Advice for same-sex couples getting married in California
To my gay and lesbian friends, I am absolutely thrilled that you are going to be able to get married starting on June 16th! I wrote some wedding advice for (straight) couples a few years back, and I’d...
View ArticleMarriage equality: is the opposition stupid?
The people opposing marriage equality have asked the courts to delay allowing same-sex marriages, on the grounds that there will be a proposition on the ballot in November to write marriage...
View ArticleCalifornians: please vote NO on Prop 8
Californians: Please vote NO on Proposition 8 on Tuesday. It is a bad law that would hurt people. People I care about. The backers of Prop 8 like to say that they are trying to “protect traditional...
View ArticleProp 8 looks like it will pass
It’s looking like California’s Prop 8 is going to pass, and that’s a very sad thing. However, I think it was far, FAR more important that Obama get elected than that Prop 8 fail. If McCain/Palin had...
View ArticleMove to Canada?
To all my GLBT friends in California who want to live somewhere that respects them, there’s always Canada. Canada wants immigrants. Here’s the funny version; here’s the serious version. Do think...
View ArticleAnti-marriage-equality piece reflects values
I found an anti-marriage-equality piece (via Andrew Sullivan) that was very interesting to me because of how it reflected its values. I saw a striking example of what Jonathan Haight has found about...
View ArticleThe myth of mixed-gender parent superiority
Our Loyal Opposition in the marriage equality fight likes to yammer about how research shows that children do better when they are raised by both of their biological parents. This is utter hogwash....
View ArticleMarriage equality a threat to men's self-image?
Salon has an interesting interview with Richard Rodriguez, who says — as I do — that the fight over “protecting traditional marriage” is really about protecting traditional gender roles. However, he...
View ArticleTwo miles of cheers
Watching the inauguration today, I couldn’t help but be reminded of gay pride parades. There are very few mass events where everybody is really happy. Most large gatherings are sporting events, and...
View ArticleSovereignty of the people
Recently, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in a case designed to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which overturned the judicial decision that gay and lesbian people had the right to...
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