Shook Ones have expressed their support for the opponents of California's Proposition 8 with a new, $1 downloadable track to raise money for Lambda Legal, The ACLU of California, and Equality California in hopes of contributing to the battle in overturning Proposition 8. The band explained their position on the anti-gay marriage law: Proposition 8 has officially become state sanctioned and defended discrimination with the California supreme court's 6-1 decision to uphold it. In doing so, the Supreme Court effectively cemented the notion of "separate but equal" as an acceptable practice for the state. The 6-1 margin of victory is depressing. Only one judge in California's supreme court saw this issue through the lens of minority rights, and their subsequent erosion in this decision.
You can read the entire statement here and support the cause by purchasing the song here.
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