Supreme Court Camera Ruling Continues History of Anti-Gay Discrimination

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Quote :: Respected New York Times Supreme Court writer Linda Greenhouse posted an excellent blog Thursday night entitled: "Into the Closet." The opening line reads:

"Has anyone noticed that now that lesbians and gay men have left the closet to assert their equal rights as citizens, their adversaries seem to be running for a closet of their own?"

The post is about the unsigned US Supreme Court ruling denying permission -- authorized by US District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who is presiding over the federal challenge to the constitutionality of Prop 8 -- to have a live video feed to federal courthouses in four other cities and a delayed posting of the video on his District website. By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court bought the allegations by the Prop 8 defenders that their witnesses feared harassment if their testimony was broadcast.

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Quote :: Ah, and then there's Hollywood - which Thompson pointed out has produced more media-friendly portrayals through such films as (the tragic love story) Brokeback Mountain and TV shows such as comedy Will & Grace. But as wildly popular as is "American Idol" runner up Adam Lambert - ABC still feared his gay male kisses and censored him. Joe.My.God notes the irony that GLAAD is about to honor ABC for its gay-positive portrayals.

On the witness stand, Dr. Chauncey told Thompson that gays may have greater acceptance -- but "continue to encounter tremendous hostility." That hostility, Chauncey said, is lessened as gay people are seen in the normal course of everyday life -- as family, as co-workers, neighbors, friends, tax-paying citizens who are also woven into the fabric of American society.

But the Prop 8 proponents seem intent on keeping gays separate and apart -- a abnormal sexual behavior rather than real people. On Friday Julia Rosen over at the Courage Campaign wrote that ProtectMarriage.com issued a Cease and Desist for their Prop 8 Trial Tracker logo depicting family of two mothers with two kids.