I’ve now had an opportunity to read Professor Richard Florida’s fascinating and very readable new book, “The Rise of the Creative Class.” I would recommend it.
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Category Archives: Gay Rights
Framing the Issues
Over the past several years, political pundits have talked increasingly of “spin”—the persistent attempts by politicians and their handlers to describe events and issues in terms most favorable to their position or candidate. But spin is not new, nor necessarily evil. It is probably as old as the use of language itself. Academics call it “framing.”
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Sex and the City
Some Indianapolis City-County Councilors are apparently “insulted” by introduction of an ordinance allowing City employees to obtain health insurance for cohabiting (i.e. unmarried) partners.
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God, My Buddy
I’m beginning to feel left out—sort of the way you felt in school when everyone else in your class was invited to a party but you. Evidently, there are all these people who are on a first-name basis with God—who “hang out” with Him (actually, I’d always thought of God as a “She” but I guess I was wrong about that, too), getting the real scoop on what He wants, who He likes and dislikes…who He intends to invite to the Ultimate Party in Heaven, and who won’t get to come
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Time for a Time Out
When the ICLU brought suit on behalf of gay and lesbian clients who want to marry, all hell broke loose. Local gay listservs were filled with intemperate exchanges and accusations, factions lined up for and against—shades of the “bad old days” when the community was more consumed with internal bickering, turf battles and personal agendas than with productive activism.
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