Tag Archive for National Organization for Marriage
The NOM Lie on Marriage Equality Popular Votes.
2012 is shaping up to be a big year for marriage equality, with legislative moves for approval in place in three states, and a ballot initiative in Maine to restore it, repealing Proposition 1 of 2009. Opponents have set up…
Polling Evidence for Minnesota GOP’s Big, Big Mistake on Gay Marriage.
Earlier this week, Minnesota state Senator Scott Dribble said that the state’s Republicans had made a “grave, grave mistake”, in passing an amendment to put gay marriage to a vote, and that they would see that “soon”. I don’t know…
The Tyranny of Language: “Defending Marriage”
When I wrote a few days ago about the Tyranny of Language, I really ought to have included some observations on the abuse of language perpetrated in phrased like the “Defence of Marriage Act”, the “National Organisation for Marriage”, and…
Rhode Island Partner Recognition.
Until the (temporary) disappointment of Prop 1 in Maine, it seemed that Rhode Island was the only stumbling bock on the way to the New England marriage equality goal of “6 by 12″ (all six NE states by 2012) –…
