Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

Same Sex Marriage Legalized In Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and France

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Ampersand

Delaware legalizes gay marriage Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill [Rhode Island governor] Chafee signs gay marriage into law French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear In all three US states, gay marriage was passed thought the legislature. What I … Continue reading →

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New Zealand House of Representatives Passes Marriage Equality And Sings

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ampersand

They’re singing a Maori love song called “Pokarekare ana,” which, Wikipedia tells me, is sometimes called New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem. During the debate, “Te Ururoa Flavell gave a wonderful speech with a Maori perspective, detailing the pre-colonial Maori history … Continue reading →

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Democratic Senators rush to support same-sex marriage

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Ampersand

Matt Bors gets it exactly right: Wonkblog has a good chart showing how fast support for gay marriage has grown in the Senate: Don’t get me wrong, I’m very glad this is happening. But I can see the humor in … Continue reading →

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Kind, smart, lovely people sometimes support bigoted public policy

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Ampersand

Last month, Family Scholars reader Teresa asked me: Barry, Anna J, can you help tease this out a bit more, for me, regarding ssm. Is the position opposing ssm, which I profess, existentially a bigoted position? I answered at the … Continue reading →

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Oral Arguments In Windsor: DOMA May Be Toast

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Ampersand

Audio is here, and the transcript is here (in pdf form). From Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog: If the Supreme Court can find its way through a dense procedural thicket, and confront the constitutionality of the federal law that defined marriage … Continue reading →

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NOM’s happy Black family

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Ampersand

Anti-gay organization NOM is eager to show off their Black supporters: And here’s where they got them:

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SCOTUSblog Predicts A Modest Victory For Prop 8 Opponents In The Supreme Court

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Ampersand

UPDATE: Towelroad has an audio recording of today’s oral arguments, and also a transcript. Tom Goldstein of the highly respected SCOTUSblog was in the audience for the Supreme Court’s oral arguments today in the Proposition 8 case, and came away … Continue reading →

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“Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in the traditional way does not make me a bigot.”

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ampersand

At a conservative conference this week, Marco Rubio repeated a frequent complaint: Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in the traditional way does not make me a bigot. The comments of ThinkProgress are … Continue reading →

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What Do Cultural Traditionalists Offer LGBT People And Abused Women?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Ampersand

There’s a teapot tempest going on over this Washington Post column. I basically agree with Conor Friedersdorf when he says “There Probably Isn’t Any Neutral Way to Report on Homosexuality.” A person who complains that the Washington Post’s “Date Lab” … Continue reading →

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Olson and Boies’ Supreme Court brief against Prop 8

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Ampersand

For discussion, I’m posting the entire introduction to Olson and Boies’ Supreme Court brief, which is excellent. I especially like, and agree with, their point that it is the opponents of marriage equality who are “redefining marriage” with their “cramped … Continue reading →

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