Category Archives: Marriage equality

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Foster Care/Adoption: The Five Reasons Why You Don’t Want to Do It, and the Five Greater Reasons Why You Do

Posted on November 17, 2012 by robw77

Probably one of the most mind-numbingly obtuse excuses anti-marriage equality advocates have for opposing same sex couples getting married is that same sex couples “can’t procreate naturally”. They say that like it’s a bad thing. They say it as if … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gay Christians, Living, Marriage equality, News, Politics, Prejudice, US Politics | Tagged adoption, foster care, gay adoption, love, Rob Watson | 17 Comments

The Ten Questions You Should Answer Before Entering into Same Sex Marriage

Posted on November 12, 2012 by robw77

We have turned a corner on the question of same sex marriage. In this last year more states have extended basic civil rights to LGBT Americans, including California, thanks to a landmark SCOTUS decision, and the trend is not likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Living, Marriage equality, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged gay marriage, marriage advice, same sex marriage | 10 Comments

The Eight Reasons Why November 6th 2012 Was the Most Significant Day in the History of LGBT Rights Since Stonewall

Posted on November 7, 2012 by robw77

Early in the morning of June 28, 1969, an event took place in New York City that transformed, no, actually gave birth to, the LGBT civil rights movement. Police raided the Stonewall Inn, as had been their habit to do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Hatred, Marriage equality, News, Politics, Prejudice, US Politics | Tagged gay rights, marriage rights victory, November 6 2012, same sex marriage, Stonewall | 8 Comments

A Gay Family in a Small Town in Kansas

Posted on November 4, 2012 by robw77

Guest Blog by Wendylynn and Stephan Note from Rob Watson at evoL= : This is a guest blog by Wendy Lynn and her son Stephan. They are heroes of mine. We all are fighting a battle for equality, family and … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, Living, Marriage equality, Prejudice | Tagged gay rights, kansas gay family, red state equality, same sex marriage | 11 Comments

Don’t Let Romney Shake the Etch-a-sketch Next Tuesday

Posted on November 2, 2012 by robw77

When I was a child, the etch-a-sketch was one of my favorite toys. Framed in red, it had an impressive screen where one could draw all sorts of fanciful things with the two left and right knobs at the bottom … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Living, Marriage equality, Politics, Prejudice, US Politics | Tagged Election Day, etch-a-sketch, Gay families, Romney | 4 Comments

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on The Ten Biggest Indecencies Thrust On Gay People

Posted on October 23, 2012 by robw77

Today a blog piece by Kergan Edwards-Stout went viral. It was a very simple but direct statement actually: If you plan to vote for Romney and rob gay people of rights and dignity, de-friend me. Like me, Kergan is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, Living, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, News, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged gay rights, indecencies on gay people, kergan edwards-stout, mad as hell, peter finch | 24 Comments

Desiderata for the Bullied

Posted on October 21, 2012 by robw77

Yesterday I made an “It Gets Better Video” for the large company at which I work. Another friend and I got the project going several months ago, which culminated in our video shoot yesterday. We looked for others in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Good Signs, Hatred, Marriage equality, News, Prejudice | Tagged bullying, desiderata for the bullied, gay, hatespeech, morale boost | 14 Comments

That’s My Family, Man

Posted on October 18, 2012 by allydavidstevens

My brother and his husband live in San Francisco. A few years ago, my 7 year-old-daughter went with her class on a trip to the deYoung Museum. Going to the big city without me or my wife, I was concerned … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Family, Gay Christians, Hatred, Living, Marriage equality, Politics, US Politics | Tagged David Stevens, Family, gay brother, same sex marriage, straight dude | 8 Comments

Unexpected Family

Posted on October 13, 2012 by robw77

By guest blogger Andrea Rose Free I am 27-years-old, born and raised in Oregon, and I’m a lesbian. In school, I knew two girls a couple of grades behind me: Andrea and Mavis. I would say both girls were ‘friendly … Continue reading →