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more about #gaymarriage more comments β sympathyforthebasementcat: Guys, DC just voted to legalize gay marriage! The mayor has promised to sign-off, but we still have to wait Congress' 30 day review. I think that shou... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: I don't think people need to protest unfair marriage laws by flouting marriage. But I do think as long as marriage is being upheld to systematically d... more » Erda: I think Nussbaum missed a great opportunity to speak out against the larger culture of heteronormativity and the fact that it's assumed that everyone ... more » Laulau: Hopefully this isn't egregiously off-topic, but I found the leather thing particularly interesting, as Nussbaum once swore to me (and the others in th... more » Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Straight people have already made a mockery of marriage. We cohabit and have kids without getting married, we divorce and remarry, we have drive-thru... more » RStropp: I think that you could take the "disgust" element of homophobia further and argue that in the same way people are grossed out by a cockroach because t... more » dismantledwoman: I disagree entirely with your position, and many of the commenters, that actively rejecting a right afforded to you, as a heterosexual person, to show... more » mama_t: A friend of mine has recommended that to show support for the gay community, hetero couples should only get married in states that have gay marraige. ... more » sportz.star: Martha Nussbaum has a rather colorful personal life. I agree that the questions come off they way you purport if one has no background information on... more » Trulymadlyme: I don't think she's "single" save for the unmarried thing. She was dating Cass Sunstein for years (until he left her to marry Sam Power) and before th... more » clevernamehere: I roll my eyes when people say they won't get married because gay marriage isn't legal. Your marital state is not that important to other people. Cal... more » Penny: "Don't you hate being single, and also old?" "I'm busy singing opera, fuck you." Quite possibly the best exchange ever. more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: One problem with forgoing marriage in protest is that married people as a group tend to vote more than single people as a group, so politicians care m... more » mikel857: The truth is gay marriage isn't legal and the 2 or 3% that scream the loudest that it is right are wrong. The majority of society (97 - 98%) who by th... more » Bitingpika: Oh, Elizabeth, you should know better than to try to outsmart... well, anyone, actually. more » -
#ritesandrights
Gay Marriage, Disgust, And Martha Nussbaum: Is Not Getting Hitched Really A Protest?
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum talks to The New York Times Magazine this week, and she has a lot to say about gay marriage, disgust, cockroaches, and leather. More » -
#viewaskew
Portia De Rossi Schools Elisabeth Hasselbeck On Gay Marriage
Don't you love it when a dumb question is met with an elegant, eloquent answer? Elisabeth asked, of gay marriage: More » -
#altarcations
Personal/Political
"I think the likelihood is that they'll get married before I do." — Rock star speech-giver Diane Savino talked to NY Mag's Daily Intel about her hopes for gay marriage (and her karaoke experience). [Daily Intel] -
#clips
Heroine Alert: Diane Savino, NY State Senator
Out of yesterday's NY state gay marriage setback has emerged a new icon: Sen. Diane Savino, whose brilliant, off-the-cuff speech in favor of same-sex marriage has made her an overnight internet star. Just watch this. (Savino for President 2016!) More » -
#maritalstrife
Gay Marriage Bill Fails In New York
Today the NY State Senate voted down a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. One State Senator claimed, "Not only the evangelicals, not only the Jews, not only the Muslims, not only the Catholics, but also the people oppose it." [NYT] -
#tildeathdouspart
California Man Tries To Ban Divorce As Comment On Prop. 8
Californian John Marcotte is working to ban divorce. He says, "Since California has decided to protect traditional marriage, [...] it would be hypocritical of us not to sacrifice some of our own rights to protect traditional marriage even more." [CBS] -
#bookreviews
"Palinizing" Prejean, Prejeanizing Palin: Two Conservative Women Look Out For #1
Carrie Prejean has complained of being "Palinized" — that is, discriminated against because she's a conservative woman — but she and Sarah Palin have more in common than just a victim complex.
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#popquiz
Are Gay Stereotypes Are Keeping Us From Making Progress?
Is there a "right" way to be gay? In a story for Newsweek, Ramin Setoodeh writes: "β¦If you want to be invited to someone else's party, sometimes you have to dress the partβ¦ even Rachel Maddow wears lipstick on TV." More » -
#preachinprejean
Carrie Prejean Visits Hannity, Today To Explain How She Was "Palinized"
Carrie Prejean has embarked on yet another media blitz, this time to explain away her "sex tape" and promote her book Still Standing — which maybe should be called Still Pretending I'm A Victim. More » -
#yeptheyregay
Ellen & Portia Tell Oprah About The Importance Of Gay Marriage
Today, Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia DeRossi were on Oprah for their first-ever interview as a married couple. They opened up about falling in love, the difficulty of coming out, and why legal marriage for same-sex couples is crucial. More » -
#themaineevent
Gay Marriage Defeated In Maine
Last night, 53% of Maine voters won the right to dictate whom their fellow citizens can marry, voting to repeal a state law that would have allowed same-sex marriage. More » -
#dailyfail
Daily Mail, If Possible, Sinks To New Low
Ew ew ew. Even by Daily Mail standards, using a pop star's death as a means of trashing gay marriage is really low: More » -
#leftovers
Doctor Claims He Was Framed In Miscarriage Case β’ Gay Couple Refused Right To Wed In Moscow
β’ Dr. Edwin Erin, who, as we mentioned earlier today, has been charged with poisoning his pregnant lover, is claiming that Bella Prowse spiked her own drink in an attempt to frame him. β’ More » -
#leftovers
Maine Will Vote On Gay Marriage β’ Miss Universe Pageant Adds "Condom Olympics"
β’ Maine officials announced today that opponents of the state legalizing gay marriage have gathered enough signatures to put the issue to a vote in November. Expect a heated battle in the next two months. β’ More » -
#americanheroes
Helen Thomas On Doing The Right Thing, Gay Marriage
Funny or Die's Uncle Sam interviews the awesome long-time White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who explains with her infinite wisdom what America is doing wrong and reveals her favorite president (Kennedy, natch). Watch it here: [Funny or Die] -
#leftovers
Five-Year-Old "Eating Herself To Death"; Gay Couple's Announcement Nixed By Paper
Doctors in India fear that Suman Khatun, a five-year-old girl who weighs 168 pounds — at three and half feet tall — is eating herself to death. More » -
#tvwatch
Making Whoopee
The Newlywed Game, a hit on ABC from 1966 to 1974, is now on GSN and presented by eHarmony. And! The show is currently casting gay couples. The catch? Marriages must be legally recognized in 1 state. [La Figa]
