Prop. 8 players join bid to repeal (California) transgender law
Source: Associated Press
An effort to overturn a new law allowing transgender students to choose which school restrooms they use and whether to play boys or girls sports got a boost Friday when a major player in the passage of California's now-defunct same-sex marriage ban threw its support behind the campaign.
The National Organization for Marriage announced it was working with another conservative group, the Capitol Resource Institute, to repeal the law at the ballot box. The marriage group provided early fundraising and organizing for the 2008 ballot initiative that outlawed same-sex marriages, known as Proposition 8.
Opponents of the transgender student law have until Nov. 8 to gather the signatures of 504,760 registered voters needed to place a referendum on the November 2014 ballot to nullify the statute.
... The political strategist who ran the successful Proposition 8 campaign, Frank Schubert, has signed on to manage the referendum campaign. Noting that no one has ever qualified a referendum in California using only volunteers, Schubert said "it's a virtual certainty" the campaign will hire paid petition-circulators to supplement work already going on at churches statewide.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/20/5753962/prop-8-players-join-bid-to-repeal.html
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)using the name "Mickey Mouse".
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)The first transwoman I ever met was at a church. UU, to be sure, but a church nonetheless.
hunter
(38,325 posts)These kids' lives are difficult enough as it is.
I hate these "conservatives," yeah I know, hate is a strong word, but I do hate them.
eggplant
(3,913 posts)the issue itself doesn't matter. they think they can drag otherwise complacent conservatives out to vote.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Link Speed
(650 posts)I live in the 2nd-gayest (per capita) county in the US. They didn't even bother spewing their crap here during the run-up to the Prop 8 vote.
FreeState
(10,577 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)deserving of our utmost respect no matter how many people it screws over, otherwise we're "bashers" and "bigots."
xfundy
(5,105 posts)Tells you a lot about how their heads work. Projection, always projection.
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)enlightenment
(8,830 posts)I think a little clarity is needed in that post.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Evasporque
(2,133 posts)There are restrictions on how money raised by political non-profits can be used. Transgender youth equality in public schools has NOTHING to do with same sex marriage.
NOM is opening the door for legal action. They are breaking the law and should lose tax exempt non-profit status.
It is reprehensible that our nation allows organizations like this to operate.
NOM and these other asshole based organizations will run into much more than they bargained for when they start attacking transgender kids.