Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is A Lot Like Opposing Interracial Marriage

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ampersand

Conor Friedersdorf and I both oppose economically punishing people for opposition to same-sex marriage, or for having donated to the prop 8 campaign. But Conor’s argument is, partly, that SSM opponents are morally superior to those who favored anti-miscegenation laws, … Continue reading →

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Boycott Firefox! says both sides of the Marriage Equality debate, and to hell with free speech

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ampersand

Well, certain members of both sides, at least. OKCupid is taking a surprisingly strong stance against Mozilla. Right now, those who visit the hipster/nerdy dating site using Firefox see this message (full text here): Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user. Pardon … Continue reading →

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Federalism is Usually Opportunistic

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Ampersand

Another example: House Republicans Want To Sue The President For Not Arresting People For Marijuana

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Utah Has Legal Same-Sex Marriage (for now)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Ampersand

Well, that was unexpected. From Scotusblog: Directly applying the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act to a state’s ban on same-sex marriage, a federal judge in Salt Lake City ruled Friday that Utah’s voter-approved state constitutional … Continue reading →

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Contra Jon Rauch, ENDA and Marriage Equality Are Different Aspects Of The Same Fight

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Ampersand

In “The End Of Gay Victimhood,” Jon Rauch divides gay rights laws into youthful, strong, responsible laws – i.e., marriage equality – and old, weak, victimhood laws – i..e, anti-discrimination law. Consider an odd juxtaposition. Same-sex marriage remains controversial, supported … Continue reading →

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Orson Scott Card’s Website Lies About Card’s Homophobic Past

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Ampersand

“Roger,” a comment-writer at a Conservative Christian blog, writes in defense of Orson Scott Card:1 It might be helpful to this debate to take quotes attributed to Orson Scott Card in context, especially quotes regarding “overthrow by whatever means necessary” … Continue reading →

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A Qualified Victory In The Supreme Court: DOMA and Prop 8

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Ampersand

I spent most of the past two days either in transit or kept busy and away from the internet, which proves to be lousy timing, as I’ve been unable to post about either the SCOTUS’s heartbreaking evisceration of the Voting … Continue reading →

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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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