Category: Same-Sex Marriage
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Erosophia Podcast #5: Same-Sex Marriage
In this episode of the newly relaunched Erosophia Podcast, Jason, William, Devin, and Joia talk about same-sex marriage. News 1. Herpes Strikes Two More Infants After Ritual Circumcision 2. Judge orders morning-after pill available without prescription 3. Bet You Can’t Tell The Difference Between These Actual Anti-Interracial And Anti-Gay Marriage Quotes 4. Introducing the Condom of the…
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Illinois One Step Closer to Same-Sex Marriage
by Jason Stotts As a special Valentine’s Day present, the Illinois Senate today passed a bill to make same-sex marriage legal in Illinois: Under the measure, marriage officially would be changed in state law from an act between a man and a woman to two people. The legislation explicitly says nothing in the proposed law…
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California’s Prop 8
by Jason Stotts In a wonderful turn of events, a federal judge has ruled that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. In the majority opinion, Circuit Judges Stephen Reinhardt and Michael Daly Hawkins noted that they were speaking only to Proposition 8, and that other states would have to decide the issue of marriage themselves. “For now,…
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Same-Sex Marriage
by Jason Stotts The thing that many people forget about same-sex marriage is that it’s…just marriage. Marriage should be about love and love takes many forms.
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It’s a Good Day to be Gay
by Jason Stotts There’s a couple of reasons to celebrate today if you’re a gay, or, you know, support individual rights. Today is the first official day that the US military will allow openly gay service members (“gay service member” might be a term of art, I’m not sure). This is a great move forward…
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New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
by Jason Stotts In a move that makes them the sixth state in the union to do so, the State of New York has legalized gay marriage! This is a victory for all advocates of individual rights and opponents of christianity and its hatred of humanity and human happiness. New York joins: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, as well…
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Illinois Approves Civil Unions
by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that yesterday the Illinois legislature passed legislation legalizing civil unions for either heterosexual or homosexual couples. It’s not exactly equality, but at least now gays in IL have some legal rights as a couple. Illinois’ state Senate approved legislation Wednesday that will give same-sex couples many of the same…
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It’s Not Over Yet for Prop 8
by Jason Stotts As was expected, the ruling on the Prop 8 case was stayed by the 9th Circuit, pending appeal. From the ABA: A federal appeals court today blocked a plan to allow same-sex marriages in California later this week, while the so-called Proposition 8 case ruling overturning a state referendum that banned same-sex…