Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

UPDATE: Actually, the ruling is better than I initially thought, so this post is more negative than it needed to be. See this post for more information. Oh, well, it was nice while it lasted… In a setback for gay … Continue reading →

“The moment has finally arrived to end once and for all the intolerable discrimination which many Spaniards suffer because of their sexual preferences… Homosexuals and transsexuals deserve the same public consideration as heterosexuals.” –Incoming Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez … Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage opponants often argue that the purpose of civic marriage is to provide an ideal environment to bear and raise children through heterosexual sex. However, this idea doesn’t stand up very well to evidence. As many people have pointed … Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage opponents have said, over and over, that denying equal marriage rights to same-sex couples is justified because same-sex couples cannot naturally concieve children together. Legal marriage is based, according to this argument, on heterosexual fertility. But here’s a … Continue reading →

The title of this post comes from this article from the Chicago Tribune, about homophobia in the South. And yes, the woman who said it was being serious. From later on in the article: Josh Runyon, 27, who grew up … Continue reading →

A post on Notes From the Tundra suggests that opposite-sex marriages are changed by same-sex marriage, after all. Here’s a sample: Speaking as someone who will have been in a state-sanctioned, state-approved, culturally -encouraged heterosexual marriage for ten years this … Continue reading →

A Democratic friend of Elizabeth Marquardt has criticized Elizabeth for opposing same-sex marriage. Elizabeth suggests this is hypocritical of the friend, since the friend plans to vote for Kerry in the upcoming election. Kerry, like Elizabeth, opposes same-sex marriage (and … Continue reading →

Only just barely – within the margin of error, in fact – but still. Given the sea of polls showing clear-cut opposition to gay marriage, it’s refreshing to see this one, conducted by the University of Connecticut (frankly, I’m a … Continue reading →

I wrote this in the comments to an earlier post, but it seems worth posting more prominently. For folks who follow the debate over gay marriage in the press and on the blogs, it’s easy to get the impression that … Continue reading →