Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I have a sad tale to share with you from my mail bag, sad because it shows a glimpse of the worst of people. A “foamer” (a.k.a. a rabid irrational Opponent of Equality) wrote to me about my…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On the season finale of the hit series Brothers and Sisters, a major character, Kevin, married his boyfriend Scotty in a high-profile (but not legally binding) ceremony. Executive producer Monica Breen explains “Kevin deserves a stable relationship in…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The President who said that gay Americans are not worthy of marriage had his daughter married off today. I wonder if Henry Hager asked Mr. Bush for permission to marry his daughter? That would be very traditional, and…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Two prominent black gay men are in the news. John Amaechi is a former NBA player who came out of the closet in February 2007 and became a media sensation — as well as the target for ugly…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I wanted to explain to you why the stakes are so high for this November’s ballot initiative limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Michigan’s State Supreme Court ruled yesterday 5-2 that their 2004 ballot initiative to limit marriage also…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – On the grand scale of “people doing mean things to other people,” banning same-sex couples from marriage seems pretty insignificant. But with Friday’s death of Mildred Loving, I was reminded of how cruel people can be. Mrs. Loving,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Every four years, the United Methodist Church holds a meeting to set church policy. At this year’s conference, the delegates: – Upheld a church law that says gay and lesbian relationships are “incompatible with Christian teaching.”– Kept a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I still need your help again to fix the language on California EDD Form DE1-HW. I wrote to you in July 2007 complaining about the checkbox for HUS/WIFE. As members of a California Registered Domestic Partnership trying to…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – My sister-in-law lives in Germany. There, gay or straight, everybody gets “civil unions” in the eyes of the state. The churches are left to themselves to decide who they will marry in their ceremonies and bless with the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Researchers at Hunter College, Rutgers and New York University asked gay Americans if there is a federal “nondiscrimination” law barring the firing of workers based on their sexual orientation. Only six in 10 gay Americans got the right…Read More »