During the oral argument before the California Supreme Court, on the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 , there was one brief shining moment of agreement. Justice Ming Chin asked whether it might not be best if the state got out of the marriage business entirely and just issued civil union permits—...

Everyone's talking about Prop 8, whether it will stand, and whether the already-performed marriages will remain even if the discriminatory ban stays on the books. But if the unrighteous affront to America freedoms is left in place yet the 18,000+ performed marriage are allowed to remain, there is an...

Everyone's talking about Prop 8, whether it will stand, and whether the already-performed marriages will remain even if the discriminatory ban stays on the books. But if the unrighteous affront to America freedoms is left in place yet the 18,000+ performed marriage are allowed to remain, there is an...

here: Remember the bogus "compromise" on marriage equality recently proposed by David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch in their NYT op-ed "A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage"? You know the one that had equality supporters doing all the giving up to appease equality opponents by creating separate-and-une...

You've heard the argument that gay marriage would lead to incest. That gay marriage would lead to polygamy. That gay marriage would lead to beastiality. But what about gay marriage leading to robot sex?Read the rest of It's Official: Gay Marriage Will Lead to Man-on-Machine Screwing Permal...

On this episode of Ramble Redhead, I continue my talk  with psychologist and author Dr Kimeron Hardin. I found his books a while ago and was amazed by his latest book called Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-Esteem which is a truly amazing book. A week later I was listening to a g...

Legally committed for several years, or living together for only one day. For gay couples participating in the 2010 census, the difference will be six of one, half a dozen of the other: Census takers will ask same-sex couples who live together to define themselves as "unmarried partners," as they di...

HALF A LOAFIf you read the tea leaves:California Court Weighing Gay Marriage Banit is hard to escape the conclusion that the court will uphold Prop 8 and also uphold the marriages that have already taken place.The State did a lousy job with the idea of referendums changing rights. They didn't defend...

These are just some of the people who know more about your life, love, and equality than you do. Or in some cases, know only what their parents have told them: And here's another, this one highlighting the Sacramento-based, Russian-language church members who have been building a major anti-gay pres...

Bad news for anti-Proposition 8 activists: As of Thursday afternoon, it appeared that the California Supreme Court was hesitant to overturn the gay marriage ban. However, it might be the case that the court will allow existing marriages to remain legally valid. Los Angeles Times: During a three-hour...