Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage

This Jonathan Rauch article in The Atlantic seems, to me, to put its finger on what’s wrong with the non-religious objections to same-sex marriage. Another objection cites not certain catastrophe but insidious decay. A conservative once said to me, “Changes … Continue reading →

This Salon article by Ann Hulbert, about flaws in studies of children raised in same-sex households (studies which univerally failed to find any harm to those children), has gotten a fair number of links from anti-same-sex-marriage blogs, and no wonder. … Continue reading →

There was some interesting debate about the process by which same-sex marriage was legalized here in Portland, Oregon. Jack Bog objected to the process, leading to an interesting debate in his comments (including some comments by local politico Randy Leonard … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Marquardt responds to my post “Why Are Gay Interests So Easily Sacrificed?” In that post, I wrote: Elizabeth says she’s not bigoted against lesbians and gays, and I believe her. Nonetheless, her argument is premised on bigotry against lesbians … Continue reading →

The whole article is worth reading, but the highlights are as follows: First, Mayor West of New Paltz, NY makes clear the biggest difference between himself and Former Chief Justice Roy Moore. Namely, a respect for the rule of law. … Continue reading →

If everything is going according to schedule, Multnomah County started issuing (or being authorized to issue; I’m not sure how the three day waiting period plays in to this) about twenty minutes ago. Congratulations to the soon-to-be newlyweds of Portland, … Continue reading →

In a post I also quoted in my previous blog entry, Eugene Volokh writes: These arguments aren’t strong enough to persuade me to oppose same-sex marriages. But they are strong enough to persuade me that same-sex marriage rights ought not … Continue reading →

Eugene Volokh – who favors same-sex marriage – offers a typically well-written post arguing that it’s not clear that same-sex couples have an equal protection right to get married. Here’s a sample: I oppose bans on interracial marriage because I … Continue reading →

Please go and vote, folks..

Here are some of the links about gay marriage on my desktop right now… Many of these links are a few days old, but they’re still cool. Everyone’s linked to this Onion article, and with good reason. BOSTON?Justices of the … Continue reading →