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Prop 8 Opponents Aim for Wallets

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by Nicole Brambila

After voters banned same-sex marriage earlier this month, protesters demanded in online chat rooms and e-mails a boycott of Mormon-owned businesses and others who supported the ban.

Protesters have targeted members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because they contributed about half of the $40 million the campaign raised to ban gay marriage.

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Prop 8 Protests Target Valley Mormons

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by Nicole Brambila

Boycott became the rallying cry after voters approved a gay marriage ban in online chat rooms and forwarded e-mails that blacklisted campaign contributors.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

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From our colleagues at the National Center for Transgender Equality:

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Committee Releases Prop 8 Valley Contributors

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by Nicole Brambila

The adhoc group formed in response to calls for a valley boycott of businesses that gave money to support the recently passed gay marriage ban released its list today of local Proposition 8 contributors.

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Hundreds Walk Against Prop 8

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by Sue Davis

If you were in downtown Ventura on Saturday morning, you might have thought that last week's election had not yet happened given the number of "No on Prop. 8" signs on display.

About 600 people gathered at City Hall and marched to Mission Park, then around downtown Ventura, waving signs and chanting in support of the right of gays and lesbians to marry.

Protestors Demonstrate Support for Gay Marriage

by Candice Carlisle

Horns were honking for several hours early Saturday afternoon, supporting about 120 gay rights activists with signs and flags who were protesting the recent approval of California’s Proposition 8.

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Metro Weekly: Interview with Jon Hoadley

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by Sean Bugg

 

Elections are natural emotional rollercoasters, plunging from heady heights to profound lows.

For the GBLT community, 2008 was particularly high -- and painfully low.