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Colorado per se DUID bill killed by opponents of gay civil unions
A bill proposed and passed by ignorant people who are intolerant of marijuana consumers was left to die because ignorant people who are intolerant of homosexuality had to kill a bill to recognize even a second-class marriage right for gay people.
Queer Today offers look at marijuana law reform as an LGBT issue
We often use the metaphor of “coming out of the closet” to describe telling the truth to family and friends about our cannabis use, noting that gays and lesbians didn’t begin to win any political battles until their numbers were visible to the general public. It is easy for people to be taught to hate mis-labeled abstractions like “homosexuals” or “drug abusers”; it is a lot more difficult to vote to discriminate against your gay cousin or marijuana-smoking nephew.
Change.org’s announcement email
Stasher Greg received the email from Change.org announcing their winners. Here is the important paragraph: We’ve tapped into this energy with our Ideas for Change in America, and today we held a press event at the National Press Club in Washington DC to announce the winners of the competition. The 10 winning ideas reflect the diverse [...]
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