Alarcon's CD 7: District of Haters?

 

Richard Alarcon's constituents voted overwhelmingly that little old lady lesbians like these can't get married.

 
The County of LA provides results on various election races by Council District within various cities.  I've pulled and recorded the votes for and against Proposition 8, the measure that bans same-sex marriage in California that has apparently passed with 52% of the vote statewide.

It appears that in most Council Districts the measure failed, hence supporting marriage equity, with the largest number of no votes in CD5.  On the other hand the measure passed in CDS 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 15 with Richard Alarcon's District 7 contributing a whopping 60% of yes votes to end the rights of gay families, a margin greater than that the statewide vote.

Proposition 8 Protest

The Lavender Revolution Continues

The LA Times reports that thousands of supporters of same-sex marriage staged a protest in front of the Los Angeles Mormon Temple in West LA. Police had to shut down Santa Monica Blvd. due to the protests and traffic is a mess at the moment.

Update: the protestors are moving to Century City reportedly. The photo below was graciously stolen from Boi From Troy's site, this is one of the protests Wednesday night in West Hollywood. I like the one hand-made sign. Shows that the Obama California Campaign has some 'splainin to do.

Welcome To Straights Against Hate

I'm pretty sure that there is not one political issue that the guy in this video and I would agree on.  That doesn't matter.  In this video, which is 10 minutes long but trust me it's well worth it, a gay man from New York discusses the passage of Proposition 8 in the larger context of the gay civil rights movement.  I believe he is right; this time the gays are not going to step back into the closest, a major wave of activism and protest is headed our way.

He makes extremely good points and is quite articulate and interesting.  If you were in favor of Prop 8 beware, he might just change your mind.

I urge you to join me in Straights Against Hate.