Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues

Were Dan Savage’s Remarks Bullying?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ampersand

[Note: I've renamed this post from the original title, "Is Dan Savage a Bully."] Ever read one of those comments and you’re agreeing with it, agreeing with it, and then the writer yanks the rug out from under you? So … Continue reading →

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Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ampersand

Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. [...] According to sources familiar … Continue reading →

Blankenhorn and Marquardt Oppose NC Anti-Gay Amendment

Posted on April 12, 2012 by fannie

For what it’s worth, same-sex marriage opponents David Blankenhorn and Elizabeth Marquardt of the Institute for American Values (and Family Scholars Blog, where I guest post sometimes), have come out in opposition of a proposed amendment to North Carolina’s constitution. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 3 Comments

The Real Lawrence V Texas

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ampersand

This New Yorker article based on Dale Carpenter’s book on Lawrence v Texas is really interesting reading. (Quick backstory for those who need their memories refreshed: In 1986, the Supreme Court upheld Georgia’s law criminalizing gay sex in Bowers v. … Continue reading →

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“As If Married”

Posted on February 14, 2012 by fannie

In the 9th Circuit’s recent Prop 8 opinion, the Court noted: “… ‘marriage’ is the name that society gives to the relationship that matters most between two adults. A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but to … Continue reading →

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 4 Comments

Sinister Marriage

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Mythago

Over here on Earth-Alpha, you may have heard of today’s big appellate court decision. No, not the one on regular Earth about same-sex marriage; we’ve had that on our parallel timeline pretty much forever. No, in our alternate reality, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 4 Comments

9th Circuit Rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional

Posted on February 8, 2012 by fannie

“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially re-classify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.” -Judge … Continue reading →

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Marginalized Gender Identity Category? Possibly Transphobic.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Mandolin

Trigger warning for me possibly being a clueless, transphobic douche. I’m trying to work something out and generally throwing out some ideas for people who are cooler than me to react to. But they may be stupid, stupid ideas, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 36 Comments

Gay Rights As a Conservative Movement?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by fannie

I’ve never been big into Ani DiFranco’s music. I tend to like my songs a little more…. sung. That being said, though, I do greatly respect her politics and her outspokenness about being a feminist. Those who are fans, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 9 Comments