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My “So-Called” Family
Guest blog by Paula Prettyman, President, Equality Fairfax. I attended the amendment debate Friday night and witnessed Victoria Cobb of the Family Foundation snidely refer to a lesbian couple with children as a “so-called family.” The immediate and overwhelmingly displeased … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Fairfax, Family values, Marshall-Newman Amendment, VA "Family" Foundation
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Putting a Face to Family Values
An open letter to Virginia’s voters On November 7, Virginia Voters will be given an opportunity to write discrimination into the Commonwealth’s Constitution, through the so-called “Marriage Amendment.” How we have come to the point in our society that we … Continue reading
Blogging for LGBT Families
Parenting blog Mombian is hosting a kind of LGBT family blog carnival tomorrow. “Blogging for LGBT Families Day is a time for bloggers to write about LGBT family issues and collectively raise awareness of LGBT families, our diverse nature, and … Continue reading
Gay-Marriage Proposal
Update: More on the irony of it all from Pam’s House Blend and Ex-Gay Watch. Why the correct answer to the question, “So, are you two planning a trip to Canada?” is always “Nope, we’re holding out for a covenant … Continue reading
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Tagged Editorials, Family values, Marriage, Media
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Abstraction has its limits
This conversation reminds me of a photograph that was published in the Washington Post during the Massachusetts hearings on marriage equality. Demonstrators had gathered outside the courthouse from both sides of the issue, and were energetically engaged in “dialogue.” One … Continue reading
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Tagged Family values, Marriage, Reality-based world, Things that are pathetic
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Rev. William Sloane Coffin, 1924-2006
For those unfamiliar with his life and work, there is a fairly comprehensive write up in the LA Times. This is what he had to say about the 2004 United Church of Christ ad that was rejected as “too controversial” … Continue reading
Family values “provocative” and “disappointing”
Focus on the Family is having a conniption fit about remarks made by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, acknowledging and welcoming family members of newly sworn in Ambassador Mark Dybul. From the transcript Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the … Continue reading →