Slog - Comments on Good News Out of California http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california For the first time ever polls show that a majority of Californians back same-sex marriage. Poor Tony Perkins must be crapping his pants. Signaling a generational shift in attitudes, a new Field Poll on Tuesday said California voters now support legal marriage between same-sex couples and oppose a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. By 51 to 42 percent, state voters believe gay couples have the right to marry, according to a May 17-26 poll of 1,052 registered voters. However, the same poll revealed a California electorate that remains sharply divided over gay marriage—split by age, political affiliation, religion... Copyright 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 09:26:45 -0800 Wed, 28 May 2008 15:55:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ZWBush there was a good midmorning on MPR all about gay marriage. Still, I found myself mentally screaming at the radio. The opponent argued that gays already have equal civil rights, and no one called the asshole on it. Anyone catch it?

PS - dammit I am posting it myself. I really liked this one....

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/05/23/jesse-ventura-schools-pat-buchanan-on-gay-marriage/

]]> ZWBush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033693 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 09:58:55 -0800 Comment by Cat in Chicago I've always thought that this (w)hole issue was just waiting for the DADT policy to fall. Troops with partners can scream like no other mos and Uncle Sam won't have much choice but to listen, y'know, with all the yellow ribbons, post combat freak outs, flags on caskets and stuff. And what happens when married sailors from San Diego get transferred to Florida? Becomes kinda a Federal case, doesn't it?

]]> Cat in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033710 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 10:24:07 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore from the crooks and liars comments:

"Marriage is an archaic practice of property transfer. The Repubs are only against gay marriage because it leaves less men for them to cruise in restrooms."

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033717 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033717 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 10:27:37 -0800 Comment by K Most initiatives in California are won by the group with the most money to spend on advertising. That's a fact.

The religious right nasties and others of their ilk say they're aiming for a budget of $10 million, but if that's what they're saying they know they'll get a whole lot more and then can brag about exceeding their budget.

How much will the good guys have to spend? Oh, and by the way, have you contributed? If not, get out your plastic and hop over to equalityforall.com. You don't have to be from California to contributed, you don't have to be gay, all you need is a desire to be on the right side of history.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033726 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033726 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 10:39:16 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Wasn't Tony Perkins banging James Dean?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033742 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 10:53:16 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus Crapping his pants? Nah, sounds like he has that retentive thing down to a fine art.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033753 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 11:02:30 -0800 Comment by Bud Dickman "younger people enjoy being polled more than they enjoying going to the polls."

I'm sick of the homosexual mafias hidden agenda

]]> Bud Dickman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033761 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033761 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 11:15:18 -0800 Comment by dawicksta Thanks Dan for saying the religious right; there are those of us in the religion biz who think they're nuts too. The words they say in the name of Christ are not of a Christ I've EVER known!

]]> dawicksta http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033787 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 11:42:01 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Only old people seem to get upset about it.

They should just stay in their backyards and guard their gnomes from kidnappers and MYOB.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033852 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1033852 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 12:36:02 -0800 Comment by Vince The right wing's motivation isn't to save marriage. Just like throwing gays and lesbians out of the military isn't about "unit cohesion". It's motivation is bigotry and hate in every case. The more "out" we are, the more people see the right for what it is: ignorant bigotry based on flawed and intrinsically disordered religious fundamentalism. It all goes back to the Catholic Church and it's need to recruit gays for the priesthood. Nobody else would live with a cabal of other men and observe a ban on marriage. If it could shame gay men and ostrasize them from society it could then take them and use them for it's own purpose. As long as we stayed ignorant and oppressed, everything went swimingly. Well, not anymore. And equal justice means just that: equal justice.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1034119 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/good_news_out_of_california#c1034119 Homo Wed, 28 May 2008 15:55:42 -0800