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Homo Protecting Marrige [sic] on Craigslist
Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM
One of the petitioners for Referendum 71, the shamelessly homophobic measure trying to repeal the domestic partnership bill, is desperate to gather signatures before the deadline this Saturday. He posted the ad below on Craigslist today. But he doesn't hate gay people (homos are simply sinners who are ruining America), he's not homophobic (he's wearing camo to blend in with the rest of Tacoma), and he's just lying to protect his children (who he is also using as human shields). Here's the ad [sic throughout]:
For anyone who is a legal registered voter in washington and has not yet signed R-71, I would love to meet with you tommorow and give you an oppurtunity to sign this petition. R-71 would preserve traditional marrige and protect our children from having to undergo manditory teachings in grades K-12,that its normal to be homosexual, if we dont get enough signatures then this type of false teaching would become manditory even over the objections of the students or their parents.I will be at titlow park near the beach tomorrow from 1100-1230, Just look for the guy with the two kids and the camo pants. Please note that I am not a gay basher and do not hate homosexuals, I just personally dont believe in it, and am convinced that it is one of many sinful behaviors that our erroding americas moral foundations. If you plan on signing this please feel free to email me so I know how many petitions to bring. If your just planning to send death threats or hatemail to me please dont, as I read these emails with my children and dont care to explain what your saying to them.
And yes, it's legal to lie about a petition.
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WhatEVER.... Why should I care about this?
Can't we just make some more fun of Carrie Prejean?
Or maybe point at fat people and laugh?
Everything will be fine. There is no work to be done here.
Can't we just make some more fun of Carrie Prejean?
Or maybe point at fat people and laugh?
Everything will be fine. There is no work to be done here.
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Sure, he'll be down at Titlow Park, just collecting signatures and blowing guys in the bathroom stalls. Stop on by and say hi!
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Oh and he doesn't believe in us, like we're unicorns or time-travellers.
I'd ask why anti-gay nutz can't make their case without sounding like submoronic fucktards, but then I'd answer my own question.
I'd ask why anti-gay nutz can't make their case without sounding like submoronic fucktards, but then I'd answer my own question.
7
E-mail 'em and tell him you're the preacher of some jesunazi Mars Hell mega-church, and that he needs to bring at least 500 of those giganto petitions for your thousands of slobbering, glassy-eyed supplicants to put their "X"s on.
Drive to meet him the next day and photograph the results. (Grabbing him by the ears then shoving your cock down his throat for an old-timey face-fucking is optional).
Drive to meet him the next day and photograph the results. (Grabbing him by the ears then shoving your cock down his throat for an old-timey face-fucking is optional).
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I have to wonder if this is how seriously Proposition 8 and its proponents were regarded... before it passed, that is.
9
I like how
Referendum 71, the shamelessly homophobic measure...
can be rephrased as
Referendum 71, the shamefully homophobic measure...
and remain true.
Referendum 71, the shamelessly homophobic measure...
can be rephrased as
Referendum 71, the shamefully homophobic measure...
and remain true.
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@8: Polls were still against marriage equality in CA, the subject of Prop 8.
Ref 71's subject is Domestic Partnerships, but I'm not sure what the support for those in WA is...
Ref 71's subject is Domestic Partnerships, but I'm not sure what the support for those in WA is...
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@ 8,
There's a major Decline to Sign campaign going on, and I've already donated money to Equal Rights WA and Washington Families Standing Together.
What else do you suggest we do, exactly?
There's a major Decline to Sign campaign going on, and I've already donated money to Equal Rights WA and Washington Families Standing Together.
What else do you suggest we do, exactly?
13
I saw a guy at the Bite of Seattle on Saturday with a sign along a similar vain. It contained the phrase "students in k-12 will be taught graphic descriptions of 'GAY SEX'" or something similar.
I wanted to stop and tell the guy, "Hey, you are a liar." But he didn't seem to be getting any attention at that moment and I didn't want to help him get any. It really made me sick though.
I wanted to stop and tell the guy, "Hey, you are a liar." But he didn't seem to be getting any attention at that moment and I didn't want to help him get any. It really made me sick though.
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@12 Thank you for those references. I will look into their programs.
I make no suggestions. It's not my problem.
What do you suggest?
I make no suggestions. It's not my problem.
What do you suggest?
16
Honestly, I think we should be taking Ref 71 VERY seriously. IF they get 125,000 signatures (they only need 25K more because they KEEP lying to people to get them to sign), then this thing goes to the ballot. If it goes to the ballot, we have to get everyone to VOTE YES on 71 yet we've all messaged it as homophobic, so many will think voting no is the best choice.
Without the equal protections offered by the domestic partnership expansion bill that the signature gatherers are trying to repeal, our LGBT families are at risk. Those who fought for our rights at Stonewall deserve to have us fight for their rights now. And that's exactly what the expansion of DP's does. It provides same-sex elderly couples with so many important protections. Without it, these couples (even heterosexual unmarried elderly couples) will be denied shared housing at retirement centers. Children of state employees (police officers, firemen, etc) will be at risk of losing financial stability if their LGBT parent dies in the line of duty. These children will not be afforded the right to be covered under their parent's insurance. These are HUGE factors in R-71. We can't laugh about it going to ballot because if it does, then over 5000 Washington Families will be put at risk.
Those trying to get signatures are lying by saying they are protecting children and families. They are instead harming children and families. But they are getting signatures because they're using the Prop 8 playbook of lies and propaganda. So many people believe the LIE that homosexuality will be taught in schools. They are terrified of this fact and we need to stop laughing about the stupidity of the lies and start reaching out and educating people about the truth.
WE have 1 week to get the message out: DECLINE 2 SIGN REF 71. After that, IF they get enough signatures, we have to all work together to get as many people to the polls as possible to Vote YES on 71. Seattle can win this... we all just need to be ready to take some action. If not, we'll wake up the day after elections and feel just as defeated as California did. Whether we like it or not, these people will say whatever it takes to get signatures. They will lie as much as it takes. We're the only ones who can promote the truth.
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Without the equal protections offered by the domestic partnership expansion bill that the signature gatherers are trying to repeal, our LGBT families are at risk. Those who fought for our rights at Stonewall deserve to have us fight for their rights now. And that's exactly what the expansion of DP's does. It provides same-sex elderly couples with so many important protections. Without it, these couples (even heterosexual unmarried elderly couples) will be denied shared housing at retirement centers. Children of state employees (police officers, firemen, etc) will be at risk of losing financial stability if their LGBT parent dies in the line of duty. These children will not be afforded the right to be covered under their parent's insurance. These are HUGE factors in R-71. We can't laugh about it going to ballot because if it does, then over 5000 Washington Families will be put at risk.
Those trying to get signatures are lying by saying they are protecting children and families. They are instead harming children and families. But they are getting signatures because they're using the Prop 8 playbook of lies and propaganda. So many people believe the LIE that homosexuality will be taught in schools. They are terrified of this fact and we need to stop laughing about the stupidity of the lies and start reaching out and educating people about the truth.
WE have 1 week to get the message out: DECLINE 2 SIGN REF 71. After that, IF they get enough signatures, we have to all work together to get as many people to the polls as possible to Vote YES on 71. Seattle can win this... we all just need to be ready to take some action. If not, we'll wake up the day after elections and feel just as defeated as California did. Whether we like it or not, these people will say whatever it takes to get signatures. They will lie as much as it takes. We're the only ones who can promote the truth.
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@16: They want the signature sheets returned by the 22nd, which means they're done gathering now. We can say "decline to sign" for a week, but it's done. Just get ready for the biggest equality fight in WA since Seattle's Prop 13.
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17:
Do you really think so, Baconcat? How do I help, I'm already helping ERW, Washington Familes Standing Together and talking with my family in Oak Harbor, what else should I be doing? Do you have in ideas for a straight woman in Oregon?
Do you really think so, Baconcat? How do I help, I'm already helping ERW, Washington Familes Standing Together and talking with my family in Oak Harbor, what else should I be doing? Do you have in ideas for a straight woman in Oregon?
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@18: They've been making some strange moves lately, and I think that unless they're writing a narrative where they don't turn in signatures and claim that there was difficulty in getting signatures in, they've got their signatures. Moreover, the key thing I heard out of it was "[they're] just trying to get over 150,000 as much as possible".
In terms of helping from the Portland area, make sure you get in touch with as many Vancouver-area family and friends and remind them that they're voting YES to approve Domestic Partnership expansion, and not marriage. Make sure they understand that they'll be making an unprecedented populist move toward expanding domestic partnerships, something that has not been done so far in this part of the country.
In terms of helping from the Portland area, make sure you get in touch with as many Vancouver-area family and friends and remind them that they're voting YES to approve Domestic Partnership expansion, and not marriage. Make sure they understand that they'll be making an unprecedented populist move toward expanding domestic partnerships, something that has not been done so far in this part of the country.
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Thank you, Baconcat.
Will do. I wish I had more friends and family in Vancouver area. Most of my Washington connections are up on Whidbey Island, and I'll keep talking with them as well.
Will do. I wish I had more friends and family in Vancouver area. Most of my Washington connections are up on Whidbey Island, and I'll keep talking with them as well.
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@13
Was the guy Dan Savage?
"mutual masturbation, oral sex, anal sex, outercourse, sex toys, erotic role-play, GAY SEX—there are lots of "foolproof" ways for teenagers (and adults) to be sexual, to be fully intimate, without risking an unplanned pregnancy."
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Was the guy Dan Savage?
"mutual masturbation, oral sex, anal sex, outercourse, sex toys, erotic role-play, GAY SEX—there are lots of "foolproof" ways for teenagers (and adults) to be sexual, to be fully intimate, without risking an unplanned pregnancy."
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
23
Does this guy know how to spell, use correct punctuation, and capitalization? No wonder, sadly, he is the way he is.
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