Category Archives: US Politics

A Gay Dad’s Bittersweet Belated Valentine to Meg Whitman

Posted on March 4, 2013 by robw77

Last week was extraordinary.  The issue of same sex marriage was discussed more intelligently than ever before. In depth thought and information, including an outstanding synopsis by the American Sociological Association , appeared as amici briefs filed with the US … Continue reading →

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Marriage Equality is Too Big for Just One Political Party

Posted on February 26, 2013 by robw77

Thank you: Ken Mehlman, Chairman, Republican National Committee, 2005-2007 Tim Adams, Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, 2005-2007 David D. Aufhauser, General Counsel, Department of Treasury, 2001-2003 Cliff S. Asness, Businessman, Philanthropist, and Author John B. Bellinger III, Legal … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons Why the Supreme Court Ruling for Marriage Equality Could Be the Best Thing for the GOP

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robw77

One thing that I have learned as a parent to two 10 year old boys—sometimes while a child sometimes says he wants one thing, he secretly may be hoping that he doesn’t get it.  Their voices quiver as they ask … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off: Since When Did the Culture Wars Become a Food Fight

Posted on February 12, 2013 by robw77

At the 1992 Republican Convention, Pat Buchanan declared, “There is a religious war going on in our country for the soul of America. It is a cultural war, as critical to the kind of nation we will one day be … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Invitation to a Supreme Court Justice: Come to Dinner With My Family

Posted on February 3, 2013 by robw77

Some of us are nervous to exhale.  Same Sex Marriage is before the Supreme Court. Just like the election had the “swing state factor,” so does this.  Justice Anthony Kennedy. Justice Kennedy was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald … Continue reading →

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A Son Tells His Gay Dad , “You Are Not My Mom”

Posted on January 21, 2013 by robw77

I always figured there were certain hateful statements my sons would make, especially ones that say I am inadequate.  Such statements would come out in the future during some teen age angst scrapple where I was laying down the law … Continue reading →

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The Ten Reasons It is Unfair to Compare LGBTQ vs.Straight Parenting

Posted on January 15, 2013 by robw77

George Bernard Shaw once described straight parenting as having ”no test of fitness”.  LGBTQ parents are beyond  the “test”  In recent scrutiny by representatives of the Catholic Church and a group of authors speaking at the Heritage Foundation, the raking … Continue reading →

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Take Back the Word “Christian”…It’s Time….

Posted on November 27, 2012 by robw77

That’s it.   I am fed up.  I am taking back the word “Christian”. Whether you realize it or not, we are in the season, or maybe era, of who-gets-to-use-what-word.  The Conservatives of this country have been on a rampage to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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