Facts Are Facts: For LGBT McCain Bad, Obama Good

Arizona Representative Krysten Sinema worked to defeat the anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment proposal that was on the ballot in Arizona back in 2006.

John McCain is on record as supporting the proposed anti-gay marriage amendments that will be on the ballot in Arizona, California and Florida this November.

Senator Barack Obama on the other hand, is on record as opposing  these all three Propositions that would be devistating not only to the GLBT community, but to civil rights advancement in our nation.

Proposition 102 in Arizona, and Proposition 8 in California are directly aimed at preventing GLBT people from having rights as equal citizens.  Florida’s Propostition 2 not only affects gay couples, but affects all un-married citizens including the huge population of retired straight couples who reside with each other. 

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Polls Show Cali Supports Gay Marriage

According to recent a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California, it would appear a majority of California voters are in opposition to Proposition 8, which is a ballot measure that would take away the right for gay to marry.

If passed, the Proposition will prohibit the same-sex marriage, which was deemed legal earlier this year by the California Supreme Court.

According to Mark Baldassare, President and CE of the Public Policy Institute of California;

The discrepancy between voters’ general attitudes against gay marriage and their position on banning it could be explained by a hesitancy to remove a constitutional right.

54 percent of those polled oppose ending gay marriage, and 40 percent who support the ban. The results of this poll are very similar to the results of a Field Poll (#2278) held in July, which showed 51 percent opposed ending gay marriage, while 42 percent said they supported the ban.

First Ever Watsonville Gay Pride a Huge Success

Sunday marked the first ever city of Watsonville, California gay pride parade.

The parade marched down Main St. to the downtown plaza. It was also the kick-off for other festivities including a fashion show, folklorico dancers, and testimony by GLBT community members about their experiences with coming out.

The city’s Mayor, Kimberly Peterson was on hand with a proclaimation for the day from the City of Watsonville.

Event organizers said the awareness of people’s differences was key to Sunday’s event, noting the Hispanic community is “20 years behind in being able to step forward and say it is ok to be gay and we support you.”

Another scope of the event was to promote awareness of Proposition 8. Gay rights advocates were asking for a “No” vote with the goal of keeping same-sex marriage legal.

Cali School Boards Weigh In on Gay Marriage

When it comes to political views, Jim Gibson of Vista and Mike Katz-Lacabe of San Leandro are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Gibson, 54, a father of four, is a political conservative and an evangelical Christian; Katz-Lacabe, 40, describes his politics as “hippie-liberal-granola.”

But the two men have a bond: Both are school board members in small California districts who want their boards to wade into the debate on Proposition 8, the initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage in California.

The initiative is the most hotly contested social issue on the ballot this fall, and although the boards’ actions would have little effect in the classroom, both men said they thought it was important for their school boards to take a public position.

The deliberations in Vista, San Leandro and other communities reflect a deep-seated divide in California culture and politics. They have provoked debate about the role school boards should take in the political process.

Gibson serves on the board of the Vista Unified School District in conservative northern San Diego County. The school board made news in the 1990s when it passed a resolution to encourage the inclusion of “creationism” in the curriculum. That conservative majority is no longer on the board, but Gibson said he planned to ask his colleagues at their next meeting to endorse the anti-marriage proposition.

“This is an important issue for our culture,” said Gibson, who owns a telecommunications company. “The most stable unit in society right now is the family, and that is based on a marriage between a man and a woman. It has been that way for thousands and thousands of years. It’s the best way to raise kids. It’s that simple.”

Get the rest of this story from the montereyherald.com.

LDS Game Plan on Passing Proposition 8

Daily Kos has posted a letter sent from Boyd K. Packer (president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) on July 28th to the California LDS (Mormon) stake (diocese) presidents.

Apparently, there is a plan in place to put up one million ‘Yes on 8′ yard signs at 7:00 am on September 22nd.

This letter makes clear that those walking their precincts on behalf of the ‘Yes on 8′ campaign are not doing so to persuade their neighbors, but rather to identify potential ‘Yes’ votes. As such, the precinct walking is clearly part of a standard get-out-the-vote operation, rather than an attempt to change hearts and minds.

Read the letter with the plan at DailyKos.com.

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