false 6215655 1 The call for this edition of OCHO went out as a response to several political events in the Fall-Winter season of 2008-2009. The first, a moment in the Vice Presidential debates early November between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden, in which both candidates seemed to befriend the gay community while denouncing our right to marry. What an awful laughter relieved both the candidates and the audience, as if everyone were too embarrassed to discuss the validity of a gay relationship in the national discussion. Then, the passing of propositions 8 in California, 102 in Arizona, and Amendment 2 in Florida changing state constitutions and making it illegal for gays to marry. This historic election brought with it the disappointment and dissolution of 18,000 marriages and families directly affected by the Prop. 8 vote in California and, in Arkansas, an amendment making it illegal for gay couples to adopt..... 6396277 4 2 2009 OCHO #22: DEAR AMERICA, DON'T BE MY VALENTINE total:6|5:6| 6 30 17 1 5 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 06:30:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 06:30:32 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 13:24:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:24:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 21:38:15 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 21:38:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 14 11:02:59 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 11:02:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 14:44:57 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:44:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 10:30:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 10:30:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 20:22:59 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:22:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 17 10:08:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:08:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 16 10:43:45 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:43:45 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 14:02:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:28:01 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:02:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 08 15:02:23 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 15:02:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 08 14:39:06 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 14:39:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 07 14:47:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 14:47:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 15:00:22 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 15:00:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 12:12:33 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 12:12:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 08:12:31 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 08:12:31 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 04:34:14 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 04:34:17 -0800 2009