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—...

This entry is part 48 of 48 in the series lgbt hate crimes project When I moved to D.C. in the mid-nineties, as a single, young, gay man, one of the first things I did was to get my first personal computer. The second thing I did was to get an AOL account. (I’m dating myself here, but that was...

I sent this story of a horrific murder in East Texas to Nat-Wu and Adam over the weekend, both of whom reacted to the story by saying "that's one of the worst things I've ever read." Which was pretty much what I thought when I read it too. Well, via John Cole and Andrew Sullivan, it seems that Rod D...

Yes and no. According to the Times, the young conservative is being brought up as a Christian. So no, he is not Jewish by religion. But also according to the Times, Jonathan Krohn's mother was Jewish before she converted to Christianity. According to Jewish law, Jonathan is a Jew. Appropriately, the...

This is just insane!  Parents face prosecution over school gay week protest “Parents who took their children out of school in protest at them being taught about gay, bisexual and transgender history could be prosecuted.”  GOOD!   They should be prosecuted! Council bosses said the pro...

There's a new meme going around, begun by a blogger named Julia Miranda and propagated here, to the effect that the celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz's money troubles, which have forced her to pawn the copyright to her photos, were caused by inheritance tax she had to pay on property left to he...

I’ve wanted to write something about the murder of Larry King for a while now. But it’s been more than a year since his murder, and I haven’t written anything substantive yet. I started a couple of blog posts, and even began working on an entry for the LGBT Hate Crimes Project (des...

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...

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...

What's at Stake [YT] **ALSO: Check out Sean Chapin's videos from last night's "Eve of Justice" rally: **ALSO: San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Announces Engagement of Daughter at Rally Marking Challenge to Proposition 8 [Towle]...