McCarthy Speaks Against Prop 8
Hist and Lit lecturer calls for unity in face of ballot intiatives nationwide
Published On Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:07 AM
By MARIANNA N TISHCHENKO
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Timothy P. McCarthy '93, a lecturer in history and literature, spoke about the implications of California's passage of Proposition 8 and the need for minorities who have faced discrimination to work together toward the common goal of greater equality at the Institute of Politics last night.
In the aftermath of the passage of the controversial ballot initiative, which called for amending that state's Constitution to define marriage as a union between two individuals of the opposite sex, McCarthy talked about the importance of extending Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) activism to issues unrelated to same-sex marriage, which he said LGBT individuals have placed on a pedestal.
"We need to be more strategic and broad-minded about the issues that we put out in public," McCarthy said. "I don't think we will win the war if we make marriage the only issue."