by Petit Fours
A straight friend once asked me why gay people needed “gay marriage” in places where they already had had civil ceremonies. The UK for example, or the US state of Massachusetts where my friend comes from.
“You’ve got all the legal rights” she said – “so what’s the difference? … Continue Reading
Given the not-so-subtle erosion of anti-discrimination legislation aimed at protecting gay people over the past few months, I can’t say that I’ve set my hopes very high for the outcome of many court cases in this area. It was more than a pleasant surprise, then, to read this article about the legal appeal of a marriage counsellor sacked for refusing to counsel a gay couple who had come to him for advice. … Continue Reading
by Florentine
There are many viable and legitimate reasons to love Jane Lynch. For me, most of them now revolve around eight or so perfectly delivered lines of scathing dialogue every Monday night from nine on E4. For others, perhaps a willingness to speak candidly about her personal life despite Hollywood pressure to keep schtum (and straight) does the trick. And for some latecomers to Lynch-ville, maybe it’s just because she verbally kicked Obama’s gay-marriage-ban-allowing ass a few weeks ago … Continue Reading
I’m generally the kind of person that believes you can’t really teach an old dog new tricks. Let’s be honest – some people just aren’t ever going to change their minds, and no matter how much I shout and scream and march and protest and argue, that won’t happen. I’m pretty sure I could float off the ground and have the light of a thousand suns shining out of my mouth, there will still be people who disagree. … Continue Reading
I consider myself a non-sentimental person. I don’t get swayed too easily by emotion and I’m not the sort that cries when I see a kitten (though I do love puppies). But certain things – and there’s no other way to say it – really move me. And one of those is definitely weddings. … Continue Reading
by Petit Fours
A religious group has just gone further than the UK government in giving gay people human rights.
The Quakers – a Christian church known for their pacifism, egalitarianism, porridge oats and being the people who sailed from England on the Mayflower to start the USA – are on the verge of sanctioning gay marriage. … Continue Reading
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