Tag: Gay Issues
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Marriage Equality: 33 States to Go …
I’m thrilled that my home state of New Mexico is the latest to recognize the right of marriage equality for same-sex couples. ¡Arriba! (The snippet above started as a simple Facebook post, but FB insisted on running the graphic full size and then cropped out the New Mexification of the logo. Posting on my blog […]
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Gov. Christie Belatedly Accepts Reality on Same-Sex Marriage
One of the cool things about blogging is the occasional opportunity to say "I told you so," and back it up with a link.
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SCOTUS Gets It Right on Same-Sex Marriage — and on Voting Rights Act
The South no longer deserves a presumption of guilt on racial matters.
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Boy Scouts Teach an Imperfect Lesson Against Discrimination
Today’s vote is the equivalent of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — the best that could be accomplished at the time.
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No Going Back: Reflections on Gay Pride 2012
I was struck, in a very positive way, by the pervasiveness of corporate sponsorship: Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Delta Airlines, AT&T, Citigroup, Target and New York Life. The buy-in from the titans of commerce testifies to the inevitability of equal rights.
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Gay Rights Pioneer Preaches Forgiveness at St. George’s Church
Louie Crew: "We know full well that we did not choose our biological families, but we can, and must, choose as family those whom we respect and those who treat us with respect."
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Gay Pride Month at St. George’s Starts With Forum for Former Leader of GLAAD
"Standing behind every harassed child is a whole lot of clueless adults…. There are certain people who don’t want to be anything other than clueless. Those are the people we will never get. But converting the clueless is the path to victory.
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The Sooner Christie Loses on Same-Sex Marriage, the Better Off He’ll Be
Christie has promised to veto the current marriage-equality bill, and he has to go through with that. But the best thing that could happen to Christie in terms of his future political ambitions would be for marriage equality to become the law of the land in New Jersey without his fingerprints on it.
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Gov. Christie Will Block Same-Sex Marriage for Now — But Not for Long
The Census Bureau says that in 2010 there were more than 130,000 legally married same-sex couples in the U.S., and despite the fantasies of opponents, no legislature is ever going to issue wholesale annulments. As the number inexorably rises, same-sex marriage will follow the same arc as interracial marriage, moving from scandalous to novel to unremarkable.
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Despite MoveOn Link, Zach Wahls Gay Marriage Video Inspires
In the category of "even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then," a repugnant left-wing organization has created a minor Facebook frenzy by publicizing a remarkable and inspiring three-minute speech by a 19-year-old advocate of same-sex marriage.