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Hey, can I Yelp your faction?

evil holiday magic — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:02:43 -0800

Where to find upcoming protests in Los Angeles? I don't want to delve too deeply into a specific movement at this point (call me a dilettante, though I've been there, and done that), but I'm interested in lending my presence to left wing protests and rallies (anti-privatization, pro-gay marriage, pro-socialized medicine etc.) in Los Angeles.

The ("Anonymous") anti-Scientology protests were organized and scheduled (at least in part) via an online forum. Is there something like this for other subjects, or even a site that compiles many different upcoming political demonstrations according to area?

Miscegenation less popular than gay marriage?

snoe — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:45:22 -0800

Would an anti-miscegenation referendum pass in Alabama today? My friend thinks so, but has nothing to back it up.

I disagree, but, likewise, have nothing.

I'd love to have something at least semi-authoritative to present. If not current opinion polls on this exact question (I haven't found any), then maybe demographic stuff?

Yes, this is the result of some post-Prop 8 speculation.

Half-mast rainbow flag?

fogster — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:24:42 -0800

A NYT article on Prop 8 begins, "A giant rainbow-colored flag in the gay-friendly Castro neighborhood of San Francisco was flying at half-staff on Wednesday..." Where can I find that image? Strangely, there is no photo of that attached to the article, nor does Google News want to turn anything relevant up. But I think it's a powerful image and would really like to grab a copy for posterity. Surely, the photo is out (ha) there somewhere?

Are my gay Canadian friends married or not?

nax — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:26:32 -0800

The shameful and shameless adoption of Prop 8, as discussed here, makes me wonder. What happens if a legally married gay couple from Canada moves to the US? Doesn't international law obligate us to recognize that marriage? What about a plural marriage from a muslim country that allows it?

Does CA's Proposition 8 infringe on the Bill of Rights?

BuddhaInABucket — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:15:59 -0800

If California's Proposition 8 passes, would churches who do perform same-sex marriages be able to appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that their religious rights are being infringed? If not, why not?
Has there been any speculation to that end in the media or in blogs?

Can this friendship between a devout Mormon and a gay man be saved?

tumbleweedjack — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:31:21 -0800

Am I really going to lose this very important friendship over politics? One of my best friends is a devout Mormon. I am gay, out, and I have a relationship with his entire family, who up until recently have always struck me as very open-minded compared to other Mormons.
Recently, I used an LA Times tool to see if anyone in neighborhoods where I've lived have donated money for or against California's Proposition 8. Lo and behold, there's my best friend's dad, who has donated $5,000 to support the initiative banning gay marriage. I found this upsetting, and decided to talk to my friend about it the next time I saw him- I was under the impression that being such good friends with me, he would have a different opinion about gay marriage than his father.
Today, a few days after that, I sign in to Facebook and see an invitation from my friend to join a group "iSupportMarriage," urging me to vote YES on Proposition 8.
I sent him a text, indignant that he would have the gall to invite ME to such a group. He said he was sorry that he hurt my feelings, he just invited everyone.

In my opinion, it's bad enough that being best friends with a gay guy isn't enough to make you consider whether you want to ban gay marriage. But then on top of that, he doesn't even have the foresight to understand that he can't invite me to join what I basically consider a hate group against a minority that I belong to. He has said that he doesn't want to lose our friendship over this, but my opinion of him has suddenly, irreversibly changed.

I really feel like his support of Proposition 8 indicates a basic lack of respect for me. It makes me feel like I am his family's token gay friend so they can tell themselves how forward-minded they are.

I guess my question is, is this a friendship worth salvaging? Or is this the kind of situation where I have to lose a great friend, someone that I love, because of politics? What would you do?