly smart people in our community think that their careless emotional venting about race and homophobia is a good idea. At this time, I can't imagine anything that's less productive." [Link]
November 6, 2008
Cindy Rizzo writes, "Blog pieces and listserv posts were littered with angry invectives about the African American vote in California. Ignoring over a century of historical context, they seemed to be saying, 'Now, see, here are the real bigots.'... [W]hat I find important here, beyond questions of cause and effect, is the fact that seemingly smart people in our community think that their careless emotional venting about race and homophobia is a good idea. At this time, I can't imagine anything that's less productive." [Link]
Prop 8 Campaign Lies About Broad African American Opposition
Posted on Nov 03, 2008 at 02:21 pm
California Majority Report
October 30, 2008
A list of major African American leaders and organizations supporting No on Prop. 8 is provided to counter the "curious claim" by the Yes on 8 campaign that there is only one major African American leader to endorse marriage equality. [Link]
October 30, 2008
A list of major African American leaders and organizations supporting No on Prop. 8 is provided to counter the "curious claim" by the Yes on 8 campaign that there is only one major African American leader to endorse marriage equality. [Link]
Proposition 8 vs. black homophobia
Posted on Oct 30, 2008 at 11:57 am
Salon.com
October 30, 2008
LaDoris Cordell writes, "If Proposition 8 succeeds and the ban on same-sex marriage is enshrined in the state's Constitution, it will be a signal to the nation that discrimination, inequality and intolerance have made a comeback." [Link]
October 30, 2008
LaDoris Cordell writes, "If Proposition 8 succeeds and the ban on same-sex marriage is enshrined in the state's Constitution, it will be a signal to the nation that discrimination, inequality and intolerance have made a comeback." [Link]
Obama Surge Confounds Marriage Equality
Posted on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:00 am
ABC News
October 28, 2008
ABC News claims that expected African American voter turnout in California could influence the outcome of Prop. 8. However, the Calif. NAACP opposes the measure, and rallies both for and against Prop. 8 are being held at historically black churches. [Link]
The freedom to marry matters to the African American community.
October 28, 2008
ABC News claims that expected African American voter turnout in California could influence the outcome of Prop. 8. However, the Calif. NAACP opposes the measure, and rallies both for and against Prop. 8 are being held at historically black churches. [Link]
The freedom to marry matters to the African American community.
Discriminatory marriage amendment tries to divide black community
Posted on Oct 15, 2008 at 01:10 pm
The Florida Times Union
October 15, 2008
The state conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People opposes the amendment, as does Obama. The NAACP's national president, Julian Bond, and civil rights hero and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., have spoken out against it. "There's a great deal of suspicion in the black community about who's pushing this and why they're pushing it," said Nadine Smith, co-chairwoman of the No on 2 campaign and executive director of Equality Florida. She said she believes that ultraconservative Republican organizers of the amendment are trying to divert largely Democratic black voters away from other issues.[Link]
Read more about why marriage matters to African-Americans.
October 15, 2008
The state conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People opposes the amendment, as does Obama. The NAACP's national president, Julian Bond, and civil rights hero and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., have spoken out against it. "There's a great deal of suspicion in the black community about who's pushing this and why they're pushing it," said Nadine Smith, co-chairwoman of the No on 2 campaign and executive director of Equality Florida. She said she believes that ultraconservative Republican organizers of the amendment are trying to divert largely Democratic black voters away from other issues.[Link]
Read more about why marriage matters to African-Americans.