May 15th, 2008 · by xJane · 8 Comments
At the top of Google News at 1230 today (I heard about it from some blog or another) was the news that the California Supreme Court passed down a ruling today that Proposition 22, which was approved by 61% of voters in 2000 was unconstitutional, causing an infringement upon the basic rights afforded to all [...]
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May 15th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments
Extra extra, read all about it. So…NARAL just came out in support of Obama, who is *gasp* a man, for those of you who weren’t sure. I don’t know about all you vaginas (since it’s obviously what we think with) out there, but I had always thought that he had a stronger pro-choice position than [...]
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May 15th, 2008 · by xJane · 4 Comments
Mildred Loving, half of the Loving couple who battled antimiscegination laws through the Supreme Court died (yes I’m late to this). And already the wolves are claiming her as an historical figure for their side in the homosexual marriage battle. Unfortunately, she already chose a side. Read her words here. Religion Dispatches has a great [...]
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