Prop 8
The New Black shares a new perspective on homophobia
|Many student organizations within the Mason community teamed up to present a new film exposing the dangers of homophobia at the JC Cinema.
Some students are unaware of the ongoing homophobia within some black communities in Maryland that surfaced after the election of 2008 when President Barack Obama was first elected and Proposition 8—a proposition to outlaw gay marriage—passed in California.
OPINION: Marriage equality is essential to a truly free America
|Hundreds of people gathered in D.C. last Tuesday, March 26, to show both support and opposition as the Supreme Court began its hearings on California's gay marriage ban. Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, overturning California's Supreme Court decision previously legalizing same-sex marriage. The issue here is to determine whether Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act violate the 14th amendment, which guarantees equal protection under law.
VIDEO: My Two Cents - Mike De Robbio on "Prop 8"
|Government and International Politics major Mike De Robbio, a junior, gave his two cents yesterday on the Supreme Court's hearing of Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.