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“Do you, Party A, take Party B…”
Moby Kip points us to this story by Jennifer Garza of the Sacramento Bee: Last month, Rachel Bird exchanged vows with Gideon Codding in a church wedding in front of family and friends. As far as Bird is concerned, she is a bride. To the state of California, however, she is either "Party A" or "Party B." Those are the terms that have replaced "bride" and "groom" on the state's … [Read more...] about “Do you, Party A, take Party B…”
The Mild Inconvenience Of Gay Marriage
Moby Kip mentions the one thing I really don't like about gay marriage: Software changes. H&R Block has agreed to give $100 coupons or free TaxCut software to all gay couples who incurred additional costs because they were barred from using the company's online tax service, TaxCut Online. I understand how H&R Block's programmers must feel. One of my jobs is to maintain … [Read more...] about The Mild Inconvenience Of Gay Marriage
Bad For America
George Kocan has another of his crazy anti-gay posts up at Illinois Review in rebuttal to a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Maybe I should be more upset at such a display of bigotry, but I find Kocan so over-the-top ridiculous that he kind of amuses me. Let's take a look: Abuse of the language for political purposes is bad for America, even if done by courts or other governmental … [Read more...] about Bad For America
Will The Gay Pride Parade Be Indecent?
Arlene Sawicki of the Illinois Family Institute is concerned about, well, what the Illinois Family Instutute is usually concerned about: Chicago parades include the famous St. Patrick's Day Parade in March, where the Chicago River is tinted green in honor of the Irish. The Polish American Constitution Day Parade, held May 1st, celebrates the first European democratic … [Read more...] about Will The Gay Pride Parade Be Indecent?