Haole Girl
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:14 AM
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Did Prop 8 really pass in California? |
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I can't believe that. :-(
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:28 AM
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1. Some forms of Hate are still in fashion nt |
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:39 AM
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5. It's always easier to hate than love |
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:29 AM
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2. According to someone in the GLBT forum, 3million votes are still being counted. |
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:37 AM
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3. Yeah I heard that this morning |
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Someone was actually saying its too close to call right now.
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Haole Girl
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:39 AM
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4. Good.. I'm glad there's some hope |
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I'm really surprised how California has changed. It doesn't sound like the same place I lived when I was a teenager... many years ago.
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:30 PM
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18. I think there was a concerted effort from the religious to turn out |
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while enough of the open-minded crowd stayed home because the election had been decided already for Obama and they might have figured their vote wasn't needed for Prop 8.
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:15 AM
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6. Amendment 2 here in Florida as well. |
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Very upsetting, but sadly I was not surprised.
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:18 AM
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7. I'm sorry to hear that |
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:55 PM
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20. I didn't think it would get the 60%. |
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:18 AM
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8. There's more than just that... |
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:29 AM
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9. Thank you for the link |
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I had no idea Arizona did something similar. What is it, exactly, people fear? Sometimes, it seems, we take one step forward then two steps back. Very sad.
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:34 AM
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10. they banned gay adoption in Arkansas also. nt |
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Wed Nov-05-08 11:39 AM
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11. I just saw that... ugh |
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People can be so stupid!! There are so many children in foster care who need good homes. Sigh.
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:06 PM
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12. So Americans got out to vote decisively for Obama/Biden... |
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...and for any anti-gay initiatives they could get their hands on. DU, I think we have some conflict to work through. x(
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:27 PM
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17. A lot of people had to get past their racism to vote for Obama. |
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But the vile stink of the Bush Administration overwhelmed their bigotry.
I'm optimistic that this is the last surge of the anti-marriage bigots. They had to dredge the bottoms of their stagnant ponds for this one. From now on the organizations that pushed proposition 8 will be tainted. It's some very bad fish they served up. I doubt the Good Lord is pleased.
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:46 PM
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19. Question 1 in CT failed... |
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that was less clearly an anti-gay initiative (it's a required question that comes to vote every 20 years to hold a constitutional convention.) but once the CT Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, money started pouring in from anti-gay groups to get it passed in the hopes that the convention would yield an amendment to define marriage as hetero-only and ban civil unions.
On a related note, I want to personally extend an invitation: Come to Connecticut!
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:08 PM
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13. I am having trouble wrapping my head around it myself. |
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:11 PM
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14. Unfortunately the churches were more organized than we were. |
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i should have done more, i donated, i had signs but i should have been out protesting.
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:13 PM
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15. I took it for granted that it wouldn't pass... |
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I am sick about it. It's just not fair.
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Wed Nov-05-08 01:14 PM
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16. I find it hard to believe |
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