Category Archives: Legislation

“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Anti-bullying = pro gay marriage?

“Homosexual indoctrination.” This one of the terms that an article I recently found uses to describe the way that education is now, apparently, pushing homosexual propaganda on young children. This article, which can be found through a website run by … Continue reading

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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

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A note about causality

When I first read Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the most interesting fact that stood out to me was the effect that legalizing abortion had on crime rate. I know what you’re thinking, but how does … Continue reading

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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

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