December 12, 2008 – January 15, 2009
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Quotes of the Month:
“We are prepared to hold feet to the fire on the issues that are critical to our community. It’s our responsibility to stay in the face of the administration.”
— Darlene Nipper, Deputy Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Associated Press, December 23, 2008
“So many people are going to be sitting in front of their TVs or computers, or around the world, watching this remarkable man [Bishop Gene Robinson] offer up prayer for the new president. The vision will be of benefit to many people, not just lesbian, gay and transgendered people.”
— Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2009
“This is a wake-up call to the (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. We must do a better job of organizing in the faith-based community, using LGBT people who are themselves part of that community.”
— Jaime Grant, Policy Institute Director National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2009
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Top Highlights
- Black support for Prop. 8 called exaggeration
San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2009
- Race not deciding factor in Prop. 8 vote, study shows
Oakland Tribune, January 6, 2009
Also appeared in Contra Costa Times
- New study challenges black support for Proposition 8
Sacramento Bee, January 6, 2009
- Study exit polls overestimated Prop. 8 support
Associated Press, January 7, 2009
- Obama gives gay bishop a role
Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2009
Also appeared in Chicago Tribune and Boston Herald
- Gay-rights leaders’ enthusiasm for Obama subsides
Associated Press, December 23, 2008
- Gay leaders angered by Obama prayer pick
San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 2008
- Obama invites gay bishop to give inaugural prayer
The Nation, January 12, 2009
- Obama’s selection of evangelical pastor Rick Warren for inauguration sparks gay outrage
U.S. News & World Report, December 18, 2008
- The exit poll and Prop. 8
Pollster.com, January 15, 2009
Prop. 8 study
- Are blacks really to blame for Proposition 8?
NPR, January 15, 2009
- Prop. 8 exit polling of African Americans way off, experts say
The Advocate, January 10, 2009
- Fun with numbers: Proposition 8 edition
San Francisco Chronicle, December 17, 2008
- Faith, not race, the big factor in Prop. 8 vote
Huffington Post, January 10, 2009
- Did black voters really disproportionately support Prop. 8?
Pam’s House Blend, January 9, 2009
- Friday Forum: Is the gay community racist?
Queerty, January 9, 2009
- New study shows party, ideology and age drove vote on Proposition 8
Targeted News Service, January 6, 2009
- New Task Force study on Prop. 8 vote
Joe.My.God, January 7, 2009
- Study debunks myth that blacks overwhelmingly supported Prop. 8
Towleroad, January 8, 2009
- NGLTF analysis of race and Prop. 8 stirs controversy
San Francisco Bay Times, January 15, 2009
- Prop. 8 and race: a rejoinder
Box Turtle Bulletin, January 14, 2009
- Prop. 8 report says exit poll overstated black support
Washington Blade, January 7, 2009
- Study debunks myth about racial role in Prop 8 passage
DiversityInc, January 8, 2009
- Study to be released tomorrow looks at Prop. 8 vote
Desert Sun, January 10, 2009
- The debate continues over homophobia in the black community
Americablog, January 9, 2009
- The myth of African American influence in Prop. 8’s passage
Bay Windows, January 8, 2009
- The Prop. 8 vote was always complicated
365gay.com, January 7, 2009
- Who voted for Prop. 8
Windy City Times, January 14, 2009
- New study revisits African-Americans effect on passage of Proposition 8
PageOneQ, January 8, 2009
- New study shows Prop, 8 success “not personal”
Religion Dispatches, January 6, 2009
- Race overstated in Prop 8 passage, report says
Bay Area Reporter, January 8, 2009
Transition
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Transition, Cont.
- Inclusion
Bay Area Reporter, January 15, 2009
- LGBT leaders focus on Obama’s agenda
Edge, December 18, 2008
- Obama appoints his first openly gay administrator
Bay Windows, December 17, 2009
- Obama once backed gay marriage
Southern Voice, January 16, 2009
- Task Force Action Fund urges Obama to leave no community behind in new economic stimulus plan
Targeted News Service, January 10, 2009
- ‘We have to rethink how we do our work’
New York Blade, December 12, 2008
Warren
- A purpose driven opportunity
Baltimore Examiner, January 4, 2009
- Anti-gay bigot headlines Obama inauguration
Gay City News, December 18, 2008
- Controversy over inaugural prayer is nothing new
Associated Baptist Press, December 23, 2008
- Free the Saddleback one
San Francisco Chronicle, December 23, 2008
- Gay orgs react to Warren selection
Joe.My.God, December 18, 2008
- Gays outraged over Obama invite to Warren
Bay Area Reporter, December 18, 2008
- Has Obama turned his back on gays?
Gay City News, December 23, 2008
- Homobigot Rick Warren to deliver invocation at inauguration
Pam’s House Blend, December 17, 2008
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force denounces selection of Rick Warren to give invocation at inauguration
Gay City News, December 17, 2008
- Pastors say Obama can pick the reverend he wants
The Gresham Outlook, December 19, 2008
- The latest on the Rick Warren debacle
Pam’s House Blend, December 18, 2008
- The qualms with Pastor Rick Warren
Encore, January 7, 2009
Robinson
Faith
- U.S. absent from U.N. statement on gays
Bay Area Reporter, December 18, 2008
- U.N. to offer pro-gay resolution today
On Top Magazine, December 18, 2008
- Faith leaders from national LGBT rights groups issue joint statement denouncing Vatican and supporting UN resolution
Out in America, December 13, 2008
- Beyond Prop 8: International queer rights
Pam’s House Blend, December 15, 2008
- Article of Faith: Reflections on 2008 from a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender perspective
Targeted News Service, December 23, 2008
- Faith based organizing as a tool for LGBT
Spero News, January 15, 2009
- Religious roundtable on resignation of evangelical leader supporting same-sex civil unions
Miami Herald, December 12, 2008
- Creep of the week: The Becket fund for Religious Liberty
Pride Source, December 12, 2008
Other Highlights
- 2008: A year of change
Southern Voice, December 26, 2008
- Fla. conservatives fight transgender restroom rule
Associated Press, January 10, 2008
- Task Force Action Fund blasts new federal health care regulations
Targeted News Service, December 23, 2008
- Thousands of LGBT activists to converge in Denver on heels of inauguration
Targeted News Service, December 21, 2008
- TV ad campaign uses scare tactics to oppose trans toilet access
Pink News, January 14, 2009
- Bill to protect gays, lesbians
Bismarck Tribune, January 15, 2009
- El Task Force comenta en el segmento ‘Entre tacos y tacones’
Univision (Aqui y Ahora), December 23, 2008
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