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At the Family Scholars blog, John participated in a forum on “Advice for the New Marriage Conversation,” David Blankenhorn’s initiative to move past the same-sex marriage debate to a common-ground effort strengthening marriage. From his post:
Good conversations involve both talking and listening. The marriage conversation, especially when focused on “gay marriage,” has involved scant little listening. This must change.
Read John’s full post here.
There’s a nice review at Publishers Weekly of my new book, available on Kindle now or in hardcopy in March. From the review:
Corvino’s “hope [is that] this book invites an ongoing dialogue that is thoughtful, rigorous, sensitive, and productive”; he’s successful on all counts, and the result is an essential and accessible read for any interested parties.
Read the full review here.
From my New Year’s column:
2013 should also be a time to explore more deeply the significance of marriage: Now that we have it (in 9 states and counting), what should we do with it? What does it mean to aspire to it? What does a healthy marriage culture look like, and how can LGBT people make a distinctive and valuable contribution to that culture?
Read the full column at PrideSource.com.
I was honored to share a panel with Naomi Goldberg, Denise Brogan-Kator, and Steve Sanders at the University of Michigan’s Ford School, to talk about the DOMA challenges now at the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the PrideSource story on the panel here.
Mark and I wish you and your family a happy holiday season, and all the best in the new year.
My latest at HuffPo, on coming out of the closet a bit later in life:
Perhaps the most important lesson is that people come out at all ages….It’s not as if the popularity of Glee means that, from now on, all LGBT folk will come out as teens, surrounded by a supportive, talented and ridiculously good-looking show choir.
Full article here.
Friends,
My new website is still being refined; thanks for your patience. Soon my old column archives will be uploaded. Meanwhile, please note my upcoming speaking appearances at Salisbury University, the University of Michigan, and Bowling Green State University.
I wish you all a very happy holiday season.
-John
Listen to John’s hour-long interview on Dov Baron’s Full Monty Leadership Radio, here.
Just posted a piece at The New Republic in response to our game-changing victories in the four states with marriage votes:
It is one thing for the state to allow you to marry, and quite another for your parents to show up at your wedding and be happy for you. Both are significant….
The election is over. The pro-equality forces won, and won big. But the fight for marriage is a long game.
Opponents of same-sex marriage often argue that allowing gays to marry would threaten the religious freedom of those who oppose such unions. Here, John Corvino explains how this alleged threat is overblown—and how it has nothing to do with marriage law anyway.