[OutVoice] Revealing Latter Day Prop 8 politics + global LGBT news

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Mon Jun 14 17:08:31 CDT 2010


 
 
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Revealing Latter Day politics in the Prop 8 campaign;
Inclusive policies force Episcopalians out of the ecumenical
conversation, Iceland lawmakers unanimously agree to marriage equality,
pardoned Malawi men part under pressure, three million celebrate Pride
in Sao Paulo while Tel Aviv Pride remembers the victims of last year's
murderous attack on an LGBT youth group, and more global LGBT news
  
- In "NewsWrap": The Anglican Communion punishes its U.S. branch, the Episcopal Church, for consecrating a second openly-queer Bishop, while Canadian Anglicans again decide not to decide on blessing same-gender couples... Iceland's parliament unanimously passes a marriage equality bill, while Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao become the first same-gender couple to legally wed in Portugal... Malawi's embattled queer couple Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza breaks up, and Monjeza is reportedly now dating a woman... more than 3 million celebrate LGBT Pride in Sao Paulo in what's said to be the world's biggest such event, while an estimated 100,000 at Tel Aviv Pride honor the victims of last year's murderous rampage on a youth support group... and more LGBT news from around the world (written by GREG GORDON, and reported this week by JENN MAHONEY and PAM MARSHALL).
  
- There was news this week in the PROPOSITION 8 saga, this time regarding the high profile federal lawsuit testing the constitutionality of CALIFORNIA's anti-marriage equality initiative. According to published reports, it will only be a few weeks after hearing closing arguments on June 16th that presiding Judge Vaughn Walker will issue his ruling in the closely watched trial. The case is ultimately expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court. When the measure passed in 2008 by a slim margin, Mormons were quick to take credit for its success. During the fight, the Mormon Church media-engine, with mega-million dollar public relations and political consulting firm support, barraged Californians with a suffocating number of misleading television and radio ads and door-to-door campaigns staffed by the Mormon-affiliated National Organization for Marriage. A new documentary, "8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION", investigates the behind the scenes but pivotal role played by the Latter Day Saints in swaying the California electorate - an investigation that recently led the California Fair Political Practices Commission to impose a fine on the Church for campaign finance violations. Along with preview clips from the film, "This Way Out's" STEVE PRIDE speaks with its producer and narrator DUSTIN LANCE BLACK (Oscar winning screenwriter for "Milk") and two of its subjects: FRED KARGER, founder of the LGBT advocacy group Californians Against Hate (www.CaliforniansAgainstHate.com), and LINDA STAY, the Mormon mother of a married gay son (www.MomsForEquality.com) [includes outro music from "Married" performed by ALAN CUMMING].
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