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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Homo Who Wants to Approve R-71?

Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:25 PM

A statement just released by Washington Families Standing Together lists 31 organizations representing communities of color that have endorsed voting to approve Referendum 71. “There isn’t just one type of family in our communities. We are a diverse community, with diverse families," Estela Ortega, Executive Director of El Centro de la Raza said in a statement. "They all deserve legal protections and to be treated fairly under the law especially during these times of economic uncertainty."

But upholding the domestic-partnership bill isn't all about love for the gays. “This new law also protects elders in our community who are in monogamous opposite-sex relationships but choose not to marry," said James Kelly, President of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. "Our elders are the rock of our community. We must do all that we can to protect them."

The full list of organizations appears after the jump.

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

· El Centro de la Raza

· Asian and Pacific Islanders Coalition of King County

· Northwest Indian Bar Association

· Minority Executive Directors Coalition of King County

· Seattle-King County NAACP

· Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington

· Entre Hermanos

· Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Seattle

· Latino Political Action Committee of Washington

· Japanese American Citizens League

· Community 2 Community Development

· Loren Miller Bar Association

· Filipino Lawyers of Washington

· Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation

· National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

· Asian Pacific Directions Coalition

· Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center

· Vietnamese Bar Association of Washington

· Sea Mar Community Health Clinics

· Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance

· Raising Our Asian Pacific American Representation

· OneAmerica

· South Asian Bar Association of Washington

· Korean American Bar Association of Washington

· Latina/o Bar Association of Washington

· Pinay sa Seattle

· Sahngnoksoo

· New Americans Action Fund

· CASA Latina

· Asian Pacific Islanders Coalition of Pierce County

Comments (16) RSS

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You blew the lead, Dom.
Let's see if we can fix it:
not- "Communities of color want to uphold the domestic partnership bill."

That isn't what the story says at all...

This is better-
"The Liberal Democratic Party shills who run 31 organizations claiming to represent minorities have endorsed voting to approve Referendum 71, according to a statement just released by Washington Families Standing Together."

Posted by Your Editor would have told you If You Had One on October 15, 2009 at 3:37 PM

asks you to forward this to Mister Savage, who still hasn't published a single post here or story in The Stranger interviewing local queers of color about how they felt about the charge that it was the minority vote that caused Proposition 8 to pass in California.

Posted by Andy Niable on October 15, 2009 at 3:38 PM

I read somewhere about how the large Vietnamese population in California were one of the only minority groups to vote against Prop 8. A group that is pretty conservative and Republican. Not sure if it is because many are not Christian or what.

Posted by thanks for your support on October 15, 2009 at 3:42 PM

@1
when we change a story after we post it we show the original parts scored out.

Posted by An Editor would have told you THAT too If You Had One on October 15, 2009 at 3:43 PM

these are mostly Lawyer groups...

Posted by who cares what those thieving asshole bastards want? on October 15, 2009 at 3:45 PM

@ 4 ) I changed the opening sentence right after I put up the post, inserting the "upholding the domestic-partnerships" phrase into the first line of the second paragraph. It seemed to flow better.

Posted by Dominic Holden on October 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM

To me, the term "_____ of color" is slightly offensive, but since I know you know better and don't mean harm, I don't feel offended. It's basically saying colored people, which has negative connotations.

However, this is encouraging news.

Posted by CommonKnowledge on October 15, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Whatever it takes to get there,

Posted by emma's bee on October 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM

#2: He covered this issue at length. Or were you not paying attention between 11/8/08 and 10/15/09?

Posted by RDM on October 15, 2009 at 4:07 PM

I wonder what this guy would do about gay marriage?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33332436/ns/…

For the kids?

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on October 15, 2009 at 4:08 PM

6
well...OK

Posted by ...let's let this be the last time on October 15, 2009 at 4:11 PM

@9: Indeed, I paid plenty of attention--did I blink and miss the post or published interview where Savage interviewed LOCAL GAY MEN AND LESBIANS OF COLOR about the Prop 8 issue and the issue of marriage equality in their community FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW. Sure he covered it from every other angle, but...

If you have links to these interviews, please provide.

Posted by Andy Niable on October 15, 2009 at 7:42 PM

12
They don't exist.
Dan is a racist asshole.

Posted by Yuppie Wasp Faggot Watch on October 16, 2009 at 6:04 AM

The Stranger has a long history of pretending to be more progressive and more left wing than they actually. They are the HRC of Seattle alternative media: kicking queers in the teeth the moment they dare step outside the acceptable boundaries of political discourse and action, the moment we check Savage on his racism, the moment we check any of your white queer writers on their elitism.

Remember this: The Village Voice was considered the liberal, progressive voice in Greenwich Village and when they continued to attack and insult the burgeoning queer rights movement following the Stonewall Riots, queers turned their attention to the Voice and protested and boycotted and organized to force the Voice to change its stand on lgbt people. If the Stranger doesn't get its act together, Seattle's lgbt community will force you to represent us and our movement accurately and fairly.

Posted by Know your history on October 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM

@7 "People of color" is not racist or offensive in this context. POC and WOC are inclusive terms commonly used to refer to non white minorities.

Posted by kersy on October 16, 2009 at 12:13 PM

@5 Seven out of of 31 groups are law associations. I wouldn't say that is a majority.

Posted by asiangoddez on October 16, 2009 at 12:46 PM