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Title: Voting is a Right, a Civil Right
Post by: Natasha on October 30, 2008, 05:02:04 PM
Post by: Natasha on October 30, 2008, 05:02:04 PM
Voting is a Right, a Civil Right
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/voting_is_a_right_a_civil_right.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/voting_is_a_right_a_civil_right.php)
IN THE LIFE
October 30, 2008 10:30 AM
The LGBT community is the only community that's ever had its fundamental rights put to a vote. To date, twenty-six states have enacted constitutional amendments defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
On Tuesday, November 4, LGBT citizens will again face the possibility of having their civil rights taken away in California, Florida, Arizona, and Arkansas.
At the same time, a contentious Presidential election is prompting anti-gay forces to try and divide Americans along racial, class and sexual identity lines with "wedge" issues - like marriage equality and adoption rights of gays and lesbians.
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/voting_is_a_right_a_civil_right.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/voting_is_a_right_a_civil_right.php)
IN THE LIFE
October 30, 2008 10:30 AM
The LGBT community is the only community that's ever had its fundamental rights put to a vote. To date, twenty-six states have enacted constitutional amendments defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
On Tuesday, November 4, LGBT citizens will again face the possibility of having their civil rights taken away in California, Florida, Arizona, and Arkansas.
At the same time, a contentious Presidential election is prompting anti-gay forces to try and divide Americans along racial, class and sexual identity lines with "wedge" issues - like marriage equality and adoption rights of gays and lesbians.