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“When did you change me?” |
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Written by Angela Keaton
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Sunday, 20 May 2012 17:03 |
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Individually, youth rights, parental rights, shrinks, the concerned, environmental quacks, Christianists, the gay establishment, cultural traditions and gender stereotypes--this story has it all.
The story of 5 year old Tyler (born Kathryn) can be found here. For me, as someone who is a lot L, some B and somewhat T, would rather cut through the jargon and the understanding parents. Tyler can speak for himself and does.
“I’m not transgender,” he fumes when he hears the word, often spoken by his mom as she explains things. “I. Am. A. Boy.”
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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:49 |
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Buenos Aires Offers Same-Sex Marriage to Foreign Couples |
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Written by Angela Keaton
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Sunday, 20 May 2012 16:33 |
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From Upsidedownworld via IPS:
by Marcela Valente
(IPS) - Foreign non-residents, gay or straight, can now get married in the Argentine capital, thanks to a resolution that removed bureaucratic obstacles and streamlined the procedure.
Since same-sex marriage was approved in Argentina in July 2010, many homosexual couples from abroad have sought information about travelling to the city - not to settle here, but to legalise their bond and later push for official recognition of their new marriage certificate in their countries of origin.
Please read the rest at http://upsidedownworld.org.
[Catholic countries ahead of the secular Protestant US? Of course, kids. Read your Paglia --AK]
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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 16:39 |
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Gary Johnson: Lone Candidate Actually Seeking To Bring About Marriage Equality |
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Written by Craig Schlesinger
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 00:00 |
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It should come as no surprise that the wedge issue of gay marriage is receiving plenty of attention in yet another election cycle. This time around, however, there is added fuel to the fire.
North Carolina recently passed an amendment to their state’s Constitution defining marriage as one man and one woman. On the heels of another famous “Biden Blooper,” President Obama decided to speak out the day after the North Carolina vote and proclaim his “personal” support for gay marriage while simultaneously insisting that this issue is best left to the states, effectively doing nothing.
This move by Obama reeks of political opportunism and partisan grandstanding. By staking out this position, he can safely support the idea of marriage equality without ruffling feathers in the more socially conservative states that he carried in 2008 (like North Carolina and Indiana) and desperately needs to carry again in 2012.
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Gary Johnson Criticizes Obama for Throwing Gay Marriage to the States |
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Written by Rob Power
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:00 |
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May 10, 2012, New York, NY – Libertarian nominee for President and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today said he’s “disappointed” with President Obama’s position on gay marriage. Obama told ABC Wednesday he would let each individual state decide the gay marriage question instead of seeking federal protection of the right to marry. Johnson noted that more than 30 states already ban same sex marriage in one way or another.
In a statement, Johnson said, “Instead of insisting on equality as a U.S. Constitutional guarantee, the President has thrown this question back to the states. When the smoke clears, Gay Americans will realize the President’s words have gained them nothing today, and that millions of Americans in most states will continue to be denied true marriage equality . I guess the President is still more worried about losing Ohio, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia than he is in doing the right thing.
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Written by Angela Keaton
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 07:33 |
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Peace activist and SFL Student of the Year James Padilioni, Jr. takes aim at Obama's attempt to cram individuals into a box.
Libertarians, it is time that we lead the charge on ending LGBT discrimination, not because we affirm the values of each LGBT individual, but because we affirm the value of individuality and the flourishing of humanity. What good is political liberty if you are not free to embrace the person that stares back at you in the mirror and merely live your own life? While we bicker between ourselvesabout whether or not supporting gay marriage is a truly libertarian position, countless LGBT individuals – many of whom are young teenagers – live silent lives of pain and loneliness. The dance that some libertarians perform between the distinction of libertarian politics and conservative cultural values dodges the essential problem: the personalities of others are not a subject with which you can agree or disagree; there is nothing to debate. A person’s individuality belongs to him and him alone, and it’s not subject to community approval or tolerance. There is a reason why Baskin-Robbins makes 31 flavors of ice cream, and it would be absurd for anyone to say “So and so likes mint chocolate chip, but I like strawberry. While I don’t personally agree with his choice, he is free to eat whatever he wants.” While this may be better than trying to ban mint chocolate chip ice cream altogether, the ideal situation is one in which the conversation is never raised at all because ice cream flavor preferences are viewed as mere extensions of personality and ultimately, nobody cares.
Please read the rest of Shackles of Conformity.
[These SFL youth are going to put us out of business with their excellence on LGBTQ issues.--AK] |
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