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	<title>Gay All The Time &#187; California</title>
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		<title>Proposition 8 is Winning</title>
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		<dc:creator>cranky one</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not in California, nor am I an American, and yet the news that Proposition 8 is winning is just as depressing for me, as if I was a Californian. I am Gay and Damn Proud of It, but it seems that these days, that is not such a good thing. Whether one lives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not in California, nor am I an American, and yet the news that <strong>Proposition 8</strong> is winning is just as depressing for me, as if I was a Californian. <strong>I am Gay and Damn Proud of It</strong>, but it seems that these days, that is not such a good thing. Whether one lives in California or even in Canada, Homosexuals are under attack, literally, from the so called <span style="color: #0000ff;">Religious Right</span>.</p>
<p><strong>Proposition 8</strong> is about denying same sex people from being Married, that the <strong>California Supreme Court</strong> ruled on, saying it was required under the U.S. Constitution. Now many people are rushing about with their heads chopped off, in pure panic, that <span style="color: #0000ff;">Gay Marriage</span> will somehow make gay sex a course in elementary schools, will make us Homosexuals convert more naive boys into being sex toys.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>HOW BIGOTED.</strong></span></p>
<p>And yet that is what is happening, as the supporters (not all, but a fair number) are saying. They use <strong>FEAR</strong> and outright <strong>LIES</strong> to scare people into supporting their Proposition, which is to <strong>DENY GAYS EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER CIVIL LAW</strong>.  This isn&#8217;t about forcing <strong>ANY CHURCH</strong> to recognize Gay Marriage, or force any <strong>SCHOOL</strong> to teach <strong>GAY SEX</strong>.  It is about being able to live as God Created Us, as <strong>Gay Men &amp; Women.</strong></p>
<p>The amount of money being spent by these people is amazing. Largely in thanks to the various <span style="color: #0000ff;">Ultra Conservative Evangelicals &amp; the Mormon Church</span>. So it is time for those who truly believe in Democracy, in <strong>FREEDOM OF RELIGION</strong> to reach into their pockets and support the <strong>NO ON PROP 8</strong> people.</p>
<p>This is <a title="donate here to NO on Prop 8" href="https://secure.ga4.org/01/their_lies_are_working?source=emaila" target="_self"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>WHERE YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE</strong></span></span></a>.</p>
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		<title>Marriage Wins over Civil Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cranky one</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a 4 to 3 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that it just isn&#8217;t good enough to have a Civil Partnership or Union in place of calling it Marriage, even if the couple is homosexual. That it has to be Marriage is a victory, one that affirms that there is One Law for Everyone. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a 4 to 3 decision, the <strong>California Supreme Court</strong> ruled that it just isn&#8217;t good enough to have a Civil Partnership or Union in place of calling it Marriage, even if the couple is homosexual. That it has to be Marriage is a victory, one that affirms that there is <strong>One Law for Everyone</strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p>California already offers same-sex couples who register as domestic partners the same legal rights and responsibilities as married spouses, including the right to divorce and sue for child support.</p>
<p>But in the justices&#8217; recent 4-3 decision, they stated that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage. (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/05/15/california-court.html?ref=rss" title="from CBC News" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000"><u><strong>source &#8211; CBC News</strong></u></font></a>)</p></blockquote>
<p>While some in the GLBT community thought it better to seek something called Civil Union, Domestic Partnership or some other catch phrase, I have maintained that anything less puts whatever rights given to those &#8216;new agreements&#8217; at risk. At any time, a legislature could alter or remove those rights, without flinching, because after all, it would only apply to the Queers. So why would mainstream America give a damn?</p>
<p><strong>The California Supreme Court seems to agree</strong>.</p>
<p>It was the same argument the racists used against granting equality to people of color back in the Sixties, which is why it is important to fight segregation at all times. <a href="http://www.gaystoryman.com/talk/index.php/2007/02/20/separate-not-equal/" title="Gay Talk on separate but not equal" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000"><u><strong>Separate but Equal does not exist</strong></u></font></a>.</p>
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