As for the failure to stop Prop 8 in 2008, Matt Palazzolo of Equal Roots Coalition, frames it this way:
I think what propelled Prop 8 to be supported and pass were two things. The first was a series of some lies and then just some heavily shrouded information from the YES on "8" side. And you know every side of a campaign has propaganda but they got [YES on Prop 8 side] really dirty and played tricks. And the other part is the blame on the NO on "8" campaign that they did a very poor job in the community... with people of color and the center of the state and because of that we failed to move enough of these people.
Why Proposition 8 passed in 2008 in California will be the subject of much discussion and strategizing as the 2010 and 2012 elections approach - just as the question of why the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not yet ended will similarly be hotly discussed. Still there is strength in numbers.
One can be certain that amongst the thousands who marched Tuesday night through California and across the nation in opposition to the Supreme Court ruling to uphold Proposition 8, that there were many who've been active in the anti-war movement. After all, the suppression of the weak by the strong, sorrow and injustice are hallmarks of LGBT inequality, and of war. Perhaps as the LGBT struggle for humanity and civil rights moves forward, and the common struggle for humanity and civil rights to end war also moves forward, a greater harmony will develop between these two groups - with clarified goals and a universal message that unity wields more power than division.
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