Posts Tagged Gay Rights
Priscilla–15 Years Later
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights, Random Blogging on October 14th, 2011
We are in New York for a long weekend, and last night, my husband, son and I went to see the Broadway musical version of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. We’d loved the movie when it came out in the early 90s…a poignant, funny depiction of life from the perspective of three Australian drag queens. [...]
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Supporting (some of) the Troops
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on October 11th, 2011
As most readers of this blog probably already know, a gay soldier asked a question about gay service members at a recent GOP Presidential candidate debate, and was roundly booed by the audience. The Tea Party members who were present in large numbers in that audience—and the candidates who remained silent then and afterward—evidently saw [...]
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For Once, a Good Day
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on June 25th, 2011
Yesterday was a trifecta for those of us who live in Indiana and care about public policy. Two separate federal judges enjoined major parts of two of the most shameful acts passed by the most recent Indiana General Assembly–the immigration bill and the anti-abortion bill. (The latter not only defunded Planned Parenthood, but also required [...]
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Going Down Ugly
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on June 10th, 2011
According to a March, 2011 survey from Pew, 58% of Americans believe that homosexuality should be accepted, while 33% believe it should not be. Leaving aside what the individuals surveyed thought constituted “acceptance,” this is yet another indicator that the cultural tide is flowing in the right direction; indeed, when the survey responses were broken [...]
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