Praise the Lord and pass the lube: Judge Walker sticks it to Prop Hate
By Ann Ivins Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis (italics mine) in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing...
View ArticleGOP waving white flag on gay marriage: V-LGBT Day is a landmark triumph in...
It’s been an interesting few days. The American Benefits Council and 278 employers, organizations and municipalities have filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case...
View ArticleExodus International shuts its doors: Alan Chambers to promote “safe,...
Back in February I declared V-LGBT Day, saying that “the battle for marriage equality is over.” There had been a lot of significant pro-equity activity, including a huge number of corporations and...
View ArticleFred Phelps is dead: the LGBT community owes him a debt of gratitude
An evil man has departed the Earth, but not before inadvertently making it a better place. Without Contraries is no progression. – Blake Fred Phelps, founder of Topeka’s Westboro Baptist Church, is...
View ArticleGay marriage: Fred Phelps’ death is the end of an era, but it isn’t the end...
The passing of Fred Phelps actually makes the struggle for gay marriage and LGBT equality a little more difficult. A few days ago I summed up the impact the late Fred Phelps exerted on American...
View ArticleBrendan Eich case raises free speech issues for people who don’t understand...
No, Virginia. Intolerance of intolerance isn’t the same as intolerance of human beings. When it became public that recently appointed Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich had donated to the controversial anti-gay...
View ArticleAnglican Communion: the radical inclusion of Jesus Christ
At the Episcopal Church of Saint John the Evangelist, in the Mission District of San Francisco, we share communion standing in a circle, the homeless, the transvestites, the breastfeeding mothers, the...
View ArticleAmerican vs. unAmerican values, as compared to the Declaration of Independence
Values that are in opposition to the Declaration of Independence are, by definition, unAmerican.
View ArticleWhat is a liberal? Fairness is my core value
I've been thinking about my values a lot since the election, and I've realized what my most fundamental value is - fairness.
View ArticleDonald Trump is still a fascist – Part Four
Kevin Passmore's definition of fascism has ten characteristics split across five main areas. Donald matches or partially matches all of the characteristics.
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