By CyberLizard on May 27, 2009 in civil rights, equal rights, gay marriage, gay rights, politics | 1 Comment
Greta Christina’s Blog: The Prop 8 Ruling: Discrimination as a Constitutional Principle. Greta manages to put her finger on the thing that was bothering me about this decision that I couldn’t manage to articulate: See, this isn’t just about gay rights and marriage equality. This is about the principle that certain rights are inalienable. This [...]
By CyberLizard on Oct 23, 2008 in VOTE, gay marriage, gay rights, politics | 1 Comment
I have just about convinced myself that it’s OK to be excited about Obama. Not that I don’t agree with him (I do), I just didn’t want to go through the heartbreak of being emotionally invested in an election only to lose. And then I see this headline and realize that, even if Obama wins [...]
By CyberLizard on Oct 3, 2008 in Florida, Orlando, equal rights, gay rights, glbt | 0 Comments
Finally, some decent news from America’s wang: Orlando’s Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Thursday the city plans to extend domestic-partner benefits to gay city employees when the City Council approves changes to its employee health-care policy this coming Monday. Orlando is the first local government in central Florida to offer same-sex partner benefits to it’s employees, [...]
