LGBT Rights

Touching Down in the Flyover States | A 50-State Strategy for the LGBT Movement

April 21, 2009
By jasmine
Touching Down in the Flyover States | A 50-State Strategy for the LGBT Movement

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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Analysis of Prop 8 Campaign. New TPP Article Up on The Democratic Strategist

November 12, 2008
By jasmine

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

October 2, 2008
By jasmine

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

July 16, 2008
By jasmine

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

July 1, 2008
By jasmine

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

January 7, 2007
By jasmine

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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