Category Archives: Marriage equality

A Gay Dad Take on New Books by Barney Frank and Michelangelo Signorile: Do They Make Up the New Bible for Our Movement?

Posted on April 4, 2015 by robw77

For years, the radical anti-gay movement has made a paranoid case that “the gay agenda” was an actual book published in 1990. That book was called After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Entertainment, Equality, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, News, Politics, Prejudice, US Politics | Tagged activists, Barney Frank, book reviews, gay agenda, Huffington Post editor, LGBT history, lgbt rights, Michelangelo Signorile, must reads, new books, queer news, queer politics, US Congressman | 6 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to Dolce and Gabbana

Posted on March 16, 2015 by robw77

Dolce and Gabbana are not Ben and Jerry. Ben and Jerry are straight. Dolce and Gabbana are gay. Ben and Jerry make ice cream fashionable, Dolce and Gabbana make icy fashions. Ben and Jerry are sweetly pro-LGBT and marriage equality. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Marriage equality, Prejudice | Tagged dolce and gabbana boycott, Domenico Dolce, Elton John, fashion industry, gay dads, internalized homophobia, IVF pregnancies, lesbian moms, lgbt artists, parenthood, same sex parents, Stefano Gabbana, surrogacy | 8 Comments

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on the Homophobic Pediatrician and Florist Who Attempted to Humiliate LGBT Families

Posted on March 10, 2015 by robw77

A popular insurance company pays a great deal of advertising money to let everyone know that they are in fact “our good neighbors.” They populate commercial after commercial with cheery, miraculously at-your-service agents who care about their clients above all … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged Barronelle Stutzman, discrimination, family rights, florists, gay dads, human-rights, lesbian moms, LGBT families, parenting, pediatricians, political strategy, pursuit of happiness, refusal of service, Religious Freedom, ROS, Roy Moore, Vesna Roi | 24 Comments

How Harvey Milk’s Death, and the World AIDS Losses Brought Us Marriage and Family Equality

Posted on November 25, 2014 by robw77

Harvey Milk was shot and killed on November 27, 1978. Almost a decade later, on December 1, 1988 the first World AIDS Day was enacted. The first was a dramatic local tragedy around several local politicians and the second was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Marriage equality, Politics, Prejudice | Tagged 1978, 1988, Cleve Jones, Equality Mantra, Harvey Milk, ken jansen, Marriage equality, pay it forward, Secret battles, Stop Homophobia, World AIDS day | 5 Comments

My Open Letter to the Two Gay Dads, Parents to One of the Most Special Boys in the World

Posted on October 29, 2014 by robw77

It all started with a haircut. Chad, a 22 year old young man, not out about his sexuality, got into Wayne’s chair at a salon. After discovering a sincere enjoyment of each other, they went on a date a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Living, Marriage equality | Tagged adoptive parents, children medicine, gay dads. maple syrup urine disease, life threatening illnesses for kids, msup, same sex marriage, tough challenges | 6 Comments

A Survival Guide for Christians Who Have Been Fighting Against Marriage Equality

Posted on October 24, 2014 by robw77

Many of us have been in the Marriage Equality war for a long, long time. I remember a drag queen host taking the microphone at San Jose Pride about a dozen years ago. She saw a group with “Freedom to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Family, Gay Christians, Marriage equality, News, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged bible and marriage equality, christian principles, Dani Hawkins, guide for anti-gays, Idaho marriages, Justin Sease, love, loving your neighbor, Melanie Sease, same sex marriage | 56 Comments

When a Homophobic Cousin Attacked a Woman’s Marriage, He Helped Her Understand What True “Family” Means

Posted on October 6, 2014 by robw77

Once upon a time there were two cousins, Jessica and Robby. They grew up together in the warm and wet Mississippi back lands. They swam, they fished and Jessica loved and respected her cousin. He gave her the sense of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Family, Living, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, Politics, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged AFA, American Family Association, Bryan Fisher, cousins, equality, family betrayal, hate group videos, Lesbian marriage, Mississippi civil rights, Robby Ryker, Transgender marriage | 17 Comments

Why I Write as a “Gay” Dad

Posted on August 1, 2014 by robw77

I did not intend to write about this topic. A friend of mine, Henry Amador, blogger and founder of Dadsquared, addressed it in a piece called “The Battle Cry of the Gay Dad” for The Next Family. He captured the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Marriage equality, Prejudice | Tagged Boy Scouts on gay dads, Catholic Church and gay parents, dad bloggers, Dadsquared, gay dad versus just dad, Henry Amador, Jesse Watson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rob Watson, Ruth Feldman, why a gay dad | 11 Comments

Congratulations Oregon

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ono Kono

You have now entered the equal zone! I am proud to know that the place of my birth is now giving same sex couples the rights we all enjoy. More work needs to be done, but for now we celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Good Signs, Marriage equality, News | Tagged marriage equality in Oregon | 4 Comments

Marriage Equality Foes: You’ are Correct, Fairness to Same Sex Couples Might Harm Your Marriage, But It’s Your Own Fault If It Does

Posted on January 27, 2014 by robw77

For years, in thousands of same sex marriage debates which I have participated, those opposing marriage equality have claimed that if it was made legal, harm would be done to opposite sex marriages. There was nothing about their argument … Continue reading →