Prop 8 and race...my not altogether cohesive rant

[jpelletier1977]

First off - the fact that Prop 8 did not get voted down in CA is immensely disappointing. I feel partially left out from the pride and excitement sweeping so much of Urban America right now. Quite frankly, rights of gay people were ripped away by the majority. I will never understand how the rights of the minority can be taken away by the

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[flagster]

Amen, sister. Here's some more "statistically nerdy" armature for people quick to blame the "black/brown vote" for the loss on prop. 8 (not that we need the numbers to show the finger-pointing is just plain wrong, not to mention dishonorable and disingenuous). We just need to pick ourselves back up, dust ourselves off, and fight harder.