Tag Archives: Reality-based world

Family values “provocative” and “disappointing”

Posted on October 21, 2006 by David

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 →

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How not to teach sexual responsibility

Posted on October 13, 2006 by David

First of all, don’t pretend that everyone in the world is heterosexual. Since high school students are well aware that this isn’t the case, it’s a good way to lose credibility. Loudoun County High School yesterday had a mandatory assembly … 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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Reality bites

Posted on July 6, 2006 by David

A very entertaining discussion has ensued over at Bearing Drift, at which James Atticus Bowden has constructed a post in which he purports to Explain It All. This would be exhibit A in the category of people who would like … Continue reading →

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Obi Wan v Jabba

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Jonathan

It was Obi Wan Knobe versus Jabba the Hut at the Cato Institute as Yale Law professor William (Bill) Eskridge debated Maggie Gallagher, Yale graduate and anti-gay industry marriage scholar. Continue reading →

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Let California be California

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Russell

Reading some blogs, our fellow Virginians are quite active. This one came across my eyes when one sentence stood out and in my silly mind, thought about aliens (a seeming advancement of “modern intelligent beings” such as us here on … Continue reading →

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Gay voices in Hampton Roads

Posted on May 9, 2006 by David

The Hampton Roads Daily Press is running a series of feature articles and editorials called Out Here: Gay voices on family, faith and friendship in Hampton Roads. The series started on Sunday in the section “The Good Life,” and will … Continue reading →

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