Proposition 8 Defenders and the No-Sex Class Paradigm
AlwaysArousedGirl has a nice catch related to the real interest ‘wingers have in keeping marriage heterosexual. This time it’s Sam Schulman writing in the Christian Science Monitor, even though he’s...
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Same-Sex vs Polygamous Marriage: As Diametrically Opposed as Marriage for...
While referencing Utah’s dismally low same-sex marriage acceptance, Em & Lo quippedApparently polygamous marriages are okay, but only 22% of the state agrees with gay marriage.They said it...
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Does Branson, MO, Charles Murray's Emblem of America's Heartland, Have as...
Screenshot of the first website Google turned up for the keyword “Branson, MO.” No comment on the town slogan or it’s interest in attracting “groups.”So effete conservative snob Charles Murray (he of...
View ArticleCorrollary: Conservatives Who Don't Know the History of Marriage Have Very...
Since I'm still feeling really horrible I'm more likely to just repost other people's work. Case in point: Matthew Yglesias catches another right-winger using anti-feminism to... what else... bash...
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Wise Guys Reply: What Would You Think of a Woman Proposing?
Photo by Flickr user keithius. Used under a Creative Commons license. Hey, I'm the Straight Married Guy this week in Em & Lo's Wise Guys column, answering the question "Would most men be cool with...
View ArticleYou Can't Understand "Hypergamy,""Settling," and the Male Worthiness Trap...
The thousands of years old principle defined most concretely by the English Common Law concept of coverture, which the legendary jurist William Blackstone defined thusly:"By marriage, the husband and...
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Hidden Bastion of Breadwinner/Homemaker Nuclear Families or Just My Massive...
So I'm sitting here in one of those stay-at-home parent activities -- hanging with a bunch of other parents, all on our laptops, whiling away an hour and sometimes more in an activity center lobby...
View ArticleDid You Know Victorian England Had a "Superflouous Women" Problem? Do You...
While looking for other information pertaining to the "sexual revolution" in the Victorian era (actually I was just looking for information about what people were wearing during that period) I stumbled...
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Via Carlin Ross -- More States Allow Cousins to Marry than Same Sex Couples
Image via Carlin Ross.Carlin Ross saysEasier to marry your cousin than your same-sex partner... says alot about our countrySource: Carlin Ross's blogYikes! Hadn't ever looked at it that way before! But...
View ArticleHead's Up -- The Spouse-Beating Business in Topika is Just the Wrapping Paper...
Pamela Haag begins a post with the following tidbit:Like other local and state governments, Topeka, Kansas is in the grips of a dismal budget crisis. So this week, Topeka’s City Council did something...
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No, Really, Us Heteros Don't Need Any Help, We've Been Dragging it Down All...
In a news roundup Jos quipped The gay and lesbian community of Minnesota apologizes to recently resigned Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch for ruining the institution of marriage and causing her to...
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Searching for the Other Elusive Unicorn: Single Mothers Who Reject Men They...
Photo by Flickr user misocrazy. Used under a Creative Commons license. According to Polyamory from the Inside Out in polyamory circles "A unicorn is a mythical beast with a horn. It also refers to a...
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Hey Douthat! What Does It Say About Men If Wanting to Work 8 Hours a Day...
Photo by Flickr user Providence Public Library. Used under a Creative Commons license. No. Seriously! If it's right and proper for men to work only 8 hours a day how can it possibly be decadent for...
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The Real Reason "Traditional Marriage" Thumpers Worry About Same Sex...
Photo by Flickr user Jonathan Wilsson. Used under a Creative Commons license. Gay-rights activist and DailyKos snark-meister "Bill of Portland Maine", commenting on whether he and his partner will...
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Upon Seeing Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina"
Anna Karenina - Dance with meby teasertrailer. I wish I could have found a better clip. Forgive the opening commercial --fl. Loved the "waltz" scene with all my heart. It was evidently absolutely...
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