Various Gay Stuff
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dreamer_easyGakked from all over during the past few weeks - apologies to everyone I've failed to thank for pointing this stuff out!
CBS, NBC refuse to air church's television advertisement - see the ad online
NZ moves closer to civil unions for gays
God made me a lesbian: pastor facing trial
Some good news: High court won't review Mass. gay marriage law.
Australia's Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby on families - send an e-postcard to a politician
FBI Reports 14 Murders Among 7,489 Hate Crimes
Teens With Same-Sex Parents Well-Adjusted - results from a study of kids of lesbian couples in the journal Child Development, also reported in New Scientists. A letter in last weekend's Sun Herald argued that gays should not be permitted to be parents because their children would suffer discrimination, a superb example of begging the question. (Amusingly, the letter writer reckoned it was other people who were prejudiced. I'll just bet the same reason was advanced for anti-miscegenation laws.) Research shows over and over that the kids of gay parents turn out no worse off than anyone else's kids - and that's with the additional burden of prejudice. Gay parents must be bloody dedicated.
Caution in Court for Gay Rights Groups - fighting for civil unions rather than directly challenging gay marriage bans. One of those awkward compromises between long-term goals and short-term practicality.
Walking the walk on family values. "the highest divorce rates are to be found in the Bible Belt". (Check out a ranking of states' divorce numbers.)
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hothead compares the text of state anti-gay marriage laws - and a few oddly similar laws.
CBS, NBC refuse to air church's television advertisement - see the ad online
NZ moves closer to civil unions for gays
God made me a lesbian: pastor facing trial
Some good news: High court won't review Mass. gay marriage law.
Australia's Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby on families - send an e-postcard to a politician
FBI Reports 14 Murders Among 7,489 Hate Crimes
Teens With Same-Sex Parents Well-Adjusted - results from a study of kids of lesbian couples in the journal Child Development, also reported in New Scientists. A letter in last weekend's Sun Herald argued that gays should not be permitted to be parents because their children would suffer discrimination, a superb example of begging the question. (Amusingly, the letter writer reckoned it was other people who were prejudiced. I'll just bet the same reason was advanced for anti-miscegenation laws.) Research shows over and over that the kids of gay parents turn out no worse off than anyone else's kids - and that's with the additional burden of prejudice. Gay parents must be bloody dedicated.
Caution in Court for Gay Rights Groups - fighting for civil unions rather than directly challenging gay marriage bans. One of those awkward compromises between long-term goals and short-term practicality.
Walking the walk on family values. "the highest divorce rates are to be found in the Bible Belt". (Check out a ranking of states' divorce numbers.)
hothead compares the text of state anti-gay marriage laws - and a few oddly similar laws.
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Date: 2004-12-02 01:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-02 07:13 am (UTC)I just thought you should know that the denomination in this story is the one Beckie and I belong to. Thanks to the rejection, the UCC president was on CNN's Paula Zahn show last night and there is an article on the front page of the Boston Globe today. It's getting lots of publicity. :)
http://www.ucc.org
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Date: 2004-12-03 10:10 pm (UTC)