New Briefs 1/11/2009 (part 2)
Prop 8 exit polling of African-Americans way off, experts say, Advocate.com, Kerry Eleveld.
New study shows party, ideology, frequency of religious service attendance and age drove vote on Proposition 8, FreedomToMarry.org. Download the Prop 8 report (PDF file).
Voters may get final say in gay-rights ordinance [in Kalamazoo, Michigan], Kalamazoo Gazette, Kathy Jessup.
Ohio Supreme Court limits impact of gay marriage ban, 365gay.com.
State supreme courts to rule in gay marriage cases, 365gay.com. Something of an overview of pending cases in California and Iowa.
New state legislatures to take up gay rights bills, 365gay.com. Another overview, covering New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington and New Mexico..
Op-Ed: Why are gay marriage advocates not defending polyamory? The Huffington Post, Lee Stranahan. A provocative opinion piece. I agree with some of his ideas. I disagree with others, notably the idea that bisexuals as a group would tend to favor non-monogamous relationships.
Excerpts from the above headlines follow:
Prop 8 exit polling of African-Americans way off, experts say
A new study on California’s Proposition 8 voting trends released Tuesday found that far fewer African-Americans voted to pass the gay marriage ban than the 70% suggested by exit polling and concluded that race was not the most significant factor affecting people’s vote for or against marriage equality.
An in-depth analysis of the Proposition 8 vote released today shows that party affiliation, political ideology, frequency of attending worship services and age were the driving forces behind the measure’s passage on Nov. 4. The study finds that after taking into account the effect of religious service attendance, support for Proposition 8 among African Americans and Latinos was not significantly different than other groups. Through a precinct-by-precinct analysis and review of multiple other sources of data, the study also puts African-American support for Proposition 8 at no more than 59 percent, nowhere close to the 70 percent reported the night of the election. Finally, the study shows how support for marriage equality has grown substantially across almost all California demographic groups — except Republicans.
Voters may get final say in gay-rights ordinance [in Kalamazoo, Michigan]
If the Kalamazoo City Commission doesn’t repeal an ordinance banning housing and employment discrimination against homosexuals, the issue will go before city voters to decide.
Ohio Supreme Court limits impact of gay marriage ban
The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand an appeals court ruling that said the state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage cannot be used to terminate a child custody agreement between partners.
Op-Ed: Why are gay marriage advocates not defending polyamory?
I’m in favor of real marriage equality. Love the one you’re with. Love the two or more you’re with, if you can work that out. Marry them if you’re into that kind of thing. But until the gay marriage movement embraces polygamy…well, they are just acting like bigots and haters, aren’t they?
