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San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » Why the Prop 8 Protests Matter
I didn't join the street protests against Proposition 8 right after it passed. My gut reaction was: “where were all these people when we had the chance to defeat it?” But “No on 8” ran a terrible campaign that would not have effectively used more volunteers, and it's possible that many had ...
Anger Over Prop. 8 Erupts In San Francisco
ktvu.com — In San Francisco's Castro District, people on both sides of the same-sex marriage controversy confronted each other... on Friday night as a Christian group that regularly marches through the neighborhood preaching conversion to a straight lifestyle got ... (more) Anger Over Prop. 8 Erupts In San Francisco
San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » Why Prop 8 Can
beyondchron.org — When SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera sued last week to overrule Proposition 8, I didn't expect him... to prevail – as much as I appreciated him trying. As wrong as it sounds, the initiative process allows a bare majority of California voters to change ... (more) San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » ...
Gay-marriage supporters plan Prop-8 protests
Gay-marriage supporters plan Prop-8 protests
usatoday.com — Protesters are focusing on California, where the state Supreme Court declared same-sex marriages legal in May before... voters tossed them out Nov. 4. California's Proposition 8, which passed 52.2% to 47.8%, "eliminates (the) right of same-sex couples to ... (more) Gay-marriage supporters plan Prop-8 protests
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Paul Hogarth: Why the Prop 8 Protests Matter
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Paul Hogarth is the Managing Editor of Beyond Chron, San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily, where this piece was first published. ...

Taking on the System and the Prop 8 protests
Daily Kos — ... Because as a gatekeeper, the Human Rights Campaign sucks. Sullivan calls for the organization to be abandoned and defunded. But something worse is happening -- it is being rendered irrelevant by current events, and with irrelevance, it will shrivel up and die on its own. Paul Hogarth has just one example, of many I've heard, of how grassroots activists are running circles around the supposed gay "leadership". ...

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