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“Glittering” Activism
Recently, a new trend has sprung up in the world of gay rights activism. It’s called glitterbombing, or glittering if you’re trying to eliminate violent connotations. So far, several presidential candidates (mostly republicans) have been glittered, as well as the former … Continue reading
Google Covers the Gays!
Google is going to cover the gays! This…is…awesome! Essentially Google is going to “begin covering a cost that gay and lesbian employees must pay when their partners receive domestic partner health benefits, largely to compensate them for an extra tax … Continue reading
Posted in Just fun, Legislation
Tagged Gay rights, gay rights google, google adds same sex benefits, same-sex benefits
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New Jersey Equality: Two Interpretations
It seems to me that there are (at least) two interpretations when it comes to marriage equality and I have recently found an exemplary example (with impressive alliteration, might I add) simply within the state of New Jersey. One interpretation … Continue reading
An Opponent Close to Home
While doing research for a project that I am working on, I have been sifting through the arguments from those opposing gay marriage, gay rights, gay parenting, etc. In this process, I have recently found one individual who is much … Continue reading
The Conservatives Are Coming!
The presidential race of 2012 looks like it will be mimicking the latest runway styles by bringing back the oh so popular wedge. No, I’m not talking about shoes like this one with a wedged heel, rather I’m talking about … Continue reading
The New Normal
There was an article posted on cnn.com recently that I think is worth mentioning here on my blog and certainly worth the read. Patty Onderko, author of this article and gay mother of three year old twin boys, makes the … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, My gay family
Tagged gay families, gay marriage, new normal, pro-gay rights, same sex parents
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Gay Marriage in America Today
To learn a little more about the current political status of gay marriage, I highly recommend looking at this article. For your convenience, however, I’ll give a brief background and catch you up on what’s going on today. To put … Continue reading
Posted in Background, Legislation
Tagged gay families, gay marriage in America, gay marriage today, gay rights movement
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What do we want? Equality!
While thinking about what this blog really stands for, I found myself researching marriage equality. I believe that this issue is absolutely central to the gay rights and family movements. To me, it’s incredibly personal. My mom and Mary’s relationship … Continue reading