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Videos
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The Causecast 006: Barack Obama, Animal Rights, Farm Sanctuary and Gay Marriage
This week in Cause...Barack Obama elected president, animals get new rights in California while lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people lose marriage rights and more!
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On Day Without A Gay, Actual Action introduces themselves to Riverside, CA. Riverside County is an area which had a high percentage of voters support Proposition 8, banning gay marriage. By putting a face to the issue at hand, they serve the community at a public rose garden.
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Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone," was given in 1978, shortly before he was assassinated.
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Kathy Griffin and Ryan Eggold get serious about Prop 8
California voters will vote on Proposition 8 on November 4, which is a measure to eliminate marriage rights from same-sex couples. Actors and musicians speak out against the measure, and urge you to use your voice too. Written and Produced by Jonathan "Woody" Woodbeck Directed by Dave O'Brien Editors: Brandon Buck and Amitabh Klemm Production Assistant: Harmonie T. Tangonan
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Harvey Milk "You Gotta Give Them Hope" Speech
Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone," was given in 1978, shortly before he was assassinated. His words resonate particularly today as Californians debate a resolution to ban gay marriage.
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James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin on "Milk"
Causecast sat down with James Franco, Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch to talk about their new film, "Milk," starring Sean Penn and directed by Gus Van Sant.
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Join The Impact | Fight The H8 | CT
November 15, 2008 | http://JoinTheImpact.com | http://FightTheH8.org | Hartford, CT Soundtrack Looted Fires by Jenny Dalton | http://www.jennydalton.com A Bug's Life March (inst) by Qui Custodientes Custodient | http://www.strangecloudmusic.com/qcc.htm Part of the http://PodsafeMusicNetwork.com
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Day Without a Gay: Riverside Response
The gay marriage protests have run their courses, the town hall meetings are ongoing, and people are looking for the next step. Causecast and Actual Action invite you to participate in RIVERSIDE RESPONSE, to coincide with the “Day without a Gay” on December 10th, 2008. We’ll be coordinating a community service project in Riverside, CA, an area that did not support Proposition 8 and marriage equality. We hope to introduce ourselves through a day of community service, putting faces to the issue at hand. Please check actualaction.org or causecast.org for more details.
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Incredible Fridays is a ministry of First Baptist Church in McKinney, TX. This outreach to the special needs community opens the door for many families to have child care that otherwise are unable. Having the opportunity to spend a few hours alone, one a date, eating at a restaurant, or seeing a movie is often rare for special needs families. Incredible Fridays makes it possible. See how they do it.
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Gavin Newsom on Prop 8, Social Media, & and His Run For Governor
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Gavin Newsom on Prop 8, Social Media, & and His Run For Governor
Articles
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Bishops In California Declare Same Sex Marriages Beneficial To Church
When people think of the official stance of churches on gay marriage, most assume they are against it. This isn’t the case when it comes to the six most se... -
Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 To Fight Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Brad Pitt has donated $100,000 to help fight the ban on gay marriage in California. The actor is hoping that the money will help fight Proposition 8 which wo... -
Deepak Chopra on Gay Marriage and the Democratic Hazard
What gives the anti-gay marriage forces their influence comes down to moral hazard.
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Stop Trying To Define Marriage And Start Defining Equality
People shouldn't be spending so much time discussing the definition of marriage, they should be discussing the definition of equality.
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Activists Rethink Their Gay-Marriage Tactics
The fight over gay marriage is not over in California, or anywhere else in the U.S.
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Sweden To Allow Gay Marriage In May
Three of the parties in the four-party governing coalition have tabled a motion that is expected to pave the way for gay marriage in Sweden on May 1st.
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl: White Knot for Gay Marriage
Add Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to the list of straight celebrities coming out to support gay marriage.
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New Hampshire House Approves Gay Marriage, Sends Bill To Sen.
The state House on Thursday voted narrowly to make New Hampshire the third state to allow gay couples to marry.
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Sweden Votes In Favor Of Legalizing Gay Marriage
The decision means that gender no longer has an impact on the ability to marry and that the law on registered partnership is repealed," the government said.
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Unanimous ruling: Iowa Marriage No Longer Limited To One Man, One Woman
The Iowa Supreme Court this morning upheld a Polk County judge’s 2007 ruling that marriage should not be limited to one man and one woman.
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Vermont overrides veto, passes gay marriage bill
Today, Vermont joins Connecticut, Massachusetts and Idaho as one of four states where gay marriage is now legal. The Senate overruled the governor's veto, 23-5.
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James Antle: Iowa and Vermont have embraced gay marriage, but Americans as a whole have not
If you thought that in Barack Obama's America heated debates over contentious social issues would become a thing of the past, think again.
Events
- Emergency Protest & Rally - ALL OUT! Overturn Prop. 8! Location: Corner of Sunset Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90029
People
- KarenAnneMarie Glasgow, SCOTLAND
- sandy42 Richardson, TX
Blog posts
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Fire, Smoke and Canvassing for Homosexual Marriage Rights
When you think temperatures of 100 degrees and a forest fire your first thought would be to stay the hell in doors with the AC with the air filter on. But not this intrepid Canuck! Oh no this past ...
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If your child stopped speaking, wouldn't look you in the eye and completely ignored the world around them, what would you do? In her new book, Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autis...
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FEARs of a father...Warning: Please do not read if you have a weak heart or stomach
Personal time. Privacy. Disposable income. Having a child means sacrificing a few things...Having a child with Autism means you live in constant fear, lose your dreams, and are in a constant state ...
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Conflicts of Interest...Blog exchange about priorities in the vaccine autism debate...
Again, I like to be fair to all sides... This was an exchange I had last summer on a blog... I still to this day ponder why and what motivates this mother to so vehemently attack parents of special...
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The Autism community is interesting in how many different direction it is going. I had an interesting and emotional response given to me by one blogger. I feel it is a time to unite and not divide ...
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When I was in college in Wisconsin, I had the opportunity to work on Tammy Baldwin's first campaign for the US House of Representatives. When she ultimately won, she became the first woman from Wi...
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Proposition 8 Underscores California’s Struggle to Achieve Sustainability
California’s Proposition 8 is wrong. While I am a big proponent that my blogs should be nonpartisan, I feel strongly about that first sentence, and more strongly that it has nothing to do with p...
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Last Tuesday was bittersweet for me as a gay man living in California. On the one hand, we'd elected our nation's first black President, who, in his victory speech mentioned gay people by name in ...
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Kelly Picks a Fight: Gay Haters
Let's be clear: I'm single and, while I absolutely abide by monogamy, I don't know that I would ever actually get married. I'm too restless and I take a vow before God as absolutely sacred. However...
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I see a world of hope for Families dealing with Autism
This was one of the toughest weeks I have ever had in my adventure of Autism advocacy. A people calling me to tell me the new autism insurance law in Illinois does not have teeth to make insurance ...
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I Really had a Dream. An amazing future is out there for Families dealing with Autism.
Ok everyone I cheated. I am very sorry. I have spent some time envisioning what our families living color first person narrative down to the touch, feel, smell, sight, sound, and voice of the grass...
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In The News: Afghan women pelted with stones during rape law protest
Over 300 protesters (mostly women) who got out on the streets of Kabul to protest the recently passed conservative marriage law in Afghanistan were pelted by stones. The Afghanistan government ...
