Three Years In Prison For Egyptian Men In Purported Gay Marriage Video
The event included the presentation of a ring and a cake featuring two of the men. After a video was posted online, one site asked, "Is This Egypt's First Gay Marriage?" Reported by NPR 12 hours ago.
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Osborne: Extremist Speaking Ban Will Be Political Correctness Enforcement Law
Rules announced by the Home Secretary to combat foreign extremism such as the fundamental Islamism of ISIS and Boko Haram could instead be used to suppress legitimately held religious and social views...
View ArticleWhat Will 2014 Election Mean for 2016? Do Pols Fear Ebola or Voters?
*LISTEN HERE:* By Mark Green *Matalin and LaMarche debate what's driving Tuesday's vote and what it implies for the winner-take-all 2016 contest. Also: can an unapologetic bully get elected president?*...
View ArticleRed State, Blue State: Polarization and the American Situation
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) A racing fan waves an American flag as they wait for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, November 2, 2014, in Austin, Texas....
View ArticleImages and Media Ethics: How Much, How Far?
What is it about pictures that prompts journalists, activists, and social media users to take liberties with people's privacy, lives and destinies, and be sloppy in what they publish? Can the race for...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Judges: Instead of Stepping Down for Refusing to Perform Gay...
Over the weekend, many Americans became aware of the now six North Carolina judges who have resigned after being told they will be forced to conduct marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples. Reported...
View ArticleHow the Right Was Won
On June 21, 2005, the luminaries of the gay rights movement huddled together in a Jersey City hotel room to plan the future. After years of calamitous losses in the courts and the legislatures, gay...
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Chris Rock on 'SNL': Dumbing Down 'Edgy'
Chris Rock is a very talented, very funny comedian who has done some edgy work in the past. Making jokes about the new Freedom Tower, the Boston Marathon bombing, and opposition to gun control is not...
View ArticleThe Young, the Wild and the Apathetic
When I was a freshman in college, I did something remarkable. I voted. It was 2012, a groundbreaking year in American politics. It was the year of the lingering Republican primary, the year of billion...
View ArticleTed Cruz wins the Battle of the Houston Subpoenas
The Washington Post observes that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is getting very little Beltway-media attention for what was, by any objective standard, a very big win: Here's the recap: The city of Houston a...
View ArticlePassing the Midterm (Election, That Is)
Three Senate candidates spent an hour debating policy issues before a small but engrossed audience a week before the midterm elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu faced Republican Dr....
View ArticleThe Next Step Is Oblivion: The Future of Gay Literature
If there is such a thing as "gay writing" or "LGBT literature" -- and I am really not a fan of categories -- here is a look at its future. For most of history, gay writing didn't exist. Gay characters...
View ArticleMidterm Elections and the Promise of a Non-Functioning Democracy
America proudly sees herself as the leader of the democratic world. Democracy is on the rise around the globe. Forty years ago, think tank Freedom House published its first annual report ranking the...
View ArticleCardinals Attack 'People's Pope' With Familiar Wingnut Tactics
Photo by Gabriel Sozzi via Wikimedia Commons As a fallen-away "cradle Catholic," one who used to love arguing with my religion teachers about things like reincarnation, or women priests ("But if only...
View ArticleThe BIG Issue if the GOP Takes the Senate
Most Americans are viewing the midterm elections through the prism of social issues (Gay Marriage, Abortion, Discrimination, etc.) These issues, regardless of the intense emotions surrounding them,...
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Biden: Dems Will Keep Senate, Americans Agree with Obama on 'Every Single...
At least one man is likely to be surprised if the polls prove accurate and Republicans take control of the Senate. That's Vice President Joe Biden, who insists that Democrats will retain control of...
View ArticleKansas Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Federal District Court judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Kansas' gay marriage ban unconstitutional on Tuesday. Crabtree issued a hold on his ruling, so same-sex marriages cannot begin immediately. Dr. Robert...
View ArticleJudge Orders Kansas to Allow Gay Marriage Pending Lawsuit's Outcome; State...
Judge orders Kansas to allow gay marriage pending lawsuit's outcome; state gets week to appeal Reported by ABCNews.com 6 hours ago.
View ArticleJudge Orders Kansas to Let Gay Couples Marry
Judge orders Kansas to allow gay marriage pending lawsuit's outcome; state gets week to appeal Reported by ABCNews.com 6 hours ago.
View ArticleFederal judge strikes down Kansas ban on marriage equality
A Kansas ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and must be overturned, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Crabtree granted a preliminary injunction on...
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