Two In One Week - Again?

Gay Marriage Becomes Law In Maine

NOH8 Campaign - The Name Says It All!
It all started with a h8full Proposition in California - take away the legal right for same sex couples to get married. A Proposition fueled by lies, fear, hatred, and most importantly, lots of money from the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) and the Catholic Church via the Knights of Columbus.As previously noted here in an earlier blog post, Prop H8 didn't have to end up the way it did. Quite literally, 500 more people voting our way - the way of Love instead of Hate - would have changed the course of history. What we can do now, however, is make the most out of a bad situation by using it to raise awareness, which is exactly what Adam Bousk

The Numbers of Prop 8
One of the most frequent lies I hear among the homophobic bigots about Prop 8 is "Californians voted overwhelmingly against gay marriage."Apparently, bigotry goes hand-in-hand with ignorance and a lack of ability to do basic math. Of course, are we really surprised by this? No, not really. Bigotry IS a form of ignorance, so a math impairment and lack of basic search skills and understanding of how the electoral system works - in reality.According to the California Secretary of State, voter turnout on the Prop 8 issue was 79.42%, with only 13,402,566 valid votes cast. Of those votes, 7,001,084 were cast for Prop 8, a total of 52.24% of the vote. Based on the percentag