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Thoughts on the Proposition 8 Trial in California
Currently in California, a trial has begun in federal court to overturn California’s Proposition 8 – a voter-approved measure from 2008 which overturned an earlier the California Supreme Court’s earlier ruling which found a constitutional guarantee to same-sex marriage. The … Continue reading
Reflections on National Coming Out Day
October 11 is National Coming Out Day — a day for coming out and discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. I really can’t come out — I’m heterosexual and therefore of the orientation that most people assume others … Continue reading
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Why is Massachusetts Challenging DOMA?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. – 10th Amendment to US Constitution In determining the meaning of any … Continue reading
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Separate Yet Unequal Marriages
Today the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition Eight’s ban on same-sex marriages which had previously been legalized from an earlier Supreme Court decision. Proposition Eight amended the California state constitution to include: “Only marriage between a man and a woman … Continue reading
Department of Social Services Seize Jesus from Negligent Mary and Joseph
What is a family? As a society we’ve been getting pretty caught up in this of late. The traditional family of a father, a mother, and the kids doesn’t seem to be universal anymore. Single parents and same-sex parents have … Continue reading
