Des Moines, Iowa couple Melissa and Heather Gartner sued the State of Iowa after it refused to list both of their names on the birth certificate of … [Read more...] about Judge Orders Iowa to Issue Child’s Birth Certificate with Names of Both Same-Sex Parents
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Gay Marriage Begins Bearing Down On 2012 Race
For all the social conservative energy bubbling ahead of today's Iowa caucuses, same-sex marriage has for the most part remained on the back … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Begins Bearing Down On 2012 Race
Rick Perry: What’s Lawrence v. Texas?
One day in the not-too-distant future, Rick Perry will disappear from the pages of the nation's newspapers forever. Unfortunately for him, that … [Read more...] about Rick Perry: What’s Lawrence v. Texas?
Iowa’s Leading Anti-Gay, ‘Pro-Family’ Activist Endorses Rick Santorum: VIDEO
Appropriately, Rick 'Frothy mix' Santorum gets an endorsement from Iowa's leading gay-hater, Bob Vander Plaats:Bob Vander Plaats, who has … [Read more...] about Iowa’s Leading Anti-Gay, ‘Pro-Family’ Activist Endorses Rick Santorum: VIDEO
NEWS: Light In A Bottle, Bradley Manning, Newt Gingrich
Camera technology can now keep pace with the speed limit of the universe: Pseudo-photographic technology now exists which shoots quickly enough to … [Read more...] about NEWS: Light In A Bottle, Bradley Manning, Newt Gingrich
Challenge To DOMA In San Francisco
Yesterday, a top lawyer with the Department of Justice appeared in San Francisco to argue against the constitutionality of DOMA. He appeared on behalf … [Read more...] about Challenge To DOMA In San Francisco
Rick Santorum Attacks Mitt Romney on Gay Marriage in GOP Debate: VIDEO
Mitt Romney was asked by Chris Wallace last night about his flip-flops on gun and gay rights issues. Romney explained his position, and then Rick … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum Attacks Mitt Romney on Gay Marriage in GOP Debate: VIDEO
Antonin Scalia, Textualism, and What’s Next for Prop 8
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANToday, I'd like to talk about a man known for the sharpest of legal minds. A man who some think is becoming an ally in our … [Read more...] about Antonin Scalia, Textualism, and What’s Next for Prop 8
Rick Perry Proudly Ignorant Of Supreme Court
Rick Perry may be proud to be a Christian. He may, as he implied at last night's debate, be proud to be an unlettered goodoleboy from the … [Read more...] about Rick Perry Proudly Ignorant Of Supreme Court
Prop 8’s Second Date with the Ninth Circuit
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANIt has literally been and up-and-down relationship for Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, and the San … [Read more...] about Prop 8’s Second Date with the Ninth Circuit