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“Suspect class.” Sounds like an insult, doesn’t it? You are a member of a suspect class. We’re taking your passport. Don’t leave the state without telling the police. Except that’s not right at all. I researched the term because lawyers on our side of the Prop 8 trial kept asking about historical discrimination against gays. Does [...] Opponents of marriage equality love to position themselves as defenders of morality. Why, then, are their actions so often despicable? This is Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James. During a a debate on whether to offer domestic partner benefits to county employees Commissioner Vilma Leake spoke of her son, who died of AIDS in [...] Cute video from Sean Chapin: Don’t flip-flop on DOMA. Has everyone seen this yet? Brilliant. The gay stuff begins about three minutes in. And, oops, in my first version of this post, I left out the best part (in the second video). The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Moral Kombat thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes The Daily Show With Jon [...] My friend Phillip Minton asked be to pass on information about “Meet in the Middle,” a rally to occur on the first Saturday after the State Supreme Court passes down its Prop 8 decision. In Fresno. Yep, not in West Hollywood or Silverlake or the Castro, but in the heart of Yes on 8 territory. This [...] Don’t believe anything you hear from the Traditional Values Coalition. Congress will soon vote on H.R. 1913, which adds “sexual orientation” to existing hate crime legislation. Naturally, the religious right — and TVC in particular — is fighting it with lies. They claim: H.R. 1913 broadly defines “intimidation,” thus a pastor’s sermon could be considered “hate [...] I’ve always loved this clip, and I’m delighted that recent events give me an excuse to make a quick video around it. A few days after I posted the “Bashing” video, I got this message from a girl on Facebook. I showed it to a few friends who found it inspirational and thought it deserved more attention. So here it is, with her permission. I don’t even know if you are going to read [...] I actually put this together around Christmas time, but better late than never. I’ve seen documentaries about Brown v. Topeka, and the producers always compare a spiffy 1950s whites-only school with a ramshackle “negro” schoolhouse. That made me think the Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine because the equal part never really happened. But if you read the Brown decision, the Court believed the separate [...] |
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