The headlines today concerning the Republican politicians’ response to President Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality either refer to a tepid, tiptoe response or make note of the general lack of response altogether. While a few foolhardy mouthpieces tried to frame Obama’s statements as some kind of a flip-flop on gay issues, most GOP politicians were uncharacteristically quiet or guarded about t
The nutjobs on the “religious” right are coming out in full force. The age of reason apparently hasn’t reached this constituency yet. Given the heat that the President’s endorsement of marriage equality is generating, we can expect more of this irrational, fact-free rhetoric coming from the right. The fear that the world is changing around them seems to have provoked Perkins and others to beha
While politicians in the U.S. are still busy squabbling about women’s health issues that sane people believed to have been settled decades ago, Argentina has now passed a law making sure that gender identity rights are protected. Sex-change surgery or hormone therapy are now required to be provided by both public and private health insurance. Same-sex marriage was made legal in that country a couple of years b
The LGBT community and progressives are understandably celebrating yesterday’s interview with Barack Obama in which he announced his support for marriage equality. He did so with considerable political risk, because he knew that, in addition to galvanizing support among LGBT folks, he would also galvanize his opposition among the uber-conservatives. With his announcement, everything change and nothing changed.
On the heels of the nasty results of last night’s vote in North Carolina that approved a straights-only marriage amendment, President Obama has come out publicly for the first time (in his Presidential career, at least) in favor of marriage equality. This is a resounding victory for human rights, not only in the United States but also around the world because of our position of leadership internationally. I kno
