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Vote NO on 8, NO on Hate! Stop California Proposition 8 - Support Equal Marriage Rights

This lens has been set up to spread the word about the fight to stop the 2008 California "Proposition 8" referendum. We're an alliance of progressive minded folk, lesbian, straight, bisexual, gay, and transgendered, from all parts of the political spectrum... all of whom support equal marriage rights in California.

We're fighting for the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.
Our goal is to defeat proposition 8, the referendum to ban California's legalized marriage of same-sex partners. The referendum, dubbed the "California Marriage Protection Act" is slated as Proposition 8 on the November 2008 ballot. A defeat of this referendum would mean that same-sex couples in California and elsewhere will continue to be able to get married legally, and have those marriages recognized by the state.

We feel that marriage is a civil right sanctioned by the freedoms granted in the US constitution, and should not be arbitrarily limited. Even if we ourselves aren't married, or don't plan to be, we don't believe that this option should be taken away from those who do. And we certainly don't want discrimination written into the California state constitution.

Marriage rights are civil rights, and civil rights are for all.





For more information, news and features, visit our MySpace page.





Important!


Call the CA Secretary of State to Count All the provisional and absentee ballots (rumored to be up to 3 or 4 million!) !

Roughly 400,000 votes separate yes from no
on Prop 8!


Call today!
CA secretary of state:
(916) 657-2166

No On H8's Myspace blog

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Please visit SameSex Marriage News for more news and information.

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Important!

Gay Marriage Killed the Dinosaurs

(from the MySpace group of the same name)

A humorous examination of the facts.
  • Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control are not natural.
  • Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people cannot get legally married because the world needs more children.
  • Obviously gay parents will raise gay children because straight parents only raise straight children.
  • Straight marriage will be less meaningful, since Britney Spears's 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.
  • Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and it hasn't changed at all: women are property, Blacks can't marry Whites, and divorce is illegal.
  • Gay marriage should be decided by the people, not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of minorities.
  • Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always imposed on the entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
  • Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
  • Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage license.
  • Children can never succeed without both male and female role models at home. That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
  • Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms because we haven't adapted to cars or longer lifespans.
  • Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because a "separate but equal" institution is always constitutional. Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages will for gays & lesbians.
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Reader Feedback

  • Gigglesoup Nov 5, 2008 @ 1:22 pm | delete
    It's a sad day in California, Arizona and Florida today as voters in those states said yes to discrimination against gay and lesbian couples. The nation as a whole rejected fear and bigotry by electing the first African American as president. Unfortunately, anti-gay bigotry is still a potent force in America. Here's to the hope that that, too, will someday change.
  • californianative Oct 9, 2008 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    This issue is important enough to me that I created my first lens to support the No on 8 campaign:
    http://www.squidoo.com/no-on-california-prop-8

    Keep up the good work!
  • activiststyledotnet Sep 15, 2008 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Great lens keep up the fight!
  • activiststyledotnet Sep 15, 2008 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Great lens keep up the fight!
  • miragana Aug 28, 2008 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    Good day!
    It is very informative and has a very good quality in it.
    I like it...

    www.Squidoo.com/MPI
    mliragana.blogspot.com

    Thank you very much for your time.
  • spirituality Aug 23, 2008 @ 3:18 am | delete
    Great lens. It shakes on my screen though (weirdly enough)
  • lisadh Aug 22, 2008 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Thanks for an informative lens on an important topic.

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