Posts Tagged Gay Rights
Deconstructing “Special Rights”
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on April 13th, 2012
I heard someone make the claim again yesterday: gays want “special rights.” So let me understand this argument: If government respects the civil rights of Christians—and if Human Rights agencies protect those Christians from being picked on because of their beliefs—that’s simply government protecting equal rights. But if government treats LGBT folks just like it [...]
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Sausage-Making at Work
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights, Local Government on March 27th, 2012
There’s an old saying that the two things you should never watch are sausage-making and law-making. Good as that advice is, it can be very enlightening (if somewhat nauseating) to be present as the democratic process unfolds. Yesterday, I accompanied the President of Indiana Equality to South Bend, where the Common Council was to deliberate [...]
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Defining “Religious Liberty”
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights, Religious Liberty on March 25th, 2012
Tomorrow, the South Bend City Council will consider amending its Human Rights Ordinance to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation. HR Ordinances–while relatively toothless in Indiana–express a municipality’s intent to discourage some people from picking on other people based solely upon their religion, race, gender and other markers that are irrelevant to the [...]
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And the Beat-em-up Goes On….
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on March 12th, 2012
What is it with the homophobia? It’s one thing to believe–based upon a (highly selective) version of the bible–that gay people are immoral. You want to think that, fine. It’s a free country. As I used to say, if you don’t like gay folks, don’t invite any of them to dinner. Your loss. Of course, [...]
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Another Year (Almost) Over
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on December 9th, 2011
The coming year is going to be ugly. The economy is still in the toilet, environmental degradation is edging dangerously close to the point of no return, our infrastructure is crumbling, and Republicans in Congress remain committed to one thing and one thing only—defeating Barack Obama—even if they have to take the country down to [...]
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