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Del Martin, 1921-2008

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Cal-i-for-ni-a!

To think, Hubby and I could be getting married in California about now. But would our marriage be recognized back in the District of Columbia? I think that needs to be addressed. Or perhaps not addressed, but forced. I’ll buy the argument that nothing substantive will be done until the next Congress, but the time [...]

Good same-sex couple news from D.C.

I didn’t even know the Omnibus Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008 was in the works and — lo! and behold — it passed the District of Columbia Council unanamously. Now the Congress has thirty legislative days to kill it; if there’s no action, it becomes law. If there’s a rumble, I shall call [...]

Thank you, Mildred Loving

As others have written, Mildred Jeter Loving died last Friday. She and her late husband Richard were co-plaintiffs in Loving v. Virginia, which in 1967 struck down the remaining miscegenation (anti-mixed-ethnicity marriage) laws. That case has long given me hope that Hubby and I might enjoy legal marriage without having to move to the one [...]

Christian gay marriage blog

Here’s a blog I intend to follow: Gay Marriage: Connect The Biblical Dots It describes itself as “a queer Christian blog that poses an alternative view on homosexuality and the Bible – based on scriptural and historical research.” 2008 May 5. No new posts since 2005. Share this article Hide Sites $$(‘div.d667′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) [...]

Liturgical options when same sex marriage arrives

I’ve heard that a colleague in Massachusetts has wondered what kind of ceremony is proper (or indeed, necessary) for a couple married in that church, but outside the benefit of law, once marriage licences are issued same-sex couples. Golly: I wish I had that problem, but even though I don’t, might I offer an opinion? [...]