The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute yesterday released the results of a study debunking the myth that African Americans overwhelmingly and disproportionately supported Proposition 8. The study, commissioned by the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund in San Francisco, found that the level of support for Prop. 8 among African Americans wasContinue reading "New Study Debunks Myths about African American Voting on Prop. 8"
Looking Towards the New Year with Gratitude for 2008
A note from our president, Eva Paterson: Obama!!!! 2008 was quite a year, to put it mildly. We feel like characters in a fairy tale who lived in a peaceful kingdom that was taken over by monsters and mad men. And now they are finally packing up to leave us in peace! The election ofContinue reading "Looking Towards the New Year with Gratitude for 2008"
Connerly Loses Another 209 Battle; This Time In LA Schools
Magnet schools in Los Angeles won a significant court victory Friday when a state appellate panel rejected a lawsuit charging that they violated California's Proposition 209, which outlawed affirmative action in the state, reported the Los Angeles Times in an article on Friday. In strong, clear language, the three-judge panel said an organization affiliated withContinue reading "Connerly Loses Another 209 Battle; This Time In LA Schools"