Comments on: Dream Deferred: For Now

By: MIchelle

MIchelle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:00:47 +0000

Aha, thanks Elaina. Your point is interesting too. One of my favorite professors recently made the argument that even when equality is achieved, single people ultimately get the shaft, i.e. why do you have to be in a state-sanctioned relationship to get tax breaks?

By: Elaina

Elaina — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:40:00 +0000

So, measure 8 was designed to change the text of the state constitution. Thus the court ruling is irrelevant because they were interpreting constitutionality based on the old constitution. Miraculously, a simple majority is sufficient to change the State constitution in California….but, seriously, why is family life regulated by the state?! My fear is that we are fighting for the wrong thing: we should demand that no special privileges be awarded based on marital status, rather than demanding those same privileges for stable, monogamous queer couples. Mmm, lose battle either way. Grumble.

By: MIchelle

MIchelle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:23:31 +0000

I still don’t understand the whole ballot measure concept. If the California supreme court said that gay marriage is legal, why should the voters even be allowed to overturn it? I don’t know specifically in CA, but nationally, isn’t the one of the duties of the supreme court to make sure a minority isn’t being tyrannized by the majority? Where would racial integration be now if separate-but-equal was put to a state-by-state vote back in the sixties?

By: Peter Koht

Peter Koht — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:44:17 +0000

True that Chanda, but I needed a lede. gawd i’m pissed about 8

By: Chanda

Chanda — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:48:38 +0000

I am so sick of this whole “post-racial” America thing, especially since plenty of racism has come out of the gay community since Proposition 8 passed.