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GET INFORMED: LGBT News for October 20
Each weekday, Get Busy, Get Equal brings you a sampling of national and regional LGBT news, the latest on what's new in LGBT relationships, and new developments in ACLU work. We're making progress, but since every step forward is met with resistance, we've got to fight smart to win. Get informed.
ACLU NEWS
Arkansas Parenting Ballot Initiative
Reacting to the ACLU's unanimous victory at the Arkansas Supreme Court striking down an anti-gay foster care ban in Howard v. Child Welfare Agency Review Board,
anti-gay activists have been attempting to get an initiative on the
ballot that would ban unmarried couples who live together from serving
as adoptive or foster parents in the state of Arkansas. The ACLU is
part of the coalition opposing this needless measure that would only
harm children by reducing the pool of potential homes. Learn more
about the Howard case here.
- The Morning News: Unmarried Couple Adoption: Two Families, Two Views
Features Anne Shelly, who was one of our plaintiffs in the Howard case
- The Morning News: Group Wants State Laws Against Gay Adoption
Quotes Rita Sklar, Executive Director of the ACLU of Arkansas - The Times Record: Residents Line Both Sides Of Issue
RELATIONSHIPS NEWS
California Prop. 8
- The San Jose Mercury News: Questions Raised Over Yes on Prop. 8 Ads
- CBS 5 Poll: Slight Nod To 'Yes' On Prop. 8
- Reuters: Ellen Buys $100,000 TV Time to Support Gay Marriage
- Los Angeles Times: Prop. 8 Battle Rages Over Whether Gay Marriage Would Be Taught in Schools
- Los Angeles Times: Prayer In the Service of Politics
- Los Angeles Times: A Whirlwind of Gay Weddings
- San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. boosts weddings in face of Prop. 8 fears
- KFMB CBS 8: Opponents Of Prop 8 Are Working Hard Against The Odds
Video available at the link above - Associated Press: Mormon Group Protests Church's Gay Marriage Stance
- Sacramento Bee: ARC Student Leaders Targeted for Recall Over Prop. 8 Support
- L.A. Now (Los Angeles Times): Backing Prop. 8 in Enemy Territory
- Equality California: THE "8 AGAINST 8" CAMPAIGN: 8 Days - 8 Bloggers Against Proposition 8 (October 20, 2008 - October 27, 2008)
Visit the page above for links to all the participating sites - Joe. My. God.: Young Adults For Prop 8
Video available at the link above - The Bilerico Project: My Brief Journalistic Dilemma Over Prop 8
- South Florida Sun Sentinel: Gay-Marriage Ban Lacks Support Needed to Pass
- The News Journal: Strong opinions ring proposed marriage amendment
- The Bilerico Project: Florida Amendment 2 Backers Release Ads
Video available at the above link - Pam’s House Blend: The Real Impact of Florida's Amendment 2
- The Bilerico Project: Fla Poll shows Amendment 2 more likely to lose
YOUTH AND SCHOOLS NEWS
- Los Angeles Times: EDITORIAL: Chicago's 'Gay Friendly' High School Idea
- Tri-City Herald: Gay teens face hard times in Tri-Cities
- Chicago Tribune: Chicago school officials delay vote on gay high school
- The Bilerico Project: Stories from the Helpline