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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Think.

July 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

It would seem that the U.S. military is chock full o’ incompetents. Or at least it is if its U.S. military members who talk like this:

“We are the military leaders in the world — everybody wants to be like us,” said Brian Jones, a retired sergeant major who served in the Army Rangers. “Why in [...]

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Tags: DADT · LGBT

“Marriage” and “Family”

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Defining marriage as “one man and one woman” may seem an appropriate boundary for society to define. But in the process, defining marriage serves to re-define family, or at least re-defining the legal protections available to a family.

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Tags: Culture War · Gay Marriage · LGBT · Politics · Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage and "Judicial Activism"

May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

With the recent hue and cry about the California Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, one would be inclined to believe that the foundations of American society are about to crumble, bringing the entirety of this nation with it. However unlikely this may be, it hasn’t stopped social conservatives from invoking every sort [...]

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Tags: California · Civil Rights · Civil Unions · GLBT · Gay Marriage · Judicial Activism · LGBT · Religious Conservatives · Same-Sex Marriage · U.S. Constitution

The Arizona Republic-an Celebrates Bigotry

February 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

WTF?
Seriousy, WTF?
Today’s Arizona republic-an ran this stellar display of anti-gay bigotry.

Hooray for Hardaway honesty
Hooray for NBA player Tim Hardaway for saying what’s on a lot of people’s minds. He would not willingly play ball with a homosexual, and neither would I, nor would anyone I know.
I see that the media pushed him into almost apologizing [...]

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Tags: GLBT · LGBT · Letter to the Editor

Gay Marriage and Civil Unions

February 15th, 2007 · No Comments

One of my friends sent me an e-mail yesterday about Barak Obama and his “textured” approach to addressing the issue of gay civil rights and gay marriage. I’m not quite certain if it was her intent, but the e-mail came across as cautionary notice for those LGBT folks who would support Sen. Obama.
However, reading closer [...]

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Tags: Civil Unions · GLBT · Gay Marriage · LGBT