Web Spotlight: Undo2

Undo2 is a grassroots campaign to undo the harm of Amendment 2-a constitutional amendment that bans marriage equality and jeopardizes any legal protections for same-sex couples and all unmarried Floridians.

ImpACT Florida Gathering for Governors Wedding

The group ImpACT Florida is organizing a statewide event on Dec 12th to "congratulate" Governor Charlie Crist on his wedding. The point of the event is to show the hypocrisy of the governor (who is widely speculated to be a closeted gay) to have supported proposition 2 which has now banned gay marriage in Florida. He grants himself rights, he doesn't want others to have.

Demo Information:

We will be joining together in Pink Tee Shirts and bluejeans to congratulate Governor Crist on his wedding. The wedding is set to take place at the First Methodist Church in Downtown St. Pete.
Directions: From Interstate 275 take Exit 23 toward the Pier. Continue on Interstate 375 to 4th Street North. Turn right on 4th Street and turn left on 3rd Avenue North. The church is on the left. Parking is available to the north and west of the building.

After the positive congratulatory observance. There will be a candlelight Vigil close to the Venoy in Downtown St. Pete to mourn the loss of Gays right to get married. 501 5th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 USA.

"Welcome to California Where Chickens Have More Rights Than Me"

As a queer vegan blogger I probably have a different perspective on this but I felt the need to rant. I wrote about the Black-Gay Blame Game and how it is wrong to single out African-Americans because the majority of that community voted for prop 8. We must understand that all the struggles for liberation have parallels but cannot be equated as each are unique in their own way.

Black people were enslaved, beaten, and subject to some of the most horrendous discrimination in this country. The queer civil rights movement cannot be compared to that movement because it is fundamentally different, there are parallels but equating that both are the same is doing a disservice to both movements. There are struggles blacks have dealt with that gays have not and vice versa.

Similarly this notion that proposition 2 passed (an animal protection bill) is somehow giving animals more rights than LGBT people is ridiculous and downright speciesist (involves assigning different values or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership).

People are holding signs at rallies saying "chickens can spread their wings, but gays can't marry." Six hens to a tiny battery cage where they cannot move, and are forcefully debeaked without pain killers, and excrete on one another is not on the same level with the marriage equality movement. The parallel is both movements strive to bring basic dignities and rights to all, but they are not on the same level playing field.



The routine procedures such as castration, debeaking, caging, force-feeding, and denial of basic natural practices for animals is far from humane, and no chickens do not have more rights than gay people. That is a ridiculous assertion, animals have no rights in our society. The federal law to protect animals even excludes animals raised for food consumption.

I am very much in favor of drawing parallels between struggles for liberation, after all we are all tied to the same goals of basic dignity for our families and livelihoods and we all face a similar oppressor each and every time. The time now is to understand the struggle for equality and to draw parallels but not to point fingers and denigrate one struggle over another.

The Queer Spin Zone

This entry is looking at races/propositions of particular importance to the queer community. Refresh frequently for updates with a queer twist.

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PRESIDENTIAL RACE:

Barack Obama (D) (Winner)

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SENATORIAL RACE:

New Mexico:
Pro-equality Tom Udall (D)(Winner).

North Carolina:
Anti-gay Senator Dole (R) (Loser), Kay Hagan (D) (Winner)

New Hampshire:
Pro-gay Jeanne Shaheen (D) (Winner)

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CONGRESSIONAL RACES:

Florida:
Anti-gay Tom Feeney (R) (Loser), Suzanne Kosmas (D)(Winner).

Kentucky:
Anti-gay Mitch McConnell (R) (Winner)

Massachusetts:
Openly gay Barney Frank (D) (Winner).

Wisconsin:
Openly lesbian Tammy Baldwin (D) (Winner).

Colorado:
Openly gay Jared Polis (D) (Winner)

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PROPOSITIONS:

California Prop 8 (Marriage Ban) - Early indications suggest it passing

Florida Prop 2 (Marriage Ban) - Passed

Arizona Prop 102 (Marriage Ban) - Passed

Arkansas Prop 1 (LGBT Adoption Ban) - Passed

Connecticut Initiative 1 (Constitutional Convention) - Rejected

Florida's "Marriage Protection" Amendment Hurts Straight Families Too

Florida's prop 2 the "Marriage Protection" amendment penalizes gay couples, straight couples, and single parents who are not legally married. The video below is a new commercial airing in Florida, creating awareness about the unfair effort to pass proposition 2.

Florida - Vote NO On Proposition 2 Commercial

Please share the video with your friends, especially those registered to vote within Florida.

Vote YES on Prop 2 California!

Make sure to vote NO on Prop 8 in California, and YES on Prop 2!
Keep civil rights legal, while extending more rights to others.