MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'gay marriage'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984419&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQXF8ynXPiVM%2F By David BoazIn the Wall Street Journal today, Cato senior fellow Walter Olson praises the New York legislature both for passing a marriage equality bill and for including guarantees of religious freedom in the bill: For those of us who support same-sex marriage and also consider ourselves to be right of center, there were special reasons to take satisfaction in last Friday’s vote in Albany. New York expanded its marriage law not under court order but after deliberation by elected lawmakers with the signature of an elected governor. Of the key group of affluent New Yorkers said to have pushed the campaign for the bill, many self-identify as conservative or libertarian. A GOP-run state Senate gave the measure its approval…. To their credit, New York lawmakers devoted much attent... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984419 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:28:41 +0100 4984419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911455&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKqSbv2XRftU%2F By Caleb O. Brown On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in more than a dozen states in the case of Loving v. Virginia. Today, the highest court in the United States may soon take on the issue of marriage equality for gay and lesbian relationships. Attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olson are hoping the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger will further establish marriage as a fundamental right of citizenship. Also featured are John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress, Cato Institute Chairman Robert A. Levy and Cato Executive Vice President David Boaz. Watch the full event from which many clips were pulled here and Robert A. Levy’s presentation here. The Constitutional Case for Marriage Equality is a post from Cato @ Liberty ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911455 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:52:04 +0100 4911455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847942&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAyfgsRw6vA0%2F By David BoazThe Gallup Poll reports today, “For the first time in Gallup’s tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages.” Here’s the history of Gallup’s polling on the issue: Gallup notes that the shift results from a substantial increase in support among Democrats and independents in the past year, but support among Republicans didn’t budge from 28 percent. The most striking number, though, is that support among young people 18-34 soared from 54 to 70 percent, mostly reflecting a shift among men, who are now almost as supportive as women. The new poll comes just two days after Cato’s forum, “The Case for Marriage Equali... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847942 Fri, 20 May 2011 18:51:38 +0100 4847942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841437&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLrWEFtQ-Q3Q%2F By George Scoville Next up for marriage equality: Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Please join us at 12:00 p.m. Eastern today as co-counsels for the plaintiffs Theodore Olson and John Boies join Center for American Progress president John Podesta and Cato chairman Robert A. Levy for a panel discussion on marriage equality, exploring legal and moral questions dating back to the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision that ended state bans on interracial marriage. If you cannot join us here at Cato, please tune in to watch a live stream of the event. “Republicans have an opportunity for a much more important debate, which will frame the election campaign next year.” In President Obama’s next speech, Cato director of foreign policy studies Christopher Preble hopes “that the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841437 Wed, 18 May 2011 14:29:53 +0100 4841437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560249&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOrBan6QDHlc%2F By David BoazAt the Britannica Blog I write: Many commentators have seen a shift to the right in American politics over the past two years — the reaction to spending, bailouts, and Obamacare; the rise in conservative self-identification in polls; the 2010 elections. But there’s another trend going on as well. I described it in 2009 as a “civil liberties surge.” And this week there’s new evidence. A new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds long-term growth in support for legal abortion, gun rights, marijuana legalization, and gay marriage. The graphs on all these topics from Pew are pretty impressive, as is another one from the General Social Survey included in the Britannica post. I go on to note: These new poll results should be no surprise. Pa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560249 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:06:57 +0100 4560249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522091&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FY3HgFcLujvQ%2F By David BoazYou know you're really wrong when Mike Huckabee can call you out. But that's the situation Mitt Romney finds himself in, as Michael Cannon points out below.  Huckabee says Romney's government-run health care plan with an individual mandate is a bad idea, Romney says he's still proud of his plan, which is totally different from President Obama's government-run health care plan with an individual mandate. But really, what can he do? In 17 years of seeking high political office, he is known for two things: changing his position on a surprisingly large number of issues, and his Massachusetts health care program. Which was of course the forerunner of Obamacare, as Michael Cannon and I pointed out in the video that Michael linked. So Romney is still defending a position I think we'... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522091 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:23:03 +0100 4522091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022901&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6bnm4276xTw%2F By David BoazCharles Krauthammer calls same-sex marriage “the most radical redefinition of marriage in human history.” Really? Some might say that ending “till death do us part” was more radical. And maybe ending the requirement that the bride promise to “love, honor, and obey.” And how about the end of polygamy? Polygamy was probably the most common marital system in the broad sweep of human history, but now it is virtually unknown in the Western world; indeed, ahistorical conservatives warn that allowing two people of the same sex to make a vow of marriage could lead to polygamy. More currently, I would suggest that the truly radical redefinition of marriage is the revolution over the past generation in the idea that people should marry before they c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022901 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:34:08 +0100 4022901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987038&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLhwE_y6fiq4%2F By David BoazSocial conservatives talk about real problems but offer irrelevant solutions. They act like the man who searched for his keys under the streetlight because the light was better there. Social conservatives tend to talk about issues like abortion and gay rights, stem-cell research and the role of religion “in the public square”: “Those who would have us ignore the battle being fought over life, marriage and religious liberty have forgotten the lessons of history,” said Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) at the Values Voter Summit. But what is the case for social conservatism that they’ve been making at the summit and in recent interviews? Mike Huckabee: “We need to understand there is a direct correlation between the stability of families and the stability... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987038 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:33:12 +0100 3987038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3958037&cid=t_106244_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F10%2Fmeghan-mccain-and-the-brand-new-omg-party%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Meghan McCain and the Brand New OMG Party. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: dirty sexy politics, gay marriage, meghan mccain, republican, sarah palin (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3958037 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:01:24 +0100 3958037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861997&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXBJxksfw9xI%2F By David BoazCal Thomas, who bills himself as “America’s #1 nationally syndicated columnist,” rose to fame as the vice president of Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority in its heyday, though you won’t find that fact in any of his official biographies. But you could figure it out by reading his columns. In his latest, on the California gay marriage decision, he ranges from factual inaccuracy to a revelation of just how reactionary and authoritarian he really is to a really striking biblical citation. He starts by denouncing the “decision by a single, openly gay federal judge.” Not true. Judge Vaughn Walker may be gay, but he has never said so. And Salon magazine demonstrates that any such “evidence” is extraordinarily thin. So this is an extra... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861997 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:06:16 +0100 3861997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848857&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F193558%2F Supreme Court Will Most Likely Uphold Gay Marriage Ruling: Theodore Olson, former solicitor general, said that he is confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the decision to strike down Prop 8, which prohibits same sex marriages. (via Boston.com) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848857 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:54:20 +0100 3848857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845102&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Famerica-has-a-heart%2F2010.08.08 As an American, I was proud when I heard the news. I grinned to myself. It was on my way to work, through a beautiful city park, with the sun rising over the hillside. The morning radio program reported the news that a California judge overturned their state’s ban on gay marriage. I know what you’re thinking: A medical blog is running amuck right into a political hornet’s nest. But isn’t it true that a nation’s kindness is a defining characteristic? America and Americans do much that is good and right. Examples of such goodness are too numerous to list. If you are a victim of a calamity, you can be sure that America will help. Ask Haiti. And it’s not just foreign countries, we help each other. There’s a flood and then there are volunteers. A powe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845102 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3845102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822897&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_AGp6Y7QB7c%2F By Ilya ShapiroI haven’t even begun to dig into Judge Walker’s 138-page (!) opinion that strikes down Proposition 8 on both due process and equal protection grounds, but here are three key excerpts.  First, the conclusion that government lacks a “rational basis” for preventing same-sex couples from marrying: Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. Then the equal protection conclusion: Because Proposition 8 disadvantages gays and lesbians without any rational justification, Proposition 8 violates the Equal Prot... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822897 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:32:37 +0100 3822897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652396&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F50y6Q1z5Rf4%2F By David BoazEvidence that Republican leaders and conservative pundits want to shake off their anti-gay image continues to mount. Since the 2008 election, gay marriage has become legal in four more states and the District of Columbia, yet conservatives have been virtually silent. As Congress moves to repeal the don’t ask, don’t tell policy, Republicans are almost all voting against it, but they’re not making a lot of noise about it.  Jonathan Rauch cites the lack of interest in Iowa in overturning the state court’s gay marriage decision and Republican strategist Grover Norquist’s observation that the Tea Party enthusiasm is focusing Republicans and conservatives on economic rather than social issues. Many politicians have had a long dark night of the poll.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652396 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:59:16 +0100 3652396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463577&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIXSSGcoD_SU%2F By Chris MoodyIn a new episode of Stossel,  Cato’s David Boaz and Jeffrey Miron join a panel of experts to discuss where libertarians stand on a host of major issues facing the nation today.  They tackle libertarian views on war, abortion, the welfare state, gay rights and more. Watch the videos below for a full re-cap. The first video covers the so-called culture wars, including gay marriage, abortion and immigration: More videos after the jump. In the second video they discuss the role of government in providing aid to the poor: In the third video, the panelists discuss libertarian views of war. Should the United States leave Afghanistan and Iraq? What should we do about Iran? Watch: If you’re hungry for more, the segment is a great supplement to David Boaz’s time... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463577 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:35:43 +0100 3463577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331277&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvIY9CEB2c48%2F By Jason KuznickiWouldn’t it be great if we could just get the state out of the marriage business? Perhaps. Marriage is fundamentally private, after all. It’s a matter for families, churches, and couples to decide for themselves. Yet state recognition of marriage often acts to keep the government out of private life, to ensure family stability, and to give regular, orderly rules for all those times when, despite our best efforts, family and state still collide. Here are just a few of the things that the civil side of marriage does: If you’re happily married and you have children, you don’t have to worry for a moment about child custody law. Your children are yours to raise jointly, whether they are biological or adoptive. If you’re married and you die without... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331277 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:36:59 +0100 3331277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290800&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fj02FZulkWcg%2F By David BoazWe had a spirited forum at Cato on Wednesday on the question “Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics?” Nick Herbert, who is likely to be part of the British Cabinet in another 100 days, gave a powerful and pathbreaking speech on the Tory Party’s new inclusiveness. In the video below you can find his remarks beginning at about the 3:00 mark, where he says, “I’m delighted to be here at Cato, the guardian of true liberalism.” Andrew Sullivan (24:00) gave a moving and eloquent defense of a conservatism that has a place for gay people, declaring himself “to the right of Nick, a Thatcherite rather than a ‘One Nation’ Tory.” And Maggie Gallagher (39:15) did an admirable job of presenting he... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290800 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:18:14 +0100 3290800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163759&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNTNXygE_EEk%2F By David BoazElizabeth Gilbert, the bestselling author of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love, is back with a new book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage. In her earlier book Gilbert reflected on her broken marriage, her travels around the world “looking for joy and God and love and the meaning of life,” and her determination never to marry again. In the new book we learn that she surprised herself by meeting a man worth settling down with, a Brazilian living in Indonesia. So they became a couple and settled near Philadelphia, with Jose Nunes regularly leaving the country to renew his visitor’s visa. But then came a legal shock: She was in the early stages of research for that book when Nunes was detained, after a visa-renewing jaunt out of the country, by Homeland S... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163759 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:34:16 +0100 3163759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149029&cid=t_106244_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6sJIosoLgDU%2F By Chris Moody The moral and constitutional case for gay marriage. The populists have it wrong. Why free trade and globalization are great blessings to  Americans and poor families around the world. How Obama’s plan for health care will affect medical innovation in America: “Imposing price controls on drugs and treatments–or indirectly forcing their prices down by means of a ‘public option’ or expanded public insurance programs–would reduce the incentive for innovators to develop new treatments.” Register now for the upcoming Cato forum featuring author Tim Carney and his new book, Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses. Buy the book, here. Podcast: &#8... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149029 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:24:59 +0100 3149029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626046&cid=t_106244_105_f&fid=36199&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorz.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F22%2Fon-tact-and-gay-marriages%2F As you will have gathered from my last post, I have just got married. I am now offically loved up and rather tired. It’s all good. My best man was my friend A  – he was my flat mate at Uni. When we first met I’d just transistioned, literally for a few days. I don’t remember if he ever met me as a woman. Anyway, we were both definately Queer. We went to gay clubs, we went to LGB Society at Uni. (I added a T on the end eventually). I found it difficult to make new friends when I was obviously transisioning – in fact I think he was the only person who could see through the  transsexual bit to the person bit. Then legally, neither of us could get married to people of our prefered gender. I couldn’t change my birth certificate so couldn’t marry a ... FtM Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626046 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:21:54 +0100 2626046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110565&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F01%2F16%2Fshocker-tom-hanks-is-an-anti-mormon-bigot-calls-traditional-marriage-supporters-un-american%2F Courage Campaign’s television ad: “Home Invasion”: Vote NO on Prop 8 Oh the tolerance of the Hollywood LEFT. Remember the anti-Mormon video released by the Homosexual Courage Campaign during the California Proposition 8 campaign? It is above. Tom Hanks is the latest Hollywood ass-clown anti- Mormon bigot to open his mouth supporting gay marriage in California. But, calling California Proposition 8 supporters (Prop. 8 restored the traditional definition of marriage - one man and one woman - to the California Constitution Last November) “anti-American” is over the top. Tom Hanks, Executive Producer for HBO’s controversial polygamist series “Big Love,” made his feelings toward the Mormon Church’s involvement in California’s Prop 8 (which prohibits gay marriag... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110565 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:34:59 +0100 2110565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1917891&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F10%2F28%2Fwhere-is-california-governor-arnold-schwarzenegger-in-california-proposition-8-gay-marriage-fight-wife-maria-shriver-opposes%2F In an appearance at the 2008 Log Cabin Republicans National Convention in San Diego, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) pledges to fight a proposed anti-gay marriage amendment. Andrew Sullivan is going to have to continue to bitch and moan about California Governor Arnold  Schwarzenegger NOT doing enough to defeat California’s Proposition 8 Protect Traditional Marriage Consitutional amendment. But, Arnold’s wife, Maria Shriver of the Kennedy clan has come out to oppose Proposition 8. California’s First Lady Maria Shriver said she will vote against a ballot measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would end same-sex marriage in the state. “I’m voting NO on Prop 8,” Shriver said in an interview broadcast Sunday on Los Angeles television station KNBC’s &#82... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1917891 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:17:03 +0100 1917891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1630962&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fcalifornia-supreme-court-upholds-peoples-right-to-vote-on-gay-marriage%2F Newlyweds Sharon Papo (L) and Amber Weiss toast each other outside of San Francisco City Hall after exchanging wedding vows on the first full day of legal same-sex marriages in California on June 17, 2008 California voters will have the chance to vote in November on whether to end gay marriage after the state’s top court declined on Wednesday to remove an initiative on the issue from the ballot. The California Supreme Court, meeting in closed session today, denied a petition to remove Proposition 8, the California Marriage Protection Act from the November ballot. Today the California Supreme Court rejected the case brought by same-sex “marriage” advocates, who intended to prevent California voters from voting on the California Marriage Protection Act (”Amendment&#8... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1630962 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:59:01 +0100 1630962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1560743&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fbarack-obama-supports-california-gaysame-sex-marriage%2F Barack Obama Pro- Gay political brochure In a policy reversal Barack Obama has come out against The Limit on Marriage Constitutional Amendment, Proposition 8 which will be on California’s November Presidential ballot. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who previously said the issue of gay marriage should be left up to each state, has announced his opposition to a California ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriages. In a letter to the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club read Sunday at the group’s annual Pride Breakfast in San Francisco, the Illinois senator said he supports extending “fully equal rights and benefits to same-sex couples under both state and federal law.” “And that is why I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to a... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560743 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36:42 +0100 1560743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1535686&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F21%2Fgay-marriage-activists-try-to-block-california-initiative-vote%2F Michael Ramirez on Gay Marriage It was bad enough that the California Supreme Court overturned a vote of Californians banning gay marriage. But now the same court is being asked to invalidate another California Initiative BEFORE the vote. The Limit on Marriage Constitutional Amendment has qualified by initiative and will appear on the California November general election ballot. Supporters of gay rights have asked the California Supreme Court to block a November ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriages. In a legal brief filed late Friday with the high court, the gay rights groups argue that the initiative is a “revision” of the state Constitution, which would require involvement of the Legislature, rather than simply an amendment, which can be approved by a majority... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1535686 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:52:02 +0100 1535686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460904&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7019 Summaries of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s revised state budget proposal for the 2008-09 fiscal year lay on a table in Sacramento, California, May 14, 2008. Schwarzenegger unveiled on Wednesday a revised $144.35 billion budget plan for the state’s next fiscal year that proposes using state lottery revenues to back bonds whose proceeds would help close a $17.2 billion shortfall and build a rainy-day reserve. Arnold is desperate to balance a budget he has mismanaged. Will gay marriage help boost California’s economy? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes so. In the wake of the state Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage, the Republican governor said Tuesday in San Francisco he hopes gay couples come to California for wedded bliss. “You know, I&#8... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460904 Wed, 21 May 2008 16:21:05 +0100 1460904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454291&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7000 Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd during his weekly general audience at the Vatican May 14, 2008. Pope Benedict, speaking a day after a California court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, firmly restated on Friday the Roman Catholic Church’s position that only unions between a man and a woman are moral. After last week’s California Supreme Court decision overturning California’s ban on gay marriage, the California Conference of Bishops were quick to issue the following release: SACRAMENTO – Ned Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, released the following statement on behalf of California’s Bishops and the California Catholic Conference, following the California Supreme Court’s decision declaring the state’s Defense of Marriage Act (... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454291 Tue, 20 May 2008 01:46:13 +0100 1454291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451742&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6985 The California Supreme Court This puff piece in the Los Angeles Times in almost enough to make Flap GAG. But as he read the legal arguments, the 68-year-old moderate Republican was drawn by memory to a long ago trip he made with his European immigrant parents through the American South. There, the signs warning “No Negro” or “No colored” left “quite an indelible impression on me,” he recalled in a wide-ranging interview Friday. “I think,” he concluded, “there are times when doing the right thing means not playing it safe.” Yet he described his thinking on the constitutional status of state marriage laws as more of an evolution than an epiphany, the result of his reading and long discussions with staff lawyers. Talk about legislati... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451742 Sun, 18 May 2008 20:26:16 +0100 1451742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450214&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6982 The Ryskind Sketchbook Thursday’s ruling by the California Supreme Court overturning a ban on gay marriage previously passed by a vote of the California electorate has fueled a political firestorm. Just hours after the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, Mathew D. Staver was already raising money to overturn the decision. Mr. Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a Florida group that defends traditional marriage, flew to Dallas on Thursday night for a late dinner meeting with a fund-raiser. The topic was how to finance a campaign for the California Marriage Protection Act, a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution and effectively undo the court’s decision. “I flew to Dalla... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450214 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:50:02 +0100 1450214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879575&cid=t_106244_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2Freally-my-dads-can-get-married.html Each day when we wake up we have another chance to make a positive difference. No matter HOW BIG or how small. Yesterday, California made a BIG difference & it makes me proud to say"I'm from California!"On May 15, 2008, the Supreme Court of California overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. The four-to-three decision made California the second state, behind Massachusetts, to allow full marriage rights for same-sex partners.California had already permitted domestic-partner registration, a right similar to civil unions found in other states. This grants "same-sex couples all state-level rights and obligations of marriage — in areas such as inheritance, income tax, insurance and hospital visitation" but does not apply to "federal-level rights of marriage that cannot be granted by state... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879575 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:17:00 +0100 2879575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1445952&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6965 California Supreme Court Justices, from top left, Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Carlos R. Moreno, Joyce L. Kennard, Marvin Baxter and from lower left, Ming Chin, Chief Justice Ronald M. George and Carol Corrigan With today’s California Supreme Court ruling overturning a ban on gay marriage, the reaction and response has been swift and pointed. From the Left: Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles We are delighted with today’s State Supreme Court ruling allowing marriage equality in California. It is a true testament to advancing equality and to recognizing the right of all Californians to build a future with the person they love. We recently lost Mildred Loving, the woman whose marriage to a man of another race ushered in the Supreme Court ruling that made marriage colorblind. Today... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1445952 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:43:49 +0100 1445952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1445954&cid=t_106244_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6963 Winning Plaintiffs & attorney in CA Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage decision. Rev. Troy Perry & husband Phillip Ray De Blieck, Robin Tyler & Diane Olson and their attorney Gloria Allred holding Baby Milo Reifsnyder-Smith, son of 2 gay dads A split (4-3 decision) California Supreme Court this morning overturned the ban on Gay Marriage that California voters approved by a 61% majority in 2000 in the California Defense of Marriage Act. The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory. The state high court’s 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitutio... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1445954 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:18:32 +0100 1445954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675673&cid=t_106244_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fat-cbs-eighth-deadly-word-is-gays.html Mass. Lawmakers Block Gay Marriage Vote, Constitutional Amendment Would Have Let Voters Decide Whether To Ban Gay Marriage - CBS News: "Mass. Lawmakers Block Gay Marriage Vote"Great story and all that, hurrah, triumph for civil liberties... but the REALLY funny part is that CBS is censoring the comments submitted by readers, and one of the words censored is "gays." Now, I was not aware that "gays" was deemed an offensive word. And it does rather make it awkward to write coherently about the right to gay marriage without, you know, THE FUCKING PLURAL FORM!But I guess that's their objection, that if they DID allow the word "gays," somehow their readers would jump to the conclusion that The Grey Lady was approving of plural gay fucking within the sanctity of marriage.However, as I pointed out... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675673 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493328&cid=t_106244_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fnews-release-from-equality-nc.html I received the following news release from Equality NC yesterday. Please read and consider participating.Our friends at the far right, radical Christian organizations Called2Action and Return America, "a new Christian organization in North Carolina," are planning a rally for THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 6, at the NC General Assembly to support their anti-gay, anti-marriage state constitutional amendment.Let's turn lemons into lemonade once again. Make your pledge today to give 25, 50, 75 cents, or a dollar to Equality North Carolina for every minute this rally of hate and bigotry goes on. When we did this last year, we raised $12,000. Let's see if we can raise even more this year! To make your pledge by the time the rally starts on Tuesday at 11 AM, simply choose your amount per minute and email Sh... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493328 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:32:00 +0100 493328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470309&cid=t_106244_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fmy-three-shrinks-podcast-2-roots.html We'd like to thank our readers and listeners for your kind comments and suggestions about our first podcast. This one's a bit longer, at about 33 minutes. I think we'll get better about the time. About 20 minutes seems to be a good balance. This is actually the second half of the original podcast, which went long so we sliced it into two podcasts. Don't expect to get a podcast every other day... if we do one every other week, I'll be pleasantly surprised (though I'm striving for every Sunday). Maybe we can be like Digg's Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht and drink alcohol at the beginning of each podcast... that would be interesting.Here are the show notes for the podcast: December 10, 2006: RootsTopics include: Dr Anonymous is again not mentioned in this podcast (but we do thank him for the id... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470309 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:57:00 +0100 470309