Mormons and Prop 8

Prop 8: The Musical

Preston — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:38 +0000

Jack Black, John C Reilly, Allison Janey, Patrick Neal Harris and a lot of famous faces have a little fun with Prop 8, Jesus, and the pious. See it here. See Towleroad for details on the production.

“Perfect Storm” PR Disaster for Mormon Church

Preston — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:44:37 +0000

Jan Shipps, a Methodist woman who has long studied the Mormons, describes the current situation as a “perfect storm” public relations disaster for the Mormon Church. Here she is on a local Salt Lake City station:

Real Family Values

Preston — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:46:16 +0000

If you believe Real Family Values means heterosexual relationships and not same-sex relationships, then read this man’s story, and if it moves you, there is more here and here. He speaks to the reality that we live in so different from the black/white, right/wrong, straight/gay world Mormons and others want to enforce through law.

And then, just because I like his writing, read his letter to Larry Craig on the politics of it all.

Mormon Synchronized Swim Team

Preston — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:07:54 +0000

A nice little mental health break. Mormon boys channeling Esther Williams:

At their most charming Mormons live in that more innocent 1940/1950s world where soldiers dressed up as dames and sang their little hearts out to rally the troops. Adorable.

Finger Pointing Over The Loss

Preston — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:12:49 +0000

Queerty has a great roundup of the finger pointing, including a link to the Advocate article on why No on Prop 8 failed. Personally I don’t feel anger at community leaders. I believe the gay community was shocked to realize we cared so much about this only after it happened. Thanks largely to the Mormon Church, the giant is now wide awake.

Prop 8 FAQs

Preston — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:45:01 +0000

The LA Gay & Lesbian Center has FAQs up on what happened with Prop 8.

The Protests Worked

Preston — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:35:19 +0000

Don’t listen to the drivel that protesting doesn’t work. A) We feel better, and more coalesced, when we express our collective anger, and B) The protests did sway the public. 8% of those who voted Yes on eight have changed their minds. We only lost by 3 points.

What Would Harvey Milk Do?

Preston — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:56:34 +0000

This one brought tears to my eyes. I was a teen in the 70s. I don’t remember knowing about Harvey Milk and feeling hope. I wasn’t self-identified enough to relate. I do remember Sergeant Leonard Matlovic, and I do remember the Briggs Initiative and Anita Bryant making clear that some people out there hated people like me, a message I had already received on the playground. But I remember realizing there are people out there… like me.

I am afraid to see the movie Milk. I know I will be crying and sniffling through the whole thing. The message is too timely.

Princeton’s Proposition 8

Preston — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:35:08 +0000

Finally East Coast Liberals are following the Mormon’s moral leadership… this time to establish in law the long traditional “separate but less equal” status of Freshmen:

Brilliant. You know you’re winning when you have cute Ivy Leaguers on your side. More info on the four day protests here.

Stop Mormon Church Profits: Macy’s and Nordstrom Out Of City Creek Center!

Preston — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:55:08 +0000

Macy’s and Nordstrom anchor stores, and all businesses that respect the LGBT community OUT of the 100% Mormon Church’s new $2 billion mega-mall in the center of Salt Lake City. Stop the profits of this highly politicized anti-gay, anti-civil rights church!

> MORE INFORMATION AND ACTIONS HERE!