Yes, you read that right: at Red State, that bastion of solidly right-wing, conservative American political commentary, there’s a post arguing forcefully for marriage equality - from firmly conservative, firmly Christian principles. Sign of the times! We know from opinion…
Monthly Archives: March 2013
“Clobber Texts” - Resource Page Updated
When I first began to grapple seriously with the tensions between life as a practicing Catholic, and living honestly and with integrity as a gay man in a committed, stable partnership, one of the discoveries that helped me enormously was…
Queer Wildlife: “Out in Nature” Video
It’s well established by now that same - sex behaviour is common in all branches of the animal kingdom, mammals, birds, insects fish and reptiles. In some species (bighorn rams, and bonobo chimps), and for some individual animals in others,…
How Should Christians Respond to Gay Marriage?
The US Supreme Court hearings this week, and evidence that Pope Francis once supported civil unions for Argentina as an alternative to full marriage equality, has highlighted both the inexorable spread of legal recognition for same - sex couples across…
Daily Mail, Lucy Meadows: Resistance Builds
Responding to the petition against the Daily Mail that I placed yesterday, reader Colkoch wrote: I hope it gets to one million signatures. This was vicious reporting with no other agenda than selling papers and generating hits. Taking down Littlejohn…
Lucy Meadows: Candlelight Vigil, Monday 25th, 6:30 pm
Yesterday, I placed the text of a petition to the Daily Mail, about the death of Lucy Meadows and the despicable, transphobic column by Richard Littlejohn it had published about her transition. In response, I’ve had forwarded to me this…
Tell the Daily Mail: Richard Littlejohn’s in the Wrong Job.
Transphobia kills: an estimated 48% of trans people have considered suicide. Some, like LucyT Meadows, go beyond considering it, to completing it, unable to cope further with press harassment. The Daily Mail is one of the press groups considering…
American Academy of Pediatrics: Gay Marriage “In the Best Interests of the Children”
Opponents of gay marriage who argue they are simply thinking of the children, will have to think again. An American scientific study shows that same-sex marriage is in the best interests of children Opponents of marriage and family equality frequently protest…
A Kairos Moment for Catholic Civil Unions:Time for Debate
At Bondings 2.0, Francis DeBenardo has a headline that states that “Pope Francis’ Support of Civil Unions Is Part of a Growing Trend in Catholic Church“. He’s right, and this is important. The growing list of clerics and Catholic theologians…
An Exciting Time to be Gay and Catholic?
A few years ago, I wrote about James Alison’s view that it was becoming an exciting time to be gay and Catholic - because the overwhelming evidence that same - sex affectional orientation is an entirely natural and non-pathological part…
