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Whenever political conservatives gather these days, stentorian pronouncements about gay marriage are soon to follow. This is particularly true at the meetings of conservative political parties, which tend to be dominated by the most committed activists. Thus one should not be surprised to hear a conservative politician throwing red meat like this to the base [...]
Archive for the ‘Gay Rights’ Category
August 15th, 2011
Category: Gay Rights, Watching Conservatives
David Gregory nails Michelle Bachmann on her anti-gay bigotry.
August 4th, 2011
Fiscally irresponsible AND socially intolerant.
July 23rd, 2011
Category: Gay marriage
His position on states’ rights with respect to marriage points to the repeal of DOMA. But would he really go there?
July 19th, 2011
Category: Gay Rights
Hudathunk it? That old bit of slander about how straight men hostile to gay men are actually fighting their own impulses has some scientific basis.
June 27th, 2011
Category: Gay marriage
Governor Cuomo is getting well-deserved praise for his active leadership in passing gay marriage legislation in New York. President Obama’s supportive but basically passive stance on the same issue has received somewhat lower marks. I’m all in for marriage equality. I’ve criticized the president for his timidity regarding other issues. Still, I believe he’s getting [...]
June 25th, 2011
Category: Gay Rights
Michael Barbaro explains how marriage equality passed in New York.
June 24th, 2011
Category: Gay Rights
All Democrats save one: Aye.
All Republicans save four courageous souls: Nay.
Here come the primaries.
