Prop. 8 Trial: “You All Have Brokeback Mountain, Gay Discrimination Is Over”
- Empower Spirits Foundation Notes From Proposition 8 Trial, Jan 13, 2010
“YOU ALL HAVE BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN AND IT EVEN GOT AWARDS— GAY DISCRIMINATION IS OVER
Thompson, the attorney for the Proponents of Prop 8, is taking the position that gays are not being discriminated against any more and so that cannot be the reason that Prop 8 passed.
He makes a point and then asks Professor Chauncey if that is correct.
He’s mentioning Will and Grace, the movie Philadelphia, and Brokeback mountain as evidence that LGBT people are not being discriminated against.
NANCY PELOSI IS A GAY RIGHTS CHAMPION
Did I miss something? Nancy Pelosi is our fierce advocate?
Thompson says she is.
Thompson-“Homosexuals couldn’t get hearings in the 1950s, but today you have Barney Frank and he’s a powerful ally of gays and lesbians, correct?”
Thompson, “You have AIDS funding, isn’t that important to gays and lesbians, correct?”
Thompson, “Thousands of employers have non-discrimination policies, correct?”
PRESIDENTIAL POLICY ON GAYS AND LESBIANS
Thompson- “President Clinton appointed 116 gays to employment, correct?”
Thompson- “He issued presidential orders, barring discrimination in employment, correct?”
All the advances Clinton made however for LGBT people in the government were immediately revoked or ignored during Bush’s 8 years. It was shocking to see how quickly, we went backwards.
ALL MEN AND WOMEN ARE SINNERS, CORRECT?
Christian organizations against gay rights are in the minority, correct?
Thompson trying to show that significant shift in acceptance toward gay people as evidence by the fact that numerous churches support gay rights and read off a list of denominations that support gay people. He also submitted two videos for evidence to show that even the churches are supporting gay people. One of the signing of the DC marriage equality resolution being signed in a church and then one was an interview of Rick Warren on Fox said that he believed that people show “respect” for “all people regardless of their lifestyle, but I don’t believe in redefining marriage as it’s been the past 5000 years.”
