A Final Status For Gay Marriage?

It’s amazing to think, given the state of Israeli-Palestinian relations these days, that back when Bill Clinton was president and Arafat was alive, people were talking about the end-game in a Palestine-Israel peace process. Jerusalem was the non-negotiable item that somehow, sometime would have to be negotiated. Ideas were floated. There was an atmosphere of […]

John Edwards and Civil Unions

The You Tube poster, who can be found at nickadamsweb, headlines this video, “John Edwards speaking at Dartmouth College equivocating his ass off on gay marriage.”
From my point of view, this is closer to what I wanted to hear from Edwards than what I’ve heard before. I have praised Hillary for her affirmative, half a […]

Schwarzenegger Plans to Veto Gay Marriage Again

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gray Davis’s usurper, says if the California Legislature passes a marriage equality bill for a second time he will veto it a second time.
Speaking to a YMCA youth conference, he’s quoted by the San Jose Mercury News, saying,

I wouldn’t sign it because the people of California have voted on that issue.

This […]

Why Should Gays and Lesbians Have to Behave?

I’ve been on this gay and lesbian marriage and civil unions kick for a while. I blame it on Andrew Sullivan for writing Virtually Normal. Actually, I’m generally careful to frame the question as “marriage equality.” I find I begin to lose people pretty quickly if I start out honestly. Gay marriage as a term […]

What Hillary Said About Civil Unions

“I support civil unions.” That’s what Hillary Clinton said. I listened carefully to the video because there has been so much discussion in the blogosphere. Lots of folks like me were pleased by her statement. The negatives are basically because the word “marriage” was not used. What these writers failed to notice is that “no […]

Stonewall Dems Unhappy With Choice of Harold Ford For DLC

Gay Democrats are in a tough position. We shouldn’t be surprised. Like African Americans it is easy for us to feel taken for granted by the Democratic Party. I’ve read coverage over the past year in the Washington Blade about how Howard Dean, the party chair, has subtly lowered the profile of Gay and Lesbian […]

Disappointed in Massachusetts

Revised 4 Jan. for clarity.
It is a blow to hear that Massachusetts will advance their anti-gay marriage amendment to the next stage in the process. An aspect of the disappointment is a feeling that some powerful allies who in the past took some courageous stands have now folded — the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, […]

Massachusetts court rules it can’t force a vote.

I don’t see how conservatives can complain about a court failing to overreach. “Activist courts” has been the battle cry of the right whenever the courts rule that individuals have rights to speech, equal protection, and privacy, among others.
It’s pretty clear here that the legislature itself is using a political maneuver to get around the […]

Marriage equality for all: abolish marriage!

There’s a lot to discuss on Gay Marriage Equality, for tonight, let me share this one anecdote.
There is one place where logic cuts through so clearly that it amazes me that the average lay person doesn’t get it. I have a very bright, liberal, open and warm couple of friends, a man and a woman […]