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Same-sex marriage in New York? I’m holding my breath!
This morning’s New York Times has me on the edge of my seat when it reports that New York’s highest court will rule on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in the state. The case is a...
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No marriage for same-sex couples in NY because… they’re too responsible?
Well, I’m breathing but angry and yet perversely amused by the New York State Court of appeals ruling that finds denying same-sex couples the right to marry does not violate their rights to due process...
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If it’s really going to be about protecting children…
…then I fail to understand how the children of same-sex parents deserve less stability than the children of opposite-sex parents. Even if I bought the twisted logic that most children are born to...
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Marriage in MA — still not settled
While MA is the only state in the US that currently permits same-sex couples to marry, those rights even in MA are still not fully settled. Today’s New York Times reports that the Massachusetts state...
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Homophobia and sexism
I remember the first time I read Suzanne Pharr’s book Homophobia: A weapon of sexism. It was back in the early 1990s and I was an undergraduate taking a class called “Philosophy of sexuality.” It was...
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A new “rationale” for opposing same sex marriage?!
This just in! The House of Representatives failed to find enough votes to pass a proposed amendment to the Constitution restricting marriage to one man and one woman. And this despite the introduction...
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Marriage isn’t radical enough — why fight for it?
I’ve written way more about the same-sex marriage fights than I ever intended to write. And apparently I’m not finished yet. This morning an amazing thing happened. The New York Times reminded me of my...
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Remember to Vote Tomorrow!
If you live in the U.S. and you’re a citizen, and you’re at least 18, and you remembered to register to vote, PLEASE make time to vote in tomorrow’s general election. The people who are elected will be...
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If you live in the state of Washington…
…and I know that some of you do, please surf over to Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance for information about their very interesting new campaign. It’s not exactly what it sounds like on the...
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Wage equality is a queer issue, too!
Yesterday I posted about Equal Pay Day, and the discussion was one that assumed heterosexual marriage as a foundation. But issues of wage inequality, and economic issues in general, are queer issues,...
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Loving and Marriage
Today is the 40th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, the case that finally declared laws against interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. Many thanks to Rachel Kramer Bussel for...
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Thoughts on Fathers Day
What are you doing for Fathers Day? My partner, a father of five children all adopted or conceived long before I entered the picture, is off sailing for two days on the Schooner Pioneer and enjoying...
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The “Biology v. Choice debate” has no place in a discussion of sexual freedom...
I’m more than tired of all the uproar over whether sexuality is biologically determined or chosen. Actually, that’s not true. It’s ultimately more complicated than that dichotomy would indicate, and...
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Same-sex marriage in New York? I’m holding my breath!
This morning’s New York Times has me on the edge of my seat when it reports that New York’s highest court will rule on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in the state. The case is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No marriage for same-sex couples in NY because… they’re too responsible?
Well, I’m breathing but angry and yet perversely amused by the New York State Court of appeals ruling that finds denying same-sex couples the right to marry does not violate their rights to due process...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If it’s really going to be about protecting children…
…then I fail to understand how the children of same-sex parents deserve less stability than the children of opposite-sex parents. Even if I bought the twisted logic that most children are born to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marriage in MA — still not settled
While MA is the only state in the US that currently permits same-sex couples to marry, those rights even in MA are still not fully settled. Today’s New York Times reports that the Massachusetts state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homophobia and sexism
I remember the first time I read Suzanne Pharr’s book Homophobia: A weapon of sexism. It was back in the early 1990s and I was an undergraduate taking a class called “Philosophy of sexuality.” It was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new “rationale” for opposing same sex marriage?!
This just in! The House of Representatives failed to find enough votes to pass a proposed amendment to the Constitution restricting marriage to one man and one woman. And this despite the introduction...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marriage isn’t radical enough — why fight for it?
I’ve written way more about the same-sex marriage fights than I ever intended to write. And apparently I’m not finished yet. This morning an amazing thing happened. The New York Times reminded me of my...
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