Donations to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign are a matter of public record. Since the passing of the bill, it has been widely noted that the CEO of Cinemark made a large donation to the campaign. Ironically, Cinemark is soon to be releasing a biopic of Harvey Milk, which now faces a boycott from the No camp – a large percentage of its audience, one might think.
Across the pond, the BBC reports that membership lists for the extreme right-wing British National Party have been leaked, and that members now face threats.
Both Prop 8 supporters and BNP members are targeting minority groups, but do they deserve to be able to do so in privacy? Or is this kind of transparency a necessary check on the politics of hate?