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I'm Tomás Summers Sandoval and this is my blog. I'm an asociate professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and History at Pomona College, the author of Latinos at the Golden Gate(2013), and a generally nice guy. You can learn more about me at my main website.
Tag Archives: prop 8
Same-Sex Marriage and a Latina on the Supreme Court
Today has been a big day in legal news, though not an entirely surprising one. In a move everyone expected, the California State Supreme Court upheld the legality of Proposition 8, the anti-same-sex marriage act passed by voters in November … Continue reading
Posted in History, News, Politics
Tagged bronx, california, equality, gay marriage, hispanic, latina, latino, law, legal affairs, obama, prop 8, puerto rican, same sex marriage, sonia sotomayor, supreme court
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Religion and Same Sex Marriage
Author and cultural commentator Richard Rodriguez offers his insights into the passage of Proposition 8 and the crises in American churches in this interview featured at Salon.com. Rodriguez is a sophisticated and critically-minded public intellectual. He offers a solid analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged california, Chicano, church, church hypocrisy, hispanic, interviews, latino, prop 8, proposition 8, race, race and sex, religion, richard rodriguez, same sex marriage, sexuality
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••The racial fallout of Prop. 8
This is what I wrote last July: My great fear is that, in California and elsewhere, the coalitions fighting against these restrictive ballot measures won’t reach out in any organized and systematic way to Latino voters. This may be a … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics
Tagged californi same sex marriage, california, gay, gay marriage, lesbian, prop 8, proposition 8, queer, queer rights, racism, same sex marriage
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“Public schools become focus of gay marriage ban”
From the Associated Press/Yahoo: Public schools become focus of gay marriage ban By LISA LEFF and JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writers Wed Oct 22 SAN FRANCISCO – A girl in pigtails bounds into the kitchen after school and asks her … Continue reading
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Tagged california proposition 8, gay marriage, gay marriage lies, homophobia, lgbt rights, prop 8, proposition 8, queer rights, same sex marriage
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