Tag: Family Values
The Public Battle for Marriage Is Over
I have written that I think the overall war- marriage equality is over, but there will continue to be battles. There just won’t be any going back. Now, a collumnist writing on the Liberty University web site agrees, claiming: This
Iowa’s Family Values
Really wonderful op-ed from the NYTimes. A gay man with inter-racial parents describes the beginnings of his own family, where Iowa played a major role. He writes: …and were wed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 1, 1958. This was
Family Values News
It is always so surprising to me that conservatives want to hang their hat on “fixing GLBT people- as if GLBT people are the real threat to the family, and therefor, the threat to their conservative morals and beliefs. I tend
Sweden Approves Marriage Equality
Saw this earlier today, but was unable to blog at work. The movement towards Marriage Equality continues. I would say it is only a matter of time, but then- how long that might be is the next question. I found
Not Every Child Does Better with a Mother and a Father!
This is possibly one of the sickest stories I have written about Since I started my blog almost 5 months ago. I came upon the story from a blog post about the daughter and her rehabilitation, and surprisingly hadn’t heard
Open Reply to Greg J’s World: Morality and Gay Rights
Dear Greg, Glad to have the opportunity to read your post. I just want to offer a few points for thought. 1) I really don’t think that the “LGBT segment is rapidly growing.” There have always been (and will always
A battle hymn for equality
One problem with blogging, is the felt need to publish EVERYDAY- more and more stuff. and today, I think I need a day off. But this is really worth reading! It gives me energy and renews my ability to do
Teen Sex, Marriage and Divorce- Where are Family Values?
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, more conservative states such as Nevada, Arizona, Mississippi and Texas have the highest teen-pregnancy rates, and public costs associated with it. Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Maine have the lowest.
Opinion in the Stamford Advocate
I appreciate Yehoshua S. Hecht’s desire to promote families, yet I wonder why his definition of family must be so narrow to ignore the many gay and lesbian families that already exist and are productive elements of our society. His
The 1st Amendment and Anti-Gay Speech
The basis of the opinion linked below is the decision by a TV channel not to air an anti-gay propaganda program sponsored by the American Family Association (AFA). The AFA claimed that the TV special would “reveal the truth about the
