The first same sex wedding has happened at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Actually, it is now two weddings because the first was recently at the Old Cadet Chapel, and the wedding between Penelope Gnesin and Brenda Sue Fulton is at the newer Cadet Chapel....
Yes, President Obama was re-elected. I guess Mitt Romney running on calling the federal emergency agency of our nation, FEMA, as immoral, didn't work out too well after Hurricane Sandy. We won't have Romney commanding us like he commanded young women when he was a Mormon...
In a month, state of Washington voters will approve marriage equality for gays and lesbians in that state. Well, Catholic Bishop Joseph Tyson wrote a statement urging Washington Catholics to remember to take marching orders from the Catholic Church. Bishop Tyson wrote about...
Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler believes that same sex marriage is like an uncle marrying his niece and a 50 year old marrying a 12 year old girl. Yes, she said that. She also believes that it is comparable to a 3 year old driving a car. At least, she didn't compare...
Reaching out to tell fans that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, Lady Gaga posted a no-nonsensephoto of herself on her website in just a bra and undies. She tweeted for fans to join "A BODY REVOLUTION" while the caption on her smile-less photo read...
At a 2006 hearing on a proposed Maryland ban to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at American University testified against such a ban. At the end of his testimony, Republican State Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only...
I should have probably commented on the Chick-fil-A story a week or two ago. If you aren't aware, the CEO and son of the founder of this chicken fast food restaurant really doesn't like homosexuality. Really doesn't. In fact, he said this in an interview, “I think we are...
Is tradition a good thing? Or, to rephrase the question, is something good because it has a lot of tradition behind it? Well, many good things have lasted because they are good and hence became a tradition.But, are traditional beliefs, institutions or events good in of itself...
US Circuit Court Rules DOMA UnconstitutionalA panel of judges on the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. You can download the full text of the DOMA ruling via the link below, or read it at the bottom of this...
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At a 2006 hearing on a proposed Maryland ban to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at American University testified against such a ban. At the end of his testimony, Republican State Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only...
Opponents of marriage equality often say that marriage should be reserved for what the churches say it is. They say it is a religious word. Well, marriage as recognized by the government is civil in nature. If not, than atheists might be banned from marrying, by those on the...
Far right-wing political commentator, Jesse Lee Peterson, spoke on the rights of women. Sort of. He was a board member of the California branch of the Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson's group, by the way. Well, this is what he said about women and voting:"Women cannot...
I haven't written about gay rights for a number of articles. Well, my file on dumb things said by anti-gay zealots is building up. There is the North Carolina preacher, Charles Worley, who said in a sermon on May 13th: "I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and...
"There is no need to talk about Billy wanting to marry a goat", are the words of the Missouri legislator, Dwight Scharnhorst (Republican). You might ask, what is this guy talking about? Well, to people like him, two people of the same sex marrying, is like marrying farm...
Lots of news in the gay marriage front. Yes, in North Carolina, the anti-marriage equality folks won with 61% of the vote. But, remember, in Wisconsin in 2006 the same kind of anti-gay actvists got 59% of the vote. That means in six short years North Carolina has become as...