(2015/07/03) It is so ordered (Marriage Equality) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

from 2015-07-03T23:00

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Edition #935


Today we take a look at the historic Supreme Court ruling making marriage equality the law of the land

 

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Show Notes


Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill


Ch. 2: Act 1: Gay Marriage Is Now Legal Nationally, But Bigots Will Keep Fighting It - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-29-15


Ch. 3: Song 1: Victory - Trampled By Turtles




Ch. 4: Act 2: The view of marriage equality from inside the court - @GAY_USAtv - Air Date: 7-1-15


Ch. 5: Song 2: "Equality" - Todd (Tif) Fernandez




Ch. 6: Act 3: The Secret History of Marriage - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 4-17-15


Ch. 7: Song 3: Words Are Seeds - My Gay Banjo




Ch. 8: Act 4: Dissenting Justices Cling To Ancient Hate In Opposing Gay Marriage - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 06-27-15


Ch. 9: Song 4: Those Were The Days (All In The Family Theme) - Television Heroes




Ch. 10: Act 5: A look at the holdouts against same sex marriage - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 6-28-15


Ch. 11: Song 5: Sundown Town - Ry Cooder




Ch. 12: Act 6: Anti-Gay Bryan Fischer Equates Gay Marriage Ruling with 9/11 & Slavery - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 06-29-15


Ch. 13: Song 6: Opinions - The Haymarket Squares




Ch. 14: Act 7: The newest 'It gets better' video after SCOTUS rules on marriage equality - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 7-1-15


Ch. 15: Song 7: It Gets Better - Single - Jay Kuo, Blair Shepard & Broadway Sings For The Trevor Project




Ch. 16: Act 8: #Not1More via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (@familiatqlm) — Best of the Left Activism 


Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - the Very Best Of - Secret Affair




Ch. 18: Act 9: Historic marriage ruling opens new chapter for America - Rachel @maddow Show - Air Date: 6-26-15




Voicemails


Ch. 19: Olive branch from a libertarian - Inaudible from Maryland


Ch. 20: Pushback on Adreana's pushback - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN


Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics




Ch. 21: Final comments on the possibility of left/right alliances


Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone




Activism: #Not1More via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (@familiatqlm)


Take Action:


SIGN: "Tell President Obama, Don't Discriminate Against LGBTQ Immigrants” via FAMILIA: Trans Queer Liberation Movement


JOIN the movement to end deportation of undocumented LGBTQ people with #Not1More


Sources/further reading:


“#Not1More RESPONSE TO ICE NEW MEMO ON PROCESSING TRANS DETAINEES”


"A transgender woman of color on the hypocrisy of the gay rights movement” by Raquel Wilis at Quartz


"Obama's reply to a trans woman proves LGBT advocacy stops at gay marriage” by Meredith Talusan at The Guardian


"Was Obama’s Heckler Actually A Transgender Hero?” by Kristina Marusic at MTVIssues


"The Obama Legacy: Inequality, Corporate Trade Deals, Worldwide War” by Kit O’Connell


Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich




Produced by Jay! Tomlinson


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