Next Thursday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments in our legal challenge to Proposition 8. As we seek to overturn Prop 8, we have the broadest array of support ever seen on an LGBT issue before any California Court. This support speaks directly to the relationships and coalition work that many in the LGBT,Continue reading "Kate Kendell, Eva Paterson: ‘Standing Together and Continuing the Conversation’"
RaceWire: Addressing Obama’s Racial Coding, plus Lakoff, Mike Lux
Tammy Johnson on racewire.com talks about her concerns over the use of racially coded language in President Obama's address to Congress earlier this week. Her post has additional comments in addition to the video. It's interesting to take Tammy's analysis and compare it to George Lakoff's pre-speech assessment of the "Obama Code," his definition ofContinue reading "RaceWire: Addressing Obama’s Racial Coding, plus Lakoff, Mike Lux"
NY Post Editorial Cartoon: Simian Stereotypes and Cartoonist Excuses
If nothing else, the now-infamous New York Post cartoon by Sean Delonas published Wednesday showing a chimp shot to death by police officers should be a clear answer to the question of whether we're in a "post-racial" America. As EJS President Eva Paterson and others have argued, the answer to that question is a resoundingContinue reading "NY Post Editorial Cartoon: Simian Stereotypes and Cartoonist Excuses"