Countering NOM's Missive on Prop 8 Judge Walker With the Facts

Karen Ocamb, 02.09.2010

Karen Ocamb is the news editor for Frontiers In LA magazine, the LGBT publication

If Walker's sexual orientation is an issue in him deciding an LGBT-related case, well then, what about a straight judge who's been divorced judging a case involving marital relations?

Is There a Plague in Mexico City?

Philip N. Cohen, 02.08.2010

Sociologist at UNC-Chapel Hill

Opponents of the soon to be enacted gay marriage law see themselves as fighting a rising tide of rights, following Mexico City's legalization of early abortions in 2007.

When The Closet Isn't a Closet: A Periodic History Of Personal Discretion

Mark Olmsted, 02.05.2010

Writer, Ex-Con, Anti-Litter Crusader, www.thetrashwhisperer.blogspot.com

I went to school in the 70s, worked on Wall Street in the 80s, and went to prison in 2004. These experiences constitute six of the last 32 years. For 20 percent of my life as a gay man, I hid my sexuality.

Obama's Call for Civility Amid Prayer Breakfast Controversy

Jim Wallis, 02.04.2010

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, with a plea for civility in our political discourse. He spoke specifically about the response to the recent earthquake in Haiti.

John McCain's No Longer a Hero: His Stance on Patriotic Gays is Shameful and Un-American

Michael Russnow, 02.03.2010

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors, former U.S. Senate aide

Watching the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, I couldn't help feeling relief John McCain was soundly beate...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Even Talk About It

Bob Franken, 02.01.2010

Appears on MSNBC and is a member of SPJ Washington Hall of Fame

Maybe popular thinking is wrong. It's entirely possible that when President Obama advocated doing away with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell the other night, t...

Dear Maggie Gallagher: Exactly Why Is my "Same Sex Union" not a Marriage?

Jim David, 01.29.2010

Comedian and writer

Except for the legal piece of paper, my partner and I are a marriage in every possible way. So tell me, Maggie Gallagher, exactly how are we not? She would probably answer, "Well, Jim, you're just not."

To "Purify" the races this fall, Republicans call for a litmus test

Bill Shireman, 01.29.2010

President and CEO of the Future 500

Extremists want to make GOP the party of "NO - CAN'T DO" Extremist opponents of gay marriage equality and other "social conservative" causes want to...

If Not Now, When?: Demand President Obama End Don't Ask, Don't Tell!

David Kaufman, 01.27.2010

Founder, Transracial.net

I believe the President is as sensitive to LGBT concerns as he is to the concerns of every oppressed American. But major reforms don't happen instantly. Obama needs us to push him and then support him.

Why Gay Marriage Is Not Like Abortion

Jennifer Vanasco, 01.26.2010

Editor in chief, 365gay.com

People move toward acceptance of gay marriage because eventually they recognize that the issue is not a moral question -- as abortion is -- but instead is about a fundamental issue of fairness.

The Gay Wink

Mark Shields, 01.25.2010

Will the Tea Partiers, who claim that they want straight talk from their leaders, really tolerate these gay winks, or will they acknowledge that they're fighting a senseless battle that's already been lost?

Enough: Scott Brown and the Betrayal of the LGBT Left

David Kaufman, 01.25.2010

Founder, Transracial.net

The bitterness and vitriol filling LGBT attacks on the Democrats must come to an end, replaced by a respectful and actionable solutions-based agenda.

Divorce, Not Gay Marriage, Is the Real Issue for Rescuing Families

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 01.25.2010

Author of Shalom in the Home

We straight people don't need help from gays in destroying marriage, having done an admirable job of it ourselves. It's time to stop scapegoating and depriving the LGBT community.

Why Straight People Should Be Following the Prop. 8 Federal Trial

Audrey Bilger, 01.22.2010

Associate Professor of Literature at the Claremont Colleges

Straight people, listen up! You need to embrace same-sex marriage as a benefit to society as a whole -- a continuation and expansion of American ideals. Marriage equality is for everyone.

Proud to Testify for Marriage Equality

Jerry Sanders, 01.22.2010

Mayor, City of San Diego

I was proud to testify this week in what I believe will be one of the defining civil rights cases of our time, Perry v. Schwarzenegger. I did so as a Republican, a father, and a former police chief.

Under Attack: Can Harold Ford Survive New York's 'Angry Gays?'

David Kaufman, 01.23.2010

Founder, Transracial.net

With his polished pedicure and shiny SUV, Harold Ford Jr. may act all teflon tough. But let's hope his doorman is a little harder-core -- because these gays are coming to get him.

What Is Really on Trial in the Prop 8 Case?

Clay Farris Naff, 01.22.2010

Clay Farris Naff (claynaff.com) is a science writ ...

In controlled laboratory tests, University of Nebraska professor John Hibbing found that subjects who show strong physiological reactions to unpleasant stimuli also tend to oppose gay marriage.

Cindy McCain Comes a Little Late to "NoH8"

Michael Rowe, 01.23.2010

Award-winning independent journalist, essayist, and author

While there is much to praise in Mrs. McCain's admittedly late arrival to the equal marriage struggle, the 700-pound silver elephant in the room is the fact that it is just that -- her very late arrival.

Somebody Woke Up on the Wrong Side of the Debate

Andrea Buchanan, 01.22.2010

If you are on the wrong side of the gay marriage debate, one day you'll have to explain to your children why your traditional values led you to keep an entire group of minorities from enjoying what the majority does.

Marriage Is Not An Evil Thing

Rev. Astrid Storm, 01.21.2010

The Rev. Astrid Storm is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of New York

I was strangely comforted to remember that, for its first thousand years, the Christian church was ambivalent about the institution of marriage.

Stop the Mormon Church's Nasty Campaign Against Gay Marriage

Fred Karger, 01.22.2010

Founder, Californians Against Hate

Coming just two years ahead of New Hampshire's First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary, Californians Against Hate's Fred Karger is running "Call Mitt...