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This is the tactic I was hoping for. The protest is morphing from an anti-Mormon firing squad into a more general protest for equal rights.
Andy Towle of Towleroad writes:
Last night I attended a meeting of NYC protest organizers and marshals in preparation for tonight's peaceful demonstration which begins at Manhattan's Mormon Temple at 6:30 pm. The protest was organized in response to the passage in California of Proposition 8 and has taken on the more general demand for equal rights and marriage equality for LGBT citizens across the nation . . . it will begin at the Manhattan Mormon Temple location, and at some point, as the location reaches capacity, slowly march down Broadway toward Columbus Circle.Michelangelo Signorile writes:
Let's not be anti-religious bigots and, as you've heard me many times talk about on the show, let's not engage in this divisive race-blaming game. And it should also go without saying -- but sadly, must be said again and again --- no ugly racist rhetoric.And Mark Oshiro, who was arrested at the LA Mormon Temple protest, has a few tips as well:
Don't be anti-religious bigots, for one. Protest a church's involvement in an election and protest their contribution to passing Prop 8. But don't turn it into a free-for-all on that church's tenets or members. One, it makes absolutely no sense to do that. Why protest the Mormon church's practice of polygamy, which was outlawed AGES AGO? It's no longer relevant. Why protest anything else they believe in? Protest what they did, not who they are.
Don't be racist. While I don't agree with the number of "70%" when it comes to how many people in the black community voted for Prop 8, there's no denying the rampant homophobia that runs through that community. But holy fuck, please do not turn this into a racist tirade against black people. Not only is it not the point of the protest, but you're perpetrating the same hatred and ignorance you're charging them with. Grow up and be mature about your charges against them. Again, protest what they did, not who they are. [Via Queerty]
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Interview: Securing gay rights in Jamaica vital to AIDS struggle
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Document Found Older Than Dead Sea Scrolls. With all the talk of Prop 8 and religion, this little bit of info seemed especially appropriate.
Interview with a bed-headed Robert Pattinson of "Twilight"
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Via Towleroad, a new video by HOMOtracker
Andrew Oldershaw, a producer of the video, said: "We just felt like we needed to contribute somehow, to bring a megaphone to the voices of LGBT young people in Los Angeles. We felt that if we addressed the issue with the right combination of levity, respect and impact, we’d be able to accomplish two things: galvanize the community of LGBT and LGBT-allied voters and change a few minds of those currently undecided."