Once again, Sapphocrat over at Lavender Newswire cuts through the nonsense to find the truth.

[Jamastiene]

43 California Lawmakers File Friend of Court Brief to Void Prop 8

Forty-three Democratic legislators, including leaders of the California Senate and Assembly, filed a brief Monday urging the California Supreme Court to void Proposition 8.

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As expected, head H8er Frank Schubert makes a lot of bitter, empty remarks — and start flogging the “blacks-and-Latinos-hate-the-gays” crap all over again:

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Once again, folks, this black-versus-gay division is coming from the Prop 8 camp, and they are doing everything they can to cause a massive rift between African-Americans and gays.

Why? Short reason: LGBTs and blacks are two of the most solidly loyal factions of the Democratic Party, and such a rift threatens to destroy any last shred of “party unity” for the Dems.

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Read the entire article here:
http://news.lavenderliberal.com/2008/11/11/43-california-lawmakers-file-friend-of-court-brief-to-void-prop-8/

Just as I expected. I knew there HAD to be a source for this all of a sudden extreme "rift" between GLBTs and AAs. Now we know; divide and conquer.

Solidarity. It's the only way to go.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. A true solidarity

based on mutual respect and understanding. That might take some time to achieve. Hopefully this dustup will spur the necessary dialogue.

[tblue]

2. Thank you. We have to unite and educate one another.

[bluedawg12]

3. Yup.

I think we caught on.

Gay solidarity first and foremost, support gay causes, await the Courts, outreach and protests.


That should cover it.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Sapph rocks.

[madmadmad]

5. far be it to me to judge another oppressed group anyway...

i'm pissed at everyone who voted in favor of this- african-american, white, hispanic, young, old- whoever!

but i'll never who voted what way really, so why hate what i can't see and can't know? just educate and continue to try to get as many people, from as many groups as possible, to vote liberal. that's the best way to effect change anyway.

[JackBeck]

6. Machiavellian et impera: divide and conquer.

Which is why you haven't seen me insert myself too much into this week-long battle. My few attempts were ignored except by, I believe, a few other concerned voices that were left completely mystified by the utter filth that tends to infiltrate the discussion of those wanting to establish an open dialog about third-rail issues.

Sapph, of course, has the talent and ability to parse most bullshit and write a reasoned interpretation. Even when I've disagreed with her, I've always respected what she has to say and how she came to her conclusions.