BY ARI EZRA WALDMANOn Tuesday night, I had the honor of speaking at the LGBT Community Center NYC. Along with a number of lions of gay … [Read more...] about Marriage Equality, Law, and Politics: The Battles in Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, and Maine
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Rachel Maddow Interviews Ted Olson and David Boies About the Future of Marriage Equality: VIDEO
As part of a Law and Social Change symposium, Rachel Maddow sat down to interview Prop 8 litigators Ted Olson and David Boies at NYU Law School on … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow Interviews Ted Olson and David Boies About the Future of Marriage Equality: VIDEO
A Look at Where We Are with the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and The Courts
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANLast week, lawyers for House Republicans tried to squeeze the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) through an ever shrinking … [Read more...] about A Look at Where We Are with the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and The Courts
Malaysian Government To Parents, Teachers: Know The Signs Of Gay
Weird news out of Malaysia, from Reuters: The Malaysian government has begun holding seminars aiming to help teachers and parents spot signs of … [Read more...] about Malaysian Government To Parents, Teachers: Know The Signs Of Gay
Surrogacy and The Law’s ‘New Normal’
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANNBC's sitcom, The New Normal tells the story of a well-to-do gay couple that starts a family through a surrogate. … [Read more...] about Surrogacy and The Law’s ‘New Normal’
145 House Democrats File Briefs For Edie Windsor
At the Washington Blade, Chris Johnson reports that 145 House Democrats yesterday filed a friend-of-court brief on behalf of 83-year-old widow Edie … [Read more...] about 145 House Democrats File Briefs For Edie Windsor
The Zigs and Zags of the Democratic Party Platform
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANLast week, I dorked out on the Republican Party platform and concluded that the Party had stood still for the last 30 … [Read more...] about The Zigs and Zags of the Democratic Party Platform
The Unchanging Republican Party Platform
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANThe manifestos produced by our political parties every four years are supposed to express the groups' deepest … [Read more...] about The Unchanging Republican Party Platform
NEWS: The Doubt Of Dawkins, Ageless Madge, Hip-Hop Improves, Brian Brown’s A Jerk (VIDEO)
Playboy's Chip Rowe's excellent interview with Richard Dawkins. In California, kids will soon be protected from … [Read more...] about NEWS: The Doubt Of Dawkins, Ageless Madge, Hip-Hop Improves, Brian Brown’s A Jerk (VIDEO)
Building The War Chest For Marriage Equality In Maryland
Last week, Marylanders for Marriage Equality announced an almost impossibly star-studded fundraising banquet to be held on September 13th. The guest … [Read more...] about Building The War Chest For Marriage Equality In Maryland