The movement to marriage equality continues to show progress in Maryland. As lawmakers in the Maryland House and Senate formally kicked off their push for gay marriage, a new poll has shown that for the first time, an absolute majority…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Civil Unions - Wyoming?
The NOM and the like can huff and puff as much as they like, but it is clear that the cause of marriage equality is advancing steadily in some unlikely places - in Wyoming, for instance. This report is notable…
The Rise and Rise of Gay Politicians: Ireland, Italy and Elsewhere
In Ireland, there is a storing possibility that an openly gay senator, David Norris, could become the next Irish president, in elections due later this year. A poll has found that openly gay Irish Senator David Norris leads the pack…
The Many Routes to Marriage: In China, Unofficially.
In the West, when we speak of “marriage”, we are usually thinking of something sanctioned by either church or state - or both. In Asia, it’s more fluid. Last year I reported on the first gay marriage in Nepal, which…
Mind your language!
Cogitum autem est in cognoscente secundum modum cognoscentis. No, you haven’t been redirected to another site from QTC! I thought it’s time to grapple a topic which is crucial to our discussion on gay issues. So: “A thing known exists…
Raymond Gravel: Former Sex Worker, Politician - Gay Priest.
Sometimes I hunt down information, sometimes it finds me. I have been looking up information for a forthcoming post on openly gay or lesbian politicians of ministerial rank - and came across this piece on a politician who is also…
For the Ordinariate - There’s Just No Escape.
‘Durex’ Has Links with Ordinariate Horror! As members of the Ordinariate, we are MORTIFIED to discover Durex is advertising RC masses on its website for condoms. We devout Roman Catholics are not allowed to wear rubbers, especially during Divine Service. Yesterday, some…
The Presbyterian Path to Inclusion.
At More Light Presbyterians, there is some useful material on the PCUSA’s path to full inclusion for LGBT Presbyterians, which are worth thinking about and celebrating by all, regardless of our particular faith traditions. The time lines and details may…
Defective Theology From Colorado Springs Diocese.
The principle behind 12-step programmes has become familiar, made famous by Alcoholics Anonymous, and since adapted for narcotics addictions, gambling addictions and other pathological behaviours, where it is widely agreed they can be extremely helpful in turning around self-destructive behaviour.…
Gay Marriage, France: Watch This Space
In May 2010, Corinne Cestino and Sophie Haßlau launched a legal challenge at the Tribunal de Grande instance of Reims to question the constitutionality of France’s position on gay marriage. The couple had already formed a union under France’s PACS system,…
