WASHINGTON - January 6 - An in-depth analysis of the Proposition 8 vote released today shows that party affiliation, political ideology, frequency of attending worship services and age were the driving forces behind the measure's passage on Nov. 4. The study finds that after taking into account the effect of religious service attendance, support for Proposition 8 among African Americans and Latinos was not significantly different than other groups.
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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and building the organizational capacity of the LGBT movement. The Task Force Policy Institute, the movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, the Task Force works to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.
Freedom to Marry is the gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality nationwide. Launched in 2003, Freedom to Marry is headed by Evan Wolfson, author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Freedom to Marry guides and focuses this social justice movement on a nationwide level, serving as a strategy and support center for national, state and local partners, a catalyst that drives and shapes the national debate on marriage equality, and an alliance-builder fostering support from non-gay allies.
Let California Ring is a public education campaign to open hearts and minds about the freedom to marry and the respect, support, protections and responsibilities that come with marriage. It is a project of Equality California Institute, working in a diverse coalition of over 60 national, state and local organizations.
And Marriage for All is a collaborative partnership of African-American community leaders, families, clergy and faith leaders, elected officials and supporters spearheading a public education campaign in Northern California regarding the freedom to marry.
