Prop 8: Let’s Get Rid of Marriage Instead!
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As the law plays catch-up, Judge Vaughn Walker includes an eloquent analysis of changing gender roles in declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Commentator Sally Kohn argues that the next step should go even further. More »
Letter from a Mama Grizzly to Sarah Palin
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Commentator Sally Kohn, somewhat confused about Sarah Palin's recent outreach video, asks here for a bit of clarification. More »
U.S. Judge Faults Congress in Denying Same-Sex Marriage
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In a strongly worded ruling, the Defense of Marriage Act falls in federal court to a combined challenge by GLAD and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. More »
The Marriage Thing
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That the sexual identity of the Supreme Court nominee might be regarded as anyone’s business but her own strikes the author, lead plaintiff in the 1974 women’s discrimination law suit against the New York Times, as a sad anachronism. More »
Just Not Married: Fighting for Equality on Valentine’s Day
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Lesbian and gay male couples are ready to step up their protest with creative new tactics—witness the action this morning in New York and see what lies ahead for marriage equality in 2010. More »
Health Care: A Lesbian Mother’s Sudden Passion for Reform
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As the author found out, the rules of our broken health care system are so baroque, something entirely unexpected can trip you up, threatening family finances. She asks us to help President Obama sell the nation on reform this week. More »
Reality and Hope at the White House
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At a recent White House reception, the author learned, on LBGT issues, the difference between having a leader or an ally in residence. More »
California Proposition 8—We Take It Personally
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The authors, who have worked for years for national and international human rights, are not about to let a Mormon Church and right-wing sponsored setback in California stand. They join a recommitted movement to secure LGBT rights—including that of same-sex couples to marry—knowing that the nation has moved forward in understanding the essential importance of equality. More »
