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: 2004-12-03 10:10 pm (UTC)