Tag: Marriage

• Similar Unions

  First published in “Between the lines” in December of 2004. On December 17 my current state of residence (Michigan) will amend its constitution to declare that “the union of one…

• Second Thoughts on Civil Unions

  First published November 18, 2004, in Between the Lines. Given our losses in the last election — all eleven states with same-sex marriage bans passed them, some by a wide…

• 200 Million Americans Can Be Wrong

  First published September 9, 2004, in Between the Lines. Gay-rights opponents are fond of noting that the majority of Americans are against same-sex marriage. This is a reasonable claim for…

• Senator Kerry’s Marriage Contortions

  First published October 1, 2003, in Between the Lines In a recent Advocate interview Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry told reporter Chris Bull that, despite his otherwise…

• Gay Marriage and the ‘Ick Factor’

  First published August 19, 2003, in Between the Lines. It was the sort of headline that’s become common these days: “When gays advance, America squirms.” I should be used to…

• The Inclusive Santorum

  First Published at Between the Lines on May 1, 2003 By now you’ve no doubt heard the flap about Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who, in response to a question…

• Homosexuality and Morality, Part 3: The Harm Arguments

  First published at Between the Lines on December 19, 2002 The ancient Roman Emperor Justinian believed that homosexuality was the cause of earthquakes, plagues, famine, and various other maladies. Modern-day…

• First Gays, Then Polygamists?

  First published in “The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review” on November 30,1999 AN INCREASINGLY COMMON objection to same-sex marriage takes the form of a slippery-slope argument: “If we allow gay…