Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – A comprehensive survey of Gay America was released today, with important implications to California. The researchers at Hunter College, Rutgers and New York University confirmed that gay Americans are considerably more involved in public life than heterosexual Americans,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve been having problems figuring out how to refer to my spouse. A lot of people try to insist that I call him my “registered California Domestic Partner,” but that doesn’t seem right to me. We have been…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When President Gerald R. Ford was running for his first term in congress in 1948, he delayed his marriage to Elizabeth Warren until after the election because he was worried that voters would punish him for marrying a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Charles Chesnutt was born in 1858 to two “free persons of color.” This heterosexually-married couple offered to sell their son to slavery, but could only get $23 for him, and turned down the deal. In the new movie…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – We were watching Access Hollywood last night featuring the breakup of Star Jones and Al Reynolds. Their tumultuous relationship gave tabloids the opportunity to explore issues about why people get married, and a chance to speculate about the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Samantha Smith was a ten-year-old girl in 1982 when she wrote to Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov about the growing arms race between the countries. Dear Mr. Andropov,Congratulations on your new job. I have been worrying about Russia and…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today the Opponents of Equality are announcing that their proposed Constitutional Amendment to limit marriage will be on the ballot in November. As a gay dad, I think limiting access to marriage is a bad proposition. It teaches…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – During his most recent visit, Pope Benedict XVI called on U.S. bishops to “continue to welcome the immigrants who join your ranks today, to share their joys and hopes, to support them in their sorrows and trials.” This…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The biggest news in the gay marriage battle is that the Opponents of Equality are starting to turn in the signatures they have gathered over the past 150 days on a petition to limit marriage. The executive director…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I noticed that in order to meet combat needs, the Army and Marines accepted a total of 861 recruits with felony convictions last year, including manslaughter and sex-crime convictions, What kind of a message does it send to…Read More »