Category Archives: Commentary

The most significant event for equality in recent memory – and it wasn’t the president’s endorsement of marriage

Posted on May 14, 2012 by David

Before somebody starts yelling at me, let me just say that I’m not diminishing the significance of President Obama’s historic endorsement. It matters. A lot. Go read Andrew Sullivan’s cover essay in this week’s Newsweek for a good summary. “To … Continue reading →

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These Ten Things I wish the Church Knew About Homosexuality are all valuable for helping people shed their religious misunderstandings, but this one in particular applies always and everywhere: You cannot call it “special rights” when someone asks for the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 29, 2012 by David | Comments Off on Stating the obvious

Go figure – these 1999 remarks by Pat Robertson, of all people, demonstrate a more advanced understanding of gender science than that of some Democratic leaders in 2012: Letter Writer: I’m 40 years old and have had a sex change. … Continue reading →

Posted on April 26, 2012 by David | Comments Off on Low expectations

54/41. That’s the margin by which Maine voters now support full marriage equality according to a new PPP poll. This is the same result obtained in an earlier poll by EqualityMaine. The new poll contains some remarkable information; the margin … Continue reading →

Posted on March 7, 2012 by David | 3 Comments

Common sense victories over bullying

Posted on March 7, 2012 by David

There are two items of good news to report today. First, the Anoka-Hennepin School District (discussed in This is what the “Black Brigade” wanted for Loudoun) has reached a settlement described as unprecedented and a model for schools across the … Continue reading →

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MPAA is broken

Posted on March 5, 2012 by David

Of course it’s too much for kids to see. It’s also too much for kids to live through, walk through, ride the bus with, and go to school with. That’s why they made the movie. NPR’s Linda Holmes, on the … Continue reading →

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Unintended consequences

Posted on March 2, 2012 by David

After the 2003 Goodridge ruling in Massachusetts, certain self-designated “conservatives” had a brilliant political idea: Why not leverage the ignorance and fear of a populace not very well acquainted with the reality of LGBT people to win elections? We’ll scare … Continue reading →

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