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Fictional ban on interracial unions and abortion in America 2049 becoming all too real today

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 12:11

From our Restore Fairness blog-


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One Year After Prop 8: Why Asian Americans Should Support Marriage Equality

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 11:11

On November 4th, 2008, Proposition 8 passed in California, eliminating the right to marry for same-sex couples.  One year later, the rights of the LGBT community are again up for a popular vote, in Maine, Washington and Michigan. 

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As a straight ally in the fight for marriage equality, I am often asked why I work on the issue of marriage equality.


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Justice of the Peace Gone Wild!!!

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:57

So have you heard about the tale about the Louisiana justice of the peace,  Keith Bardwell, who denied an interracial couple a marriage license out of an abundance of concern for their potential offspring?   JP Bardwell, who proclaims he is not a racist, drew the following conclusions from his (?) experience: (a) interracial marriages don’t last long and (b) the offspring are not accepted by either white or black society.