By April Barton Boston, Massachusetts Note: The original, full text of this piece, which includes in-depth analysis and recommendations, can be found below the fold. Last week, my wife, Adrienne, and I had a two-hour layover in Milwaukee, WI, on a trip between Boston, where we live, and Iowa, where I grew up and...
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LGBT Rights
Touching Down in the Flyover States | A 50-State Strategy for the LGBT Movement
Analysis of Prop 8 Campaign. New TPP Article Up on The Democratic Strategist
You can read the full article at The Democratic Strategist. The article offers a full analysis of the field strategy of the “No on 8″ campaign. Why We Lost in California: An Analysis of “No on 8″ Field Strategies Editor’s Note: We are very pleased to publish this constructive critique of field strategies for...
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Family Dinner Video, Boston
Family Dinner | Boston, September 21, 2008 Check out this video of the most recent Family Dinner in Boston. Thanks to Kaitlin Meelia of Planted Seeds Productions for filming and editing.
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Letters Home | A California Native on Marriage Equality
By Ryan West Providence,RI Note: Ryan is a California native who wrote this letter asking his family members to vote against the proposed anti-marriage amendment that will be on the California ballot this fall. In talking about the experience of composing this letter — which is the first in a series of four that...
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Answering the Call | Reflections on June 17th
By Nilka Julio San Francisco, CA Note: June 17th, 2008 marked the first full day that gay couples could legally marry in California. Nilka helped to organize a group of 16 folks who went down to San Francisco City Hall to cheer on the couples and celebrate. When we put the call out to...
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How Abstinence Can Win LGBT Rights Campaigns
You can check out the full article, based on TPP’s work, at The Democratic Strategist. The opening is below: Abstinence Education By Jasmine Beach-Ferrara On a 100-degree day this summer, I took my dog on a run through Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. A mile into it, I looked up to see two...
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