Filed by: Nancy Polikoff
December 26, 2008 12:00 PM
🔗 [Link: bilerico.com/2008/12/if_you_read_one_article_on_prop_8_make_i.php/](
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QuoteSurina Kahn's article does more than describe the superior organizing work of the right wing leaders who developed the Yes on 8 strategy. She says:
it's important to recognize that the Christian Right's opposition to same-sex marriage is only one part of a broader pro- (heterosexual) marriage, "family values" agenda that includes abstinence-only sex education, stringent divorce laws, coercive marriage promotion policies directed toward women on welfare, and attacks on reproductive freedom.
She criticizes marriage equality as a stand alone issue and urges a broad coalition effort to strengthen diverse households and families. Among the issues she names are economic security, immigration status, incarceration, and health benefit for non-married family members.