No Borders and Binaries

“I believe all communities need to be held accountable for their homophobia and transphobia. I want to acknowledge the suffering and hardship that the passage of Proposition 8 has caused for LGBT couples and families. But, while the media casts blame on communities of color for the failure of civil rights for LGBT people, it [...]

The Nov 4 elections were truly historic and momentous.
The country has spoken for change.
In California, farm animals now have more rights and people who want to marry someone they love have fewer rights.
By a vote of 63%, California decided to allow all egg-producing chickens more room to spread their wings. At the same time, voters [...]

Around 10 pm last night, when the Prop. 8 votes trickled in, I already knew we had lost this time.
Reason? Los Angeles was struggling quite early on with the ‘No on 8′ losing by more than 7 percentage points. We would never win without Los Angeles.

Kelly Picks a Fight over at OurChart:
Los Angeles [...]

…whilst two people in love are denied the right to marry in California, Florida and Arizona.
…whilst affirmative action is overturned in Nebraska
84-year old Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska—the longest serving Republican in the Senate—was found guilty of seven felony counts less than two weeks ago but is still leading in his bid for [...]

It was a night of celebration for many Americans and for much of the world. Barack Obama won with a mandate, Democrats swept up both the House and Senate, even abortion rights withstood strong challenges in several states even as affirmative action fell.
Obama took the podium and started off with his victory speech while LGBT [...]