Now that our project is coming to a close, we wanted to suggest some news and further reading for your continued analysis of the Proposition 8 and the greater Gay Rights debate.
A) Effort to repeal Prop 8 fails to collect enough signatures
B) by Rex Wockner
C) It seems as though Proposition 8 dissenters have hit another snag. A grassroots effort to force a November 2010 ballot-box vote on repealing Proposition 8 failed to collect enough voter signatures by the 12 April deadline to get the measure on the ballot. The lead 2010 organization, Love Honor Cherish, did not say how many signatures it did manage to collect. Just under 700,000 valid signatures would have been needed.
D) Despite the recent defeat, one thing is clear. The opposition to Proposition 8 will not be silenced anytime soon. Recent polls by the Public Policy Institute of California and by the Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California have shown that, for the first time, a majority of Californians now support same-sex marriage -- suggesting that top gay rights groups Equality California and Courage Campaign may have made a misstep in refusing to support the 2010 effort. The conclusion of the trial apparently has been further delayed while gay groups that ran the ballot campaign against Prop 8, who are not parties to the federal lawsuit, fight an order to turn over some of their e-mails from the campaign period.
E) Even though this push wasn't enough, support for gay marriage continues to bolster. For additional reading you can check the PinkPaper website.
A) Myths and Facts about Gay Marriage
B) Yesongaymarriage.com
C) In any debate, getting the facts straight can often be the most difficult of tasks. Yes on Gay Marriage has put together nine facts of homosexuality and marriage that aim to debunk commonly believed myths on the subject.
D) Much of the debate is targeted directly at the notions of the sanctity of marriage and how the church has prosecuted gays throughout history (often hypocritically). A number of people also are unable to decipher between what the general population believes is right, and what is protected under the language of our laws. The article also seeks to falsify the notion that children are unsafe in same-sex marriage households.
E) This website is an excellence sources on the news and struggles of making gay marriage legal across America. News, events, projects, and help are offered through this website to those who are interested. If you're ready to do your part, they would love to hear from you!
A) Hitting close to home - The Ferro-Grumley literary award.
B) Ferro-Grumley Award Committee
C) While I myself am not gay, my uncle was. He and his partner both died of AIDS in 1988. Both were authors and did not live to see the day when gay marriage would hopefully be legal. In their honor, a number of their colleagues established the Ferro-Grumley literary award in 1988, and lives on today as the highest literary achievement in LGBT fiction.
D). Now, the Ferro-Grumley award gives recognition annual to one male and one female author who contribute new works and perspectives on homosexual literature. The award is growing in recognition and aims bolster support of creative and open thinking for the GLBT community.
E) The website lists several supporters where you can find additional information such as HX Magazine and The Publishing Triangle. Michael Grumley and Robert Ferro's books can still be found on Amazon.
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