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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, [...]

Growing Up with Domestic Violence: Patrick Stewart and Me

Jake — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:00:24 +0000

I got a fundraising e-mail from Amnesty International the other day. It was from a celebrity, as so many non-profit fundraising e-mails are. But this one really made me stop and look. It was from actor Patrick Stewart and it was about supporting Amnesty International's campaign concerning violence against women. He wrote:

I know too much [...]

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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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 [...]