Recently, the US government sued North Carolina over HB2, the restroom bill. I found that the section that describes transgender people remarkably enlightened, and included things that I hadn’t known until entirely too recently. Thus, I’ve included paragraphs 30-42 from the court filing here. (Link to original document.) Individuals are typically assigned a sex on […]
Tyler Glenn Has a New Song: Trash
Tyler Glenn just released a new song and video, “Trash.” Tyler’s a gay Mormon who had a faith crisis after the LGBT policy change last November. One of the things that most fascinates me is why people leave faiths, and the process people go through, as it’s usually a difficult change that upends a significant […]
Wow, Sixth Circuit Dissent
As you probably heard, the majority in the Sixth Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) ruled against equal marriage. The dissent is blistering. It starts on p. 43. Here’s the opening: The author of the majority opinion has drafted what would make an engrossing TED Talk or, possibly, an introductory lecture in Political Philosophy. But […]
Equal Marriage: Are We Really Halfway There?
My friend Deana pointed out that, as of today, there are 18 states (plus D.C.) who offer equal marriage, and an additional 7 states where marriages are on hold pending appeals. That’s half the states, folks. Plus Illinois will start issuing licenses on June 1, and we’re expecting to hear from Pennsylvania tomorrow. As a […]
Kate Bornstein Needs Your Help
Note: Fixed link, which was broken initially. Oops! I don’t know how many of you know who Kate is. I’ve known of her for quite a few years, but it was only a couple of years ago that I realized she was also an ex-Scn. Here’s a long piece in the Village Voice written when […]
Pronouns, Use Of
There is a point to this saga, so bear with me…. Once upon a time, I was dating a guy. We were talking about wedding things. Then, seemingly suddenly, we broke up. Some months later, after I’d started dating someone else, my ex came out to me as trans. It was really hard in part […]
Gay Marriage: When My Opinion Changed
I’ve never written up the specific incident that made gay marriage/equal marriage so important to me, but I think it’s time. I’ve mentioned some of the benefits I got from being married in my post How I Got Married and Donated a Liver, and allude to this story, but I thought it would be off-point […]
Some Good Commentary on Marriage
Unfortunately, the marriage “debate” has been heating up. This blog entry from John Scalzi has the most coherent comments on it. I’d already considered the argument, but not the rhetorical stance. So it’s pretty simple: If you actually want to defend marriage, you have defend all the legal marriages, and that includes the ones with […]