Quick post, but in the spirit of helping to get the word out: No On Prop 8 organizers are holding a number of community gatherings around California tonight to oppose Prop 8. They say “With an estimated 3 to 4 million votes remaining to be counted, the race is still too close to call.” Details […]
Preliminary results give victory to the forces of hate in California, with Prop 8 passing 52-48%. Kate Kendall of the National Center for Lesbian Rights has noted that 3 million to 4 million absentee and provisional ballots remain uncounted statewide. The Sacramento Bee reports: “The fact is depending on the turnout model we are looking
Obama won! So did five Mombian readers chosen at random from those who participated in yesterday’s L Word Box Set Giveaway. I encourage you all to read through the comments on the post to see the variety of funny and insightful ways people completed the sentence: “If I could summarize this election in three words,
Barack Obama has made history. I am thrilled beyond belief at this. He will be the first president my son remembers, and I can think of no better. And yet . . . . Marriage of same-sex couples is now not only illegal but unconstitutional in Arizona and Florida. Same-sex couples can no longer adopt
Here’s the next of my The L Word Fifth Season box set giveaways, which I’m running in conjunction with Robin Reagler of The Other Mother. Congratulations to the first five winners. I’ll give away another five sets here today and Robin will wrap up with five more on Wednesday. Here’s how today’s contest will work:
Here are a few helpful Web sites and promotions to prepare you for Election Day: Don’t know where to vote? Live in a district, like I once did, where the polling place changes from election to election? Enter your home address into Google’s 2008 U.S. Voter Info site and it will tell you where to
Children’s musicians Erin Lee and Marci bring us the next of their regular posts with thematic recommendations for kid-friendly music, plus activities to make the songs an interactive experience for the whole family. Look for Erin Lee and Marci here on the first Monday of each month, or visit their homepage, www.gottaplay.org. I’ve created links
How will a vote against Prop 8 impact children? The latest No On 8 ad, called “Parents,” explains: I’m sure most readers here already agree. If you need to convince those who prefer an opinion that doesn’t come from a No On 8-produced ad, however, here’s what straight über-momblogger and self-described “recovering Mormon” Dooce had
Bette Porter for President! The smart and confident Ms. Porter is Mombian readers’ choice for the Oval Office, based on your comments to the L-ection question in my L Word giveaway post. The first five winners of the L Word Complete Fifth Season DVD Box set, however, show a range of opinions. They are: Ammo:
I suppose it’s appropriate that on All Hallow’s Eve the news seems scarier than usual. I’m going to focus on the U.S. election this week because that’s what I’m focused on, other than wondering how to get my son down from his sugar high tonight. Here are some selected articles about the anti-equality Props: The
