Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

Huzzah for the Father's Rights Movement!

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Ampersand

No, no, not the American father’s rights movement: as far as I can tell, they’re still mostly focused on blaming all problems on their ex-wives and seeking creative new ways to avoid paying child support. For all I know the … Continue reading →

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Quote

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Ampersand

From Time Magazine’s “10 Questions For Gloria Steinem”: TIME: Do you think the fight to legalize gay marriage is an important battle or a distraction from other, more important women’s issues? STEINEM: It is a women’s issue. The idea that … Continue reading →

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Do we got marriage equality links? Hell yes!

Posted on March 30, 2004 by Ampersand

Notes from the Front Lines (no permalinks; scroll to March 28) includes this quote in a good post about “separate but equal”: Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson answered the question 55 years ago: “The framers of the Constitution knew, and … Continue reading →

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How is bigotry defined?

Posted on March 30, 2004 by Ampersand

One area of miscommunication in the marriage equality debate is about words like “bigot” and “homophobe.” Marriage equality opponents, quite understandably, don’t like being called bigots and homophobes. They might genuinely have nothing against lesbians and gays; some of them … Continue reading →

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Rabbi vs. Rabbi on Gay Marraige

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Ampersand

Jewish Week is having it both ways on same-sex marriage. First, a pro-same-sex marriage article by Rabbi David Ellison; here’s a sample: At the outset of the 20th century, a great debate among rabbis rocked the Jewish settlement in the … Continue reading →

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Is a gay marriage ban constitutional in California?

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Ampersand

An interesting LA Times article describes the cases for and against the gay marriage ban in California. The big quesition: does the California Constitution forbid unequal treatment of LBGT couples? Unfortunately, the Court may end up deciding more in deference … Continue reading →

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Teacher not being investigated, and certainly not because he's gay.

Posted on March 29, 2004 by Ampersand

“Our intent is to make sure we have all the facts and we preserve everyone’s rights,” Supt. Tom Dase said Monday. “We’re not investigating an individual, and we’re certainly not investigating Mr. Fanelle because he’s homosexual.” Yes, because everyone knows … Continue reading →

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Good Pamphlet on Marriage Equality

Posted on March 26, 2004 by Ampersand

The Human Rights Campaign has released a good pamphlet (pdf link) outlining the basic case for marriage equality, and answering some common objections to same-sex marriage. Here’s a sample: “Can’t same-sex couples go to a lawyer to secure all the … Continue reading →

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Where would they have stood on miscegination?

Posted on March 25, 2004 by Ampersand

This short post by Michael of Res Ipsa is worth quoting in full: SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES & MISCEGINATION Gallagher’s piece (see below) has gotten me thinking about Miscegination. I think an interesting question to ask the pro-marriage movement is whether their … Continue reading →

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Various links about same-sex marriage

Posted on March 23, 2004 by Ampersand

The Republicans have modified their proposed anti-marriage amendment so it’s language is less extreme; although it still forbids any state from recognizing same-sex marriages, state legislatures would be free to pass civil union laws under the new version of the … Continue reading →

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