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Who’s Destroying Marriage? A Photo Essay
Same-sex couples are destroying marriage? No, I think opposite-sex couples are doing very well on their own, as this series of actual wedding cake toppers indicates. Apparently, marriage is something into which straight men need to be dragged or chained. (At least one company, Wilton, has a topper featuring a “Runaway Bride“—but for the most [...]
Mike Huckabee In the Doghouse
Former Arkansas governor and erstwhile Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee shared his opinion about same-sex parents in a speech last week at The College of New Jersey. As reported by The Perspective: He also affirmed support for a law in Arkansas that prohibits same-sex couples from becoming adoptive or foster parents. “I think this is [...]
A Supremely Ridiculous Argument
Sometimes I read something that is just so mind-blowingly irrational I don’t know where to begin. Robert P. George, in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece titled, “Gay Marriage, Democracy, and the Courts,” begins by stating that it would be “disastrous” for the U.S. Supreme Court justices to rule on a federal lawsuit that “has [...]
Run for the Border
No, not that border. The Connecticut border, where hordes of maritally minded same-sex couples from New York are pouring across into towns like Greenwich and Stamford to get hitched, according to several recent newspaper reports. “Connecticut Border Town Is Same-Sex Marriage Haven” declares Newsday, making it sound a little like a refugee camp. The Connecticut [...]
Morning Must-Read: “Where Did You Get Them?”
Max Mutchnick, creator of Will & Grace, shares his story of trying to get through airport security with his (male) spouse and their two girls. It’s hilarious, as one might expect from Mutchnick, but the real kicker is at the end. A lesson for us all.
Gay Marriage Propaganda Film
This is going to make the blogospheric rounds, I’m sure, but I can’t help a repost: (Thanks to 23/6, via Andy Towle, via Good As You.)
Protect Children, Ban Divorce!
Prop 8-spawned videos are flying fast and furious. I’m partial to this one. (Thanks, Good As You.) See more funny videos at Funny or Die
Sarah Palin Almost Convinced Me
Sarah Palin almost got me. Not that I’d ever vote for the McCain/Palin ticket, but I was almost convinced that Palin had a spark of understanding about LGBT issues when she said of “one of my absolute best friends for the past 30 years, who happens to be gay,” that “She is not my gay [...]
Cinderella’s Gay Blades
A modernized version of Cinderella by the Russian-based Imperial Ice Stars caused controversy in Australia Tuesday when “two male characters share a romantic scene together on the ice.” And no, one of them isn’t the fairy godmother. They’re just a couple of guys at the ball. Artistic director Tony Mercer said, “I don’t think there [...]
Residents of Lesbos Sue to Reclaim Term “Lesbian”
Some residents of the Greek island of Lesbos are suing the LGBT-rights group “Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece” in an effort to reclaim the name “lesbian.” The BBC reports “The man spearheading the case, publisher Dimitris Lambrou, claims that international dominance of the word in its sexual context violates the human rights of the [...]
Do We Really Need This?
Neither my son nor this blog would be here without the benefit of modern technology, and for that (mostly the former), I am grateful. I’m a minimalist when it comes to childcare technology, however, although I’ve found a baby monitor to be a useful gadget. The New York Times, however, takes a look at several [...]
Penguins Threaten Traditional Family Values
And Tango Makes Three, the children’s book based on a true story about two male penguins who adopt an abandoned egg, tops the American Library Association’s list of “10 Most Challenged Books of 2006,” “for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group.” A challenge, according to the ALA, is “a formal, written complaint, filed with [...]
Baby, Will You Marry Me?
Proving the importance of a good copyeditor, lawmakers in Arkansas passed a law this year that mistakenly allows state residents of any age—even babies—to marry with parental permission, as long as they are not pregnant. The bill says: “In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is [...]
The Cheapening of Marriage
The “99 Cents Only” store in Lewisville, Texas, will be hosting a licensed minister on June 30 who will perform ceremonies at the store for—you guessed it—99 cents. Shouldn’t someone be defending against this sort of thing?
Lesbian Bed Death Saves Civilization
James C. Dobson, founder and chairman of the ultra-conservative group Focus on the Family, broadcast and endorsed a sermon on his radio show in which the speaker asserted: “You know a society has been abandoned by God when it celebrates lesbian sex.” He then claimed that as a result of this abandonment, a major U.S. [...]
Toys that Promote Homosexuality
A spokesperson for Ewa Sowinska, Poland’s ombudsman for children’s rights, has said Sowinska won’t pursue a proposed investigation into whether the Teletubbie Tinky Winky “promotes homosexuality” because he carries a purse. I’m rather disappointed. While I don’t really believe same-sex attraction can be “promoted” (despite the free toasters), I do think it is good for [...]
Why Are Pregnant Lesbians Scary?
An article in the Mail & Guardian newspaper of South Africa asked this week, “Why are pregnant lesbians scary?” Umm . . . because we’re hormonal and know how to use power tools? The article itself is a rehash of the Mary Cheney pregnancy and why gay and lesbian parents are as good as any [...]
On Things Dismal and Gay
Two items of news today caught my eye: Pope Benedict XVI referred to arguments for recognition of same-sex relationships as “dismal theories.” The New York Blade recapped a UCLA study (cited in my Weekly Political Roundup last week) claiming “New Jersey florists, caterers, hotels and other businesses would bring in more than $100 million in [...]
History Is Written By the Winners
Just when I think I can’t get any more exasperated at educational policy after President Bush’s No Child Left Behind program, along comes his brother. Jeb Bush and the Florida legislature are embracing the victor’s privilege of dictating history. Last month, Jeb signed a bill stating that “American history shall be viewed as factual, not [...]
Concerns about “homosexual undertones” in the children’s book And Tango Makes Three caused two public libraries to move it from the children’s to the non-fiction section. The book, about two male penguins who adopt an abandoned egg, is based on the true story of two penguins at the New York Central Park Zoo. Heaven forbid [...]
Ban Republican Adoptions
Keeping with the theme of political satire today: Ohio senator Robert Hagan is seeking sponsors for a bill that would forbid households with one or more Republicans from adopting children or becoming foster parents. He cites “Credible research” that suggests such children “. . . are more at risk for developing emotional problems, social stigmas, [...]
Educational Testing
I’ve written a lot about politics this week, so in lieu of the weekly political roundup I’ve been doing, I’ll point out a hysterical satire on educational testing by Anna Quindlen in Newsweek. I’ve written before that I take a dim view of “teaching to the test”; Quindlen, however, dares to dream what might happen [...]
Arkansas Appeals Revocation of Lesbian and Gay Foster-Parent Ban
An Arkansas state appellate court is now reviewing a law that bans foster parents from having “adult homosexuals” in their households. The law was struck down last year, but the state is appealing the decision. What amuses me here is the attached definition of a “homosexual” as “any person who voluntarily and knowingly engages in [...]
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
The Huggies Baby Network recently featured an article by Lisa Beamer titled “The Greatest Things About Girls.” It horrified me, frankly, to see yet another example of how people even now smother their children in traditional gender roles. Here are some select quotes: I loved having my boys, but after several years of trucks, dinosaurs [...]
Banned Books Week
The American Library Association (ALA) is sponsoring their 14th annual Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read, September 24-October 1, to remind Americans not to take intellectual freedom for granted. In observance of Banned Books Week, the ALA publishes a list of the most challenged books and authors of the previous year. A challenge [...]
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