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...think things are heading upward. "There is a new sense of optimism in the state, new energy flowing from the Governor," says Gavin Newsom, the Democratic mayor of San Francisco and no automatic supporter of Schwarzenegger, who frowned on Newsom's February decision to sanction same-sex weddings in his city hall in defiance of the state...
...maybe Bush has a mandate there. But as billions of words of text on this page and others have articulated, “down home values” do not necessarily translate into support for packing the courts with pro-life judges or amending the federal constitution to bar same-sex marriage...
...Montana Voter Guide’s official statement from the proponents of the marriage amendment warned of dire consequences if the initiative failed: “Every public school in Montana would be required to teach your children that same-sex marriage and homosexuality are perfectly normal. Natural marriage is extremely important for future generations. Men and women are distinctly different. Each gender brings vitally important, and unique, elements to a child’s development. Saying that children don’t necessarily need fathers or mothers is saying that one gender or the other is unnecessary. A loving...
...very easy to write off the people who hold these positions as unchangeably ignorant bigots, and same-sex advocacy organizations often unwittingly do just that. For instance, the Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Nov. 3 press release emphasized that marriage amendments failed in urban areas, even if they were eventually passed on the strength of rural votes. The Task Force dangerously implies that rural bumpkins could not be dissuaded from their prejudice, and gives them up for lost. Harvard students were wont to take this position after the election in every conceivable forum, such as when Former...
Harvard students have cultural connections that they could use to establish same-sex relationships as positive—much more subtly than pictures in textbooks ever could. Abstract discussions of politics seldom change people’s positions on issues of sexuality and often produce fiestas of misunderstanding and scorn. It is far more effective to give homosexuality a face. Small things like offhandedly mentioning a friend your mother met while visiting is gay or watching the occasional movie with a positively depicted gay character can go a long way toward eroding the impersonal concept...