April 1, 2015
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Comments Off on The Backlash Against Discrimination And GOP’s “Indiana” Problem
The powerful grassroots backlash against Indiana’s anti-gay “religious freedom” law is yielding results and inspiring hope. Right-wing supporters of the law were seemingly caught unawares by a grassroots response that’s put them on the defensive. On Monday, the Georgia House … Continue reading
February 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Wingnut Week In Review: Standing in the Courthouse Door
Standing in the Courthouse Door After a federal judge struck down Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage, “Ten Commandments” judge Roy Moore channelled governor George Wallace, and all the usual wingnuttery ensued. More than 50 years ago, Alabama governor George Wallace … Continue reading
October 7, 2014
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Comments Off on Historic Court Decision Weds Marriage Equality To Economic Justice
Yesterday, the Supreme Court made history, by deciding not to make history. The Court rejected appeals in the marriage equality cases set to appear before it, and left intact appeals court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans in Virginia, Utah, … Continue reading
September 10, 2014
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Conservatives say marriage is the “ultimate anti-poverty program,” and claim that most of our economic woes would vanish if more people got hitched. A new study suggests marriage barely makes a dent in poverty. On the 50th anniversary of the … Continue reading
June 28, 2013
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Comments Off on Forever Hold Their Peace: The Craziest Conservative DOMA Reactions
“If any of you can show just cause why these two may not lawfully be married,” goes the familiar line from the marriage liturgy, “speak now; or else for ever hold your peace.” After Wednesday, there is no just cause … Continue reading
June 26, 2013
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We are citizens. That’s what I said to my husband, when I called him moments after getting the news that the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). It’s borrowed from a line … Continue reading
June 26, 2013
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Comments Off on WE ARE CITIZENS! DOMA IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
This is an amazing day. I was here in DC, working at HRC when the marriage issue first came up in Hawaii. I was here when DOMA passed. Today, I was here to see it fall. Via SCOTUSBlog. DOMA is … Continue reading
April 3, 2013
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I’ve got news for Cardinal Timothy Dolan: I don’t want your fucking friendship. When asked what he would say to a gay couple who told him: “We love God. We love the Church. But we also love each other, and … Continue reading
March 29, 2013
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Comments Off on Welfare Reform Can’t Save Marriage
Everyone’s talking about marriage this week. So it’s hard to blame speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives T. W. Shannon for wanting to get in on the action with a bill to divert federal funds for the Temporary Assistance … Continue reading
March 28, 2013
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Comments Off on The Right Time Vs. The Right Thing
“The Time is always right,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “to do the right thing.” Unfortunately, that’s not always true in Washington. Courage and conviction is too often in short supply in Washington. Those with the power to set … Continue reading
March 26, 2013
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Comments Off on Will The Supreme Court Repeal The Gay Tax
I was chatting with my neighbor this weekend, as we watched our children playing together, she brought up the subject of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments for and against marriage equality today. We discussed the odds that the court … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
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Comments Off on From Seneca Falls, Selma, And Stonewall … Forward
Four years ago, my husband and I opted to watch Barack Obama’s inauguration from home. The very likely reality of spending most of the day outdoors, standing in the cold, with two very cold and very bored children, waiting for … Continue reading
January 9, 2013
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Comments Off on Colbert Gets A Kluwe
Remember Chris Kluwe? The punter for the Minnesota Vikings? The football player who wrote that amazing open letter to Maryland state delegate Emmet Burns? The guy who was voted Salon’s “Sexiest Man Alive”? He was on the Colbert Report last … Continue reading
December 6, 2012
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Comments Off on It’s Official: We Can Marry in Maryland
Marriage equality won big in Maryland this November. But, as with many things in life, the job isn’t finished until the paperwork is done. So, this update from Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is welcome news. It’s official! Courthouses can now … Continue reading
November 30, 2012
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Word to conservatives: Don’t bother trying to peddle your divisive politics to African-Americans; it won’t work anymore. A post-election poll conducted by The Economist suggests that social issues may no longer be an effective means for Republicans to get Black … Continue reading
November 20, 2012
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Comments Off on Alliance Defending Freedom Should Clean Its Own House
Never admitting defeat, even at the ballot box, the anti-gay right is now telling clerks in Maryland, Washington, and Main how to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is advising clerks in … Continue reading
May 10, 2012
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Comments Off on America Is “Evolving” Towards Justice
President Obama nearly cost me five bucks. In the build-up to his historic interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, a co-worker announced that he would bet $5 that President Obama would end of his evolution on same-sex marriage, and announce his … Continue reading
February 9, 2012
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Comments Off on Put A Ring On It: The Economics of Equality
In my previous post, I wrote that I’m likely to hear an old favorite conservative talking point repeated over and over again while I’m at CPAC: Married cures poverty, economic inequality, and just about any other economic complaint you can … Continue reading
February 9, 2012
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Comments Off on Put a Ring On It: The Economics of Marriage
“You gotta have a J-O-B, if you wanna be with me.” – Gwen Guthrie, “Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent” I’m off to cover CPAC tomorrow, where — in light of a federal court ruling California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional … Continue reading
February 7, 2012
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Comments Off on CA Says No to H8
I wish I had more time to write about this — and by the time I do have time to write about it, others will have already said what I would have — but this is easily the best news … Continue reading