The Fate of 8

As any of my readers can imagine, I’ve been following the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case with a great deal of interest. This was, of course, the case for overturning California’s Proposition 8. By this time, it will come as news to no one that the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, coming to the [...]

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Straight Talk on Gay Rights

Among the certain truths held to be self-evident by the founders of this country is the tenet that all men are created equal. While it took a little while to recognize that a minority skin color did not actually constitute being 40% less equal, and that a person’s gender did not automatically render them more [...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-school…

I know that the use of language in today’s mass media is geared toward a fifth-grade (or thereabouts) comprehension level. Surely, though, the folks we elect to serve in the highest offices should be at least a little smarter than a fifth grader. Perhaps we should have Jeff Foxworthy come and test the entire lot [...]

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Weekend Round-up

Just a few bits regarding some of my favorite posting topics: Dollhouse: The season finale of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse last night was amazing, astounding, astonishing, and quite possibly a lot of other words beginning with A. For those of you who are interested in the show, but haven’t yet caught last week’s episode or last [...]

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Can’t stop the Big Gay Juggernaut

And then there were five.  With the stroke of a pen, Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) today made his state the fifth to allow same-sex marriage. This makes 10% of the states now, and it looks as though New Hampshire may not be far behind.  It’s great to see more and more states looking beyond [...]

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4 down, 46 to go!

And one more state comes through! Well done to Vermont’s state legislature. For all of the economic misery which is being heaped upon us each day, it is still an inspirational time.   This is perhaps less surprising from Vermont than many other states, since it is very much a progressive state. I hope to [...]

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Congratulations, Iowa

So the Iowa Supreme Court just ruled – unanimously! – that a ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. Marriage licenses will be available to same-sex couples beginning in three weeks’ time. I’m not gay, and I’ve never been to Iowa, and yet I can’t express how happy this makes me. I will never accept that [...]

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Post-game analysis, of sorts.

The dust is finally settling. Democrats now have the White House, and majorities in both Houses of Congress. If you’re bothering to read this, you undoubtedly know what happened in your neck of the woods, so I’m not going to re-hash the results themselves. Nor am I going to talk at length about the crucial [...]

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My soul must be in dire need of saving.

This has showed up on a few of my friends’ LiveJournals this morning, and I found I had something to say about it. Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you’re in a heterosexual marriage, and you don’t want it “protected” by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow. I have a [...]

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