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Sunday, October 19

Arizona Daily Star Endorses No on Prop 102

The Arizona Daily Star this morning urges its readers to vote no on Prop 102: Proposition 102 is a divisive, discriminatory initiative that would threaten to erode the rights of same-sex couples if approved. Arizona voters rejected a similar — though more far-reaching — proposition in 2006. Furthermore...

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Sunday, October 19

Yuma Sun Opposes Prop 102

The Yuma Sun recommends voting no on Prop 102: For a shameful period of time in our nation, interracial marriage was forbidden. We now know that was abominably wrong. That illustrates, however, the dangerous path one treads when you allow the government to define “proper” marriage. It is best to keep...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Box Turtle Bulletin on 10-19-2008
Saturday, October 18

Fourteen Major Florida Newspapers Oppose Amendment 2

A number of newspapers in Florida are now coming out in opposition to Amendment 2, Florida’s so-called “marriage amendment” to the state constitution. A few of those papers are: Daytona News-Journal Ft. Myers News-Press Naples Daily News Miami Herald Ocala Star-Banner Orlando Sentinel...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Box Turtle Bulletin on 10-18-2008
Wednesday, June 04

Transgender Non-Descrimination Bill Passes New York Assembly

Many people have argued that the state of Transgender advocacy is at about where LGB (without the T) advocacy was ten or twenty years ago. Which makes this development especially important. On June 3, the state assembly voted overwhelmingly (102-33!) to to amend the state’s human rights law to...

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Wednesday, May 21

Portland Elects Gay Mayor

Portland elected Sam Adams to be the city’s mayor yesterday, making Portland the largest city so far to elect an openly gay city executive. As of 11:33 PDT last night, he was leading his closest rival, businessman Sho Dozono by a margin of 58% to 34% with 77% of the votes counted. “I’m...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Box Turtle Bulletin on 05-21-2008
Friday, May 02

Congratulations Amanda Simpson

I have the distinct pleasure of knowing Tucson’s own Amanda Simpson. She is not only a truly amazing, dynamic woman, but she’s a genuine trailblazer as well. She’s as been a local activist and former member of the City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues, and she was the first transgender...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Box Turtle Bulletin on 05-02-2008

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Arizona Daily Star Endorses No on Prop 102

Yuma Sun Opposes Prop 102

Fourteen Major Florida Newspapers Oppose Amendment 2

Transgender Non-Descrimination Bill Passes New York Assembly

Portland Elects Gay Mayor

Congratulations Amanda Simpson

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