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Calif. Gay Marriage Fight Centers on Chinatown

Campaigners hope to repeat success in changing Asian attitudes

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(Newser) – Campaigners seeking to bring legalized gay marriage back to California believe their success in Chinatown points the way forward, Reuters reports. The state's Asian communities swung in favor of gay marriage faster than any other group over the last decade as advocates worked to bring taboos into the open and tailor their message towards different cultures. They hope similar tactics will help change attitudes in the black and Latino communities.

"What we felt we had to do is talk to people who aren't on our side. So that's why we do these crazy things like walk through the streets of Chinatown as part of the New Year's Parade," the chair of one activist group said. "That's why we go out to festivals from Little India to Little Tokyo and talk to complete strangers."   

Julian Abelskamp, center, holds a sign with others during a rally to protest the California Supreme Court 's decision to uphold Proposition 8.
Julian Abelskamp, center, holds a sign with others during a rally to protest the California Supreme Court 's decision to uphold Proposition 8.   (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
Supporters of same-sex marriage organized by Latino activists pass through the edge of Chinatown during a march in Los Angeles last November.
Supporters of same-sex marriage organized by Latino activists pass through the edge of Chinatown during a march in Los Angeles last November.   (Getty Images)
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Star Trek legend George Takei, aka "Mr. Sulu," looks at wedding photos with his husband Brad Altman. Takei has been a vocal supporter of marriage rights for gays.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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riffran
Jun 19, 09 3:36 AM CDT
"second verse same as the first....I am Henry the eighth I am"........ Reply
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prowlerzee
Jun 19, 09 7:30 AM CDT
Boycott Marriott and Staples...both are Mormon companies.
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Fondue
Jun 19, 09 8:05 AM CDT
"I did the only thing I could. ------- I made a video spoofing the lds church" --Robert E. Howard. Is that really ALL you could do?
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RobN
Jun 19, 09 9:31 AM CDT
Hey prowlerzee, are you going to boycott all black and hispanic owned companies? Cause those groups voted against gay marriage in huge numbers as well. Going to lump them all together as well, or just Mormons?
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SomebodyElse
Jun 19, 09 9:59 AM CDT
To RobN, your argument is the classic logical fallacy known as the appeal to ridicule, as well as somewhat racist. While Black and Hispanic individuals may have voted against gay marriage, the groups as a whole, nor the businessmen thereof, are not responsible. However, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (The Mormon Church) did as an entity come out against gay marriage and heavily donate to the anti-equality cause.
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