Gay, proud and loud
Evan Lancaster
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: News
Ritchie has been the director of TFP student action for five years and said they go everywhere. He added that TFP prefers places with a higher concentration of people, like downtown areas.
"We were in downtown Los Angeles doing the business districts there, and college campuses, wherever we can reach a lot of people," he said. "It really doesn't matter, we like to go to college campuses, because there seems to be a lot more confusion in a campus setting than there is in the general public."
Ritchie added, "Why that is, I'm not exactly sure, maybe because professors are…liberal professors are more inclined to support same-sex marriage. I would say that college campuses are the place where this information is needed most."
Jeff Parker, director of public safety at Mt. SAC, was present during the non-violent protest. Parker said that the protest was peaceful and that both sides were respectful of each other.
"Our job as public safety officers is to ensure that the educational process runs smoothly, in this case, we have two sides utilizing their freedom of speech rights," Parker said.
The only drawback, Parker said, was the fact that because his public safety officers were mediating the protest, there was not as many to monitor other parts of the campus.
Associated Students President Brandie White said that the group had a right to be on campus.
"I'm glad to see both sides, this is a college campus and this is free speech," she said.
White also said that personally she supports non-traditional marriage.
"Marriage is a right, not a privilege," White said.
"We were in downtown Los Angeles doing the business districts there, and college campuses, wherever we can reach a lot of people," he said. "It really doesn't matter, we like to go to college campuses, because there seems to be a lot more confusion in a campus setting than there is in the general public."
Ritchie added, "Why that is, I'm not exactly sure, maybe because professors are…liberal professors are more inclined to support same-sex marriage. I would say that college campuses are the place where this information is needed most."
Jeff Parker, director of public safety at Mt. SAC, was present during the non-violent protest. Parker said that the protest was peaceful and that both sides were respectful of each other.
"Our job as public safety officers is to ensure that the educational process runs smoothly, in this case, we have two sides utilizing their freedom of speech rights," Parker said.
The only drawback, Parker said, was the fact that because his public safety officers were mediating the protest, there was not as many to monitor other parts of the campus.
Associated Students President Brandie White said that the group had a right to be on campus.
"I'm glad to see both sides, this is a college campus and this is free speech," she said.
White also said that personally she supports non-traditional marriage.
"Marriage is a right, not a privilege," White said.
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Kristen
posted 10/13/08 @ 6:52 PM PST
Marriage is a Right ordained by GOD! Not society. Yes on 8!!
Stephanie
posted 10/21/08 @ 1:40 AM PST
http://www.noonprop8.com/
Francisco Torres
posted 10/24/08 @ 4:19 PM PST
Kristen, if "marriage is a right ordained by God," even more reason for you to vote NO on Prop 8 because the Bill of Rights, Amendment 1, prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion. (Continued…)
Lee
posted 11/03/08 @ 8:45 PM PST
Francisco.....Then why is it when we vote for a President, people are so concerned with his/her religion? Vote yes on Prop 8 and do not put make us accept the sin!!!!
Francisco Torres
posted 11/05/08 @ 1:21 PM PST
Lee,
It is hard to say why people are so concerned with a candidates religion, but there are many other reasons why people select a certain candidate for President; among them religion, sex, ethnicity, values, integrity, history. (Continued…)
Jake
posted 12/08/08 @ 8:10 AM PST
This country was founded on Christian Beliefs and we should not let a few homosexuals change the basic foundation of this country.
Marriage is a religious practice so why would homosexuals want to participate in something religious anyways? God does not approve of homosexual relationships so they should leave Gods name out of their domestic partnership. (Continued…)
Diane
posted 12/18/08 @ 11:37 AM PST
Francisco,
With all due respect to you and my other gay/lesbian friends and family...
May I ask you why are the gays pushing so hard, for marriage?
Isn't it more about "religion vs. (Continued…)
Henry
posted 12/23/08 @ 8:29 PM PST
If you believe that marrage isn't such a big deal, why should gays and lesbians be denied the right to it? Homosexuals and heterosexuals are the same. (Continued…)
Jason
posted 1/03/09 @ 5:02 AM PST
The levels of ignorance I see here are astounding. A) Marriage far out dates Christianity and is NOT only a Christian construct. Moreover marriage in the U. (Continued…)
Kristen
posted 1/04/09 @ 5:54 PM PST
Marriage is a joining of two souls in the eyes of God, not by society. Marriage is a sacred bond between a MAN AND A WOMAN ONLY in the eyes of God because marriage is a bonding privilege not a RIGHT given by God. (Continued…)
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