Here are a few really great articles that I think you should take a look at. These do a great job of summing up what is going on right now. It was really nice to be included in Patrick's LA Weekly article-- be sure to read the whole piece!!LA WEEKLY - PATRICK RANGE MACDONALDYoung Gays Take Reins From Elders on Prop. 8In wake of gay-marriage ban, the mantle is shifting from battle-scarred AIDS warriorsA few days after Proposition 8 passed in California, life for Joe Townley had already changed considerably. The 30-year-old gay man had donated money to ...

Young Activists Ignore “Leaders,” Mobilize on Internet by LEO E. LAURENCE, J.D. Copyright © 2008 by Leo E. Laurence, J.D. • All rights reserved Barack Obama’s presidential campaign emphasized change, and unexpectedly the November 4 election also sparked a major, nationwide change in the Queer [Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender] community. It is electrified, with new young, grass-roots firebrand leaders unexpectedly replacing the tame, tired “Gay professionals,” who “have been too long been in charge,” said one Gay union leader. Weekly Proposition 8 protest demonstrations are set for 11 a.m. every Monday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel downtown. The ...