The big piece of D.C. gay marriage victory was due to the outreach to Blacks in the city. By doing this, D.C. was able to push through the foolishness and get this initiative passed.
“In D.C., outreach to African-Americans wasn’t part of the campaign. It was the campaign,” said Michael Crawford, the leader of a pro-same-sex union group, D.C. For Marriage.
Crawford, who is black, said other residents weren’t ignored, but his group and others weighed the city’s racial makeup in planning their message. That made the debate here different than in other places that have considered gay marriage – places like California, where about 7 percent of residents are black, or Maine, where 1 percent are. Voters in both states struck down gay marriage laws.
In Washington, gay couples are expected to be able to apply for marriage licenses beginning Wednesday – but opponents are still challenging it in court.
And opponents FAILED! The Supreme Court decided not to stop the gay marriage law and today it will be the real deal.
And Cali, take FRAKKING note! Reach out to EVERYBODY!
Congrats D.C.!
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Well, since over 50% of D.C. residents are black, I'd go ahead and say that it's pretty obvious who they had to campaign to.
Also, if you're saying, err, YELLING rather, that CA needs more outreach to minority communities and using a gay marriage victory elsewhere as an example, are you also agreeing that it was the Hispanic and Black communities who COST us our marriage equality here?
I'm saying this because you're not just giving advice, you're scolding.
I'd disagree, by the way... Though we could always use more outreach, that isn't what we need to win marriage equality here. What we need is for Hispanic and African-American gays and lesbians to stand the fuck up and come out.
There aren't any more excuses or scapegoats... Not in California.
I agree that more folks should stand up, however, I think it's imperative to outreach to the minorities communities.
I'm not saying that it was our fault that Prop 8 pass, I just think it was a bad move not to include us the planning.
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about it being "imperative" to outreach to minority communities... I really don't think a commercial, flyer, or even going door to door in primarily black and Hispanic communities will do any good if they're being told every time they go to church that gay is evil or wrong and to "protect" marriage.
I truly believe that the battle will be won when they realize it's their own family and friends they're voting against, and that'll never happen if people stay in the closet.
I get what you are saying V, and that is true. More outreach to non-white communities with such campaigns will only aid in the solution. Yeah, them coming out will help, but those who don't know about the issue at all won't making any motions to let it be known they support it. Hence why there needs to be more outreach...
Prop 8 won because whites voted for it too and in numbers no greater than blacks.
Mike,
If you want to continue blaming black folks for an issue that the No on 8 organizers failed to have a strategy for, then in 2010 Pop 8 will live... In fact, Marriage Equality will never be a reality in CA.
Wallow in that ignorance though.
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