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What pissed me off was the "Yes on 8!" bumper sticker, with little stick figures and the slogan "Protect our Families" (or it might have been "Protect Our Children!"). Prop 8 is such an extremely hateful, cruel measure to deny equal protection under the law for gay sand lesbians, and their families; this is the proposal to amend the California constitution to specifically exclude same-gender couples from marriage laws.
That someone in my City would be FOR such a thing enraged me, and that they fell for the "protect the children" bullshit argument steamed me more. I nearly blew a gasket.
Sure, by all outward accounts, this guy was poor, stupid, Latino immigrant (and one presumes Catholic) and ghetto. How nice that he is not the tool of the same right wing that wants to deny his rights next.
I alternate between security and worry over Prop 8. Some polls indicate it won't pass, some say it might. Some analysts are worried that minority voters will come out in droves to support Obama, and will then turn and vote against marriage equality (see The New York Times article).
At least there are some good ads being produced out there. They are not airing here as this market hardly needs convincing. They are, however, featured on YouTube and other blogs. (There is even a Republicans Against 8 channel.)
It does scare me how much money, and insane amount really, is pouring in from other states. The most money put into Yes on 8 is coming from Utah
At least one good Mormon (i.e. former) is counter-acting the attack.
Some of the good guys:
Proud Parenting has produced a video using mostly kids with gay parents, putting a human face on those who will be affected by the same-gender marriage ban:
No On Prop 8 has its own too—
I particularly like this one from recent high school graduates who were active in their schools' Gay-Straight Alliances.
That one rally speaks to the kids.
Let's hope this one reaches the parents:
Update: on the Mormon money trail against equality
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