Next Up in the Gay Marriage Debate: Maine
By Jesse Singal - Jan 13th, 2009 at 2:20 pmSays the Associated Press:
State Sen. Dennis Damon is introducing a bill to end the prohibition on gay marriage in Maine. House Republican Josh Tardy,…
Posts Tagged ‘gay marriage’
Old, Religious… and Homophobic?
By Jamie Henn - Jan 9th, 2009 at 9:32 amA new study shows that old age, conservatism, and frequent attendance of religious services were the best indicators of whether someone voted for Prop 8,…
The Prop 8 Saga Continues
By Emily Rutherford - Jan 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pmThe Los Angeles Times says that California Attorney General Jerry Brown is getting flak for his new theory in favor of the invalidation of Proposition…
Ending the Prop 8 Blame Game
By Loryn Wilson - Dec 15th, 2008 at 12:42 pmOver at Feministe, Cara says that perhaps it’s time that people stopped blaming gays for the loss of their own rights:
I’m personally really sick…
If You’re Reading This, They Got to Me
By Jesse Singal - Dec 13th, 2008 at 2:21 pmThe Economist reports on some controversy in New York’s state government regarding gay marriage. The most entertaining part is this quote from State Senator Ruben…
Richard Cizik Changes His Mind on Civil Unions and is Promptly Fired
By Jamelle Bouie - Dec 11th, 2008 at 5:51 pmOne of the more interesting developments in conservative evangelicalism is the burgeoning “Creation Care” movement. Organizations like the Evangelical Environmental Network, and to a lesser…
Jon Stewart: “Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality”
By Bradley Portnoy - Dec 10th, 2008 at 2:00 pmJon Stewart took on Mike Huckabee on the subject of gay marriage last night. I, for one, vote that we put him in charge of…
The Worst Kind Of Homophobia
By Daniel Strauss - Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:50 amJamelle points to an especially grim post by Daniel Larison at Eunomia who denounces Jon Meacham’s views on homosexuality in very clear language:
This is…
“Day Without a Gay” is a Poor Strategy for Equality
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 9th, 2008 at 5:41 pmSaxon wrote earlier today about the fact that tomorrow has been designated “Day Without a Gay,” the idea being that LGBT folks should take the…
What Say You?
By Jesse Singal - Dec 9th, 2008 at 4:17 pmI’d love to see someone who voted for Prop 8 respond to this heartbreaking post on the subject. (via reddit)
Freedom of Speech vs. Intolerance at a College Publication
By David Spett - Dec 8th, 2008 at 10:52 amWhen a story about a college paper hits Jim Romenesko’s web site, a news hub for journalists, it’s a big deal–at least in the media…
Fighting Hate With Song!
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 4th, 2008 at 10:09 amI actually don’t know how successful a comic three-minute musical starring Jack Black and Neil Patrick Harris is going to be at winning over the…
Once It’s A Civil Rights Issue, We Will Have Already Won
By Matt Zeitlin - Nov 26th, 2008 at 10:25 amI agree with Kay that, in some conceptual sense, same-sex marriage really is a civil rights issue. I don’t think its some carve-out for a…
It Ain’t No Culture War
By Kay Steiger - Nov 25th, 2008 at 1:18 pmAnn Friedman is right in her column over at The American Prospect: The battle over LGBT rights isn’t a culture war. By calling it such,…
Campus Beat: Good Reporting For Once, the Ivy League, Drugs As Usual
By Emily Rutherford - Nov 24th, 2008 at 9:30 amNothing wrong with a little aggressive self-promotion: this week’s Campus Beat headline goes to a political demonstration at Princeton that I’m helping to organize. The…
