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No on Prop. 8 Ads in California Lets Down Gay Couples, Gay Families and Society as a Whole

“Whatever the tactical considerations, the absence of gay couples and gay marriages from California’s gay-marriage debate makes for an oddly hollow discussion. It leaves voters of good conscience to conjure in their own minds the ads that are not being aired: Ads that show how gay marriage directly affects the couples and communities that need it most.” – Jonathan Rauch, guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and author of “Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America.”

Hello there!  I’m just recently back from NYC’s Rainbow Wedding Expo (pics and comments to follow in a future post), but I wanted to do a quick post in response to an excellent L.A. Times article I just read by Jonathan Rauch.  Rauch shares his views about the troubling phenomenon of the ‘too sterile’ ads No on Prop. 8 leaders have put forth this election season. Why have those in charge of trying to ensure same sex marriage in California continues after election day ‘caved’ in this way?  Rauch eloquently comments on how we are ‘missing the boat’ on this one.

What a shame.  Be sure to read Rauch’s article and comment right here on the blog!

Barb Elgin

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One Response to “No on Prop. 8 Ads in California Lets Down Gay Couples, Gay Families and Society as a Whole”

  1. Pam Says:
    November 4th, 2008 at 1:15 am

    Unfortunately the links to Rauch’s article aren’t working! Let’s try this: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-rauch26-2008oct26,0,5770804.story

    Wow… that article nearly leaves me speechless. Not living in california I had no idea they wimped out like that. Holy cow! There is no justification for the lack of gay couples/marriages and their children in the ads. It’s more than just a shame. They did a huge disservice to everyone,

    One would wonder if the “leaders” who caved are indeed “comfortable in their own skin”.

    Pam

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