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Barack Obama, California, Civil Rights, Connecticut, Equality, Freedom, Gay Marriage, Justice, Liberty, Natural Rights, Politics, Prop 8, Racism, South Africa

I was at the first same-sex civil union performed in Connecticut, and for that I consider myself privileged. After the brides slowly walked down the aisle to the altar, the Unitarian pastor performing the ceremony told us, through tears, that they symbolically took their time getting to the altar because it has taken them a…

Navigating California’s 2012 General Election Ballot

Oct 20, 2012

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2012 Election, California, Election Day, Fourth Estate, Politics, Voters, Voting, Voting Intelligence

Navigating California’s 2012 General Election Ballot

Today I had some extra time to peruse the two massive voter information packets I received from California and San Francisco about the ballot measures in the November general election. This is my first time voting in a California general, so this was really my first intimate encounter with California state politics. The guides are…

Moving Forward

Aug 4, 2010

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California, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Supreme Court

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California decided that Proposition 8 to the California constitution violated the United States constitution. This decision marks one more step in the historic–and seemingly endless–march for gay rights in the United States and the world. California has long been a center of gay activism and…

On Same-Sex Marriage

Navigating California’s 2012 General Election Ballot

Moving Forward