My husband and I are friends with a couple who are raising his two sons by a former marriage. They live an average suburban life. Their house is on a wooded acre with swings and slides for the kids in the back yard. They drive soccer and baseball carpools with their neighbors, and worry about balancing their careers and the…
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Category Archives: Gay Rights
Defaming Faith Communities
Last year, voters in the state of Maine endorsed a law barring discrimination against gays. On February 10th of this year, in a single-issue referendum, they narrowly repealed that measure.
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Leveraging Votes and Gaining Influence
The municipal election on November 2d–a mere month from now–presents a real opportunity for Indianapolis’ gay community…
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Playing Identity Politics
A recent full-page newspaper advertisement by the Indiana Family Institute attacked the notion that a homosexual orientation could be considered "morally neutral," and urged adoption of a tax-supported sex education curriculum that would identify…
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When Some Are More Equal Than Others
Governor O’Bannon has now signed the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act," relieving those who see recognition of gay unions as a threat to western civilization. Whatever the pros and cons of "gay marriage"–and there is no uniformity on that…
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