Author Archives: David

Please, don’t stereotype

Posted on July 23, 2006 by David

Almost everyone I’ve talked to who has worked on a campaign to defeat an anti-gay ballot initiative, or to pass a positive one, has remarked on how their own stereotypes have been challenged in the process. Sometimes the last people … Continue reading →

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The abstract model of gender bipolarity

Posted on July 22, 2006 by David

A version of this article is cross-posted at Bacon’s Rebellion. Virginia bloggers who are fighting to amend our Bill of Rights to make marriage the exclusive path to creating legal rights within families have recently generated some excellent discussion of … Continue reading →

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The Nanny State

Posted on July 20, 2006 by David

Update: Broken WaPo link fixed. What do Maggie Gallagher of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Phil Burress of Citizens for Community Values, and Jan LaRue of Concerned Women for America have in common? Besides leading organizations dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Get your anti-gay laws off our children

Posted on July 14, 2006 by David

So says Lambda Legal, who report that they have “been fighting to stem the tide of antigay litigation unleashed by Proposition One, Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples, ever since the law passed.” For proof that the real … Continue reading →

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Is this a breakthrough?

Posted on July 13, 2006 by David

There was a small kerfuffle a few days ago over some remarks by Democratic Party Chair Howard Dean about the New York Court of Appeals ruling that the prohibition of same sex marriage doesn’t violate the state’s Constitution. According to … Continue reading →

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The “oops” argument

Posted on July 9, 2006 by David

Update: Maggie Gallagher is discussing this rationale over at marriagedebate. With a 53% majority in New York supporting full marriage equality for same sex couples, it shouldn’t be very long before the current discriminatory marriage law is addressed by the … Continue reading →

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So much for “judicial activism”

Posted on July 7, 2006 by David

The New York Court of Appeals yesterday issued a 4-2 decision upholding the state prohibition of same sex marriage. Let’s be clear on what we’re talking about here. The unequivocally liberal New York Court of Appeals has stated that the … Continue reading →

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