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A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Linda Harvey’s Propaganda Pamphlet for Kids

“No, no, no…. Not on my watch…” That was my response when I saw that Linda Harvey, with her band of flying monkeys known as Mission America, was sweeping down from her broomstick to playgrounds near you, distributing her anti-gay … Continue reading

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The Bully Pulpit by Guest Blogger, Jeffrey C. Sherman

Jeffrey C. Sherman is a writer, producer, director and composer for film and television.  From Wikipedia: “An older term within the U.S. Government, a bully pulpit is a public office or other position of authority of sufficiently high rank that … Continue reading

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At a Gay Marriage Ceremony, a Minister Learns About Love

At the end of 1999, the Hawaiian Supreme Court closed down hope that its state would be the first in the nation to grant gay couples the right to wed.  In Vermont, the very first Civil Union law for gay … Continue reading

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My younger brother is gay. Gay as laughter. Gay as the day is long. One of the finest moments in my life, and one of the greatest compliments anyone has ever paid me, was the day he felt safe to … Continue reading

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Tweeny-vision and the Bully Playground

Jasmyn Smith committed suicide.  According to her family and friends, she had endured “a year and a half of being heavily bullied, both at school and online”. She was…eleven. I cannot stand that this happened.  I cannot stand that she … Continue reading

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Ten Reasons Why Born Again Christians Should Be Fighting FOR Gay Marriage

Ten Reasons Why Born Again Christians Should Be Fighting FOR Gay Marriage

Based on the articles of the same name

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A Gay Dad’s Thoughts on Being Restricted from Making My Kids “Ex-gay”

Updated: This now has been signed into law in California.  California has passed yet another bill in the effort to create a state where truly the society is affirming and equal for all.   This bill has the added objective of … Continue reading

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A Gay Dad’s Perspective on the Hate Note Writing Father

Dads writing notes have hit the blogsphere lately.  Two of them, one horrific and one good, have gone viral.  I am not going to belabor their history, but assume that if you are reading this, you are already well aware. … Continue reading

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Justice in the News

Cruel and Unusual Punishment Huntsville, Texas – Yesterday at 6:27 p.m. Marvin Wilson age 54 was pronounced dead and marked the seventh execution this year with nine more lined up to be killed in the next few months in the … Continue reading

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Romney’s Lost Moment

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Christie Whitman, Republican and former governor, points out a pivotal moment that could have been a game changer for Mitt Romney. It was the moment when Steve Snyder-Hill, a gay soldier, asked the dais of Republican candidates about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. And the audience booed him. Steve became a symbol for something beyond the question he was asking. He became a soldier under attack from an audience that should have respected him.
According to Whitman… this was the moment that Romney could have stepped up and showed the country that he was the man for all the people of this country who love this country. That he recognized that to serve was to do something beyond political opinions.
Unfortunately, Romney is not such a man, and he has no such vision. He has four deferments and an instinct to duck.
That was the wrong time to duck.

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