Behind the Gender Labels
Can you believe Bruce Jenner was a woman all along? The world class athlete? The Olympic star who won the decathlon? Can you believe that inside that Greek god (above, left) was a goddess (above,...
Tagged: same-sex marriage
How Times Have Changed
To codgers like me, the photo above has to be …. well… startling. To some it might be a shock. It was published today by the Daily Kos, and it shows Detective David...
Marriage and the Courts: What Don’t I Understand?
I am confused, and perhaps some of you smart people out there can help me out. Why are the US Supreme Court justices tying themselves in knots over those same-sex marriage cases? It all...
“Progressives” Have to Keep the Faith in Trying Times
Americans all have labels now. And they seem to be accepting their labels without protest – even with enthusiasm. I was driving behind an old pickup truck a few days ago and noticed a...
Diehard Prejudice Against Gays Just Won’t Go Away
As far as I can determine there’s nothing gay about being homosexual. It seems to be a sad fate, made even more melancholy by an abiding hostility embedded in most cultures. How can anyone...
Just a Treat for the Eyes: Jamaican Beauty Queens
A couple of blogs ago, I ran photos of Miss USA and the runner-up in the controversial Miss Universe pageant that was held in Las Vegas recently. Controversial because media reports said the runner-up’s...
Marriage Belongs to the Church, Civil Unions to the State
The fuss over same-sex marriage seems pointless to me, but you could probably change my mind if you tried hard enough. Judging from the words in the typical marriage ceremony, I would say marriage...