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Thursday, November 06

"Why Some Americans Don't Have Reason to Celebrate:"

"Sorry to be the buzz-kill at the liberal victory-party, but this election has been a historic nightmare for millions of gay Americans. In Florida, Arizona, and California propositions have been passed to amend state constitutions, permanently enshrining second-class citizenship into law. America...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 11-06-2008
Monday, November 03

Sea Change?

"Tuesday's [election] results will show how far attitudes to gay marriage have changed. Florida and Arizona will join California in voting on whether to stop gay marriage. In the past, such propositions have almost always been approved, but polls show a close finish in California and many undecided...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 11-03-2008
Tuesday, October 28

Busy Bodies…

"…Two prominent West Michigan philanthropists are writing big checks to help keep it front and center. Holland resident Elsa Prince Broekhuizen [pictured] has pumped $450,000 into a Nov. 4 California ballot issue to ban gay marriage. It is one of the largest private donations to that cause...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-28-2008
Thursday, October 23

Worked Up…

America, you need to take a chill pill: "The home of a Central Florida Republican headquarters manager was shot up and damaged over his support of Sen. John McCain, the man told police. Rog Coverely said several pellets pierced his Longwood home. Coverely showed several spiderwebbed-holes in the...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-23-2008
Monday, October 20

Falling Short…

"The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Sunday that the ballot measure — Amendment 2 — would amend the state constitution to bar gay marriage. A Sun Sentinel and Florida Times-Union poll reveals 53 percent of 600 likely voters said they supported the plan, far short of the 60 percent...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-20-2008
Friday, October 17

This Is Not Racism.

Just to be clear, being a Republican does not make you a racist. Apparently some people think that's the case, even when the GOP backer's only twelve: "… Ashleigh Jones is feeling the heat of this election year. That’s because the seventh grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-17-2008
Wednesday, October 08

Ahhh!

Things aren't looking good down in Florida, where the right-wing want to ensure gay folk never, ever get the same rights as heterosexual married couples. According to a recent poll, 55% of Floridians support the measure, Amendment 2, which reads: "Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-08-2008
Thursday, October 02

Pulling Back…

"John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play. McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of his staff...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-02-2008
Thursday, October 02

Foul!

Orlando Magic owner Rich DeVos donated $100,000 to further ban gay marriage in Florida. And gay activists aren't happy about it, obviously. [Orlando Sentinel] Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: Florida, Gay, News, Politics, Rich DeVos, Sports

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 10-02-2008
Tuesday, September 09

Gearing Up.

Opponents to Florida's Amendment 2, which would ban gay marriage, have raised over $2 million and plan on a "television blitz," as well as a grass roots move against socially conservative churches. [Sun-Sentinel] Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-09-2008

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