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Dear John, I Love Jane: A Book Review

Jake — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:00:04 +0000

Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women is a collection of love stories. Most beautiful, some sad, they are in many ways like any love stories – except before the authors found love with women, they had lived with (and often loved) men.

In the inspired introduction, [...]

Atheist Parenting

Jake — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:43:36 +0000

There is an interesting discussion over at PhD in Parenting in a post called Approaching Heaven, Mummies and Infinity about raising kids without religion. As happens to me a fair bit, I began to leave a comment that became so long I brought it over here and turned it into a blog post of my [...]

Lady Gaga Asks Young People to Seek Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Should They Be Taking Lessons in Activism from Her?

Jake — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:49:39 +0000

My 16 year old son just sent me this YouTube video (it's long so I am placing it at the end of the post). It is a serious plea from Lady Gaga to call your Senator and ask him or her to ask for repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. Specifically:

–Tell your [...]

Will “Gay Friendly” McDonald’s Ad Air in the U.S.?

Jake — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:25:24 +0000

It was a surprise to me to find that McDonald's has a history as a gay friendly company. According to Bnet.com: McDonald’s has been building a reputation for tolerance for years. The company is a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and has supported Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, a national organization [...]

NY State Senator Diane Savino Tells It Like It Is On Marriage – Gay or Straight

Jake — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:11:13 +0000

I was very sad but not all that surprised when the New York State Senate voted down a marriage equality bill on December 2nd. As I have written here before, I am not a romantic about marriage and view this issue as a straightforward equal protection question. Take a look at this clip of New [...]

Marriage Equality In Ireland

Jake — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:15:04 +0000

With thanks to @thecurvature, I bring you an extraordinary video by an organization called Marriage Equality, an Irish organization working to support civil marriage for gay and lesbian people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ULdaSrYGLQ

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Helping Your Kids Combat Homophobia on The National Day of Silence

Jake — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:51:30 +0000

Today is the 2009 National Day of Silence, a day to protest bullying and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in schools. Begun in 1996 as a student protest at the University of Virginia, it has grown to participation by over 8,000 middle and high school, colleges and universities, throughout the U.S. While [...]

More Laughter About the Fear of Gay Marriage

Jake — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:10:53 +0000

While I am finishing up a blog post on the recent run on rants by middle class white women from New York about why breastfeeding is an anti-feminist plot to keep women down, I am taking a break for some more humor about the fear of gay marriage. An organization called the National Organization [...]

Married Gay People Who Are Sorry

Jake — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:02:41 +0000

Sometimes it's good to just laugh.

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Divorcing Gay Couples in California

Jake — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:31:31 +0000

I am not a huge fan of marriage. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I am not romantic about it. It could be my family history – a long line of divorces stretching back to my great-grandparents. It could be my understanding as a lawyer and an educated feminist that the [...]