LGBTQ (17)

David F

Law of the Land?

A Supreme Court decision is the Law of the Land, unless Christian bigots dislike what the court says. The Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, probably doesn't really give a damn who marries whom.  But he's no stranger to what works in Texas politics, and…

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David F

DBAs take on Marriage Equality, or The Y2Gay Problem

A geekily-hilarious but also serious treatment of one of the least bigoted objections to the Marriage Equality decision of last Friday: the database administrators of the world now have hell to pay. Excerpt: humans- id- forename- surname- birthdate- sex_id (foreign key references column sexes)marriages- id-…

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David F

The Last Marriage Rally?

We attended the rally/celebration yesterday to celebrate the excellent outcome of Obergefell v. Hodges, confirming that the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law does indeed include LGBTQ people. It would be easy to say, well, look at us 61 years after Brown…

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David F

There's no Lash like a Backlash

I am starting to think that it really is the bigots' last stand. Which certainly has the potential to get ugly - as well-armed as they are. Still, things do seem to be moving in the right direction. First off, Franklin Graham moved his money…

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David F

Divorce and Rolling Coal

So there's this Australian couple who have let it be known that if Australia becomes a civilized place where any two people regardless of gender can get married, they will get a divorce.  That's right - if civil marriage in Oz can't conform to their religious ideas…

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