Today’s letter – research proves same-sex marriage reduces HIV/AIDS, while intolerance causes it
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Hugo Mialon and Andrew Francis, Two researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, used thirty years of data to tie rates of HIV/AIDS infection to attitudes of tolerance towards lesbian and gay Americans. They found that “a rise…Read More »
Today’s letter – Dick Cheny is right about freedom, but wrong about having the states meter it out
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Your Republican friend Dick Cheney said during an appearance at the National Press Club that “people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish, any kind of arrangement they wish.” He also said…Read More »
Today’s letter – it’s gay pride month again
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – It’s old news now, but June is once again Gay Pride month by proclamation of the President of the United States. I’m tired of having the civil liberties and human dignity of my fellow Americans ebb and flow…Read More »
Today’s letter – same-sex marriage is the only proven way to get more people to marry and fewer people to divorce
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Let’s protect marriage together. Denmark legalized same-sex marriage in 1989. In ten years the marriage rate increased 10.7% and the divorce rate dropped 14%. In Norway, marriage up 12.8% and divorce went down 6%. In Sweden, marriage went…Read More »
Today’s letter – Dr. James Dobson is a liar, and sends hate mail to California addresses
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Dr. James Dobson’s latest campaign is titled “Dr. James Dobson offers encouragement to parents of teens.” This is a lie. Dr. James Dobson offers only a promise to parents that their children will be brutalized to suicide if…Read More »
Today’s letter – what if we had to register our religion?
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – If we had a government registry for religion, what would it look like? It would obviously require people to be a certain age, and only register once. Would it require a race, a gender, or a certain belief?…Read More »
Today’s letter – our deity of choice
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Americans often celebrate their freedoms. Why do we have the freedom to choose our deity, but not the freedom to choose our spouse? Sincerely,
Today’s letter – Pentecost is the celebration of one great church, and any real church welcomes all people
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Yesterday was Pentecost, the fiftieth and last day of Easter in our church. It celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles (one or more of whom was statistically likely to be gay.) “The people were…Read More »
Today’s letter – outing people isn’t nice, yet our government does it all the time
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – A new documentary about closeted gay politicians put the issue of “outing” on the front burner. The LA Times’ James Rainey accelerated this by talking about his 1993 outing of City Council Candidate Jackie Goldberg against the desire…Read More »