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Same-sex marriage rights under attack again in Tennessee

By David W. Shelton On February 17, 2019 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage, Gay Rights

The Only Choice for Gays is Integrity

By David W. Shelton On June 17, 2015 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, General Commentaries

District Judge declares Oklahoma Marriage Equality Ban Unconstitutional

By David W. Shelton On January 14, 2014 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage, News

What the Duck? Why the Right Wing has Totally Quacked

By David W. Shelton On December 21, 2013 · 33 Comments · In Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast

It IS a Choice.

By David W. Shelton On October 5, 2013 · 13 Comments · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries

How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Marriage Equality?

By David W. Shelton On June 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage

The Real Source of Division in Pro-Gay Politics

By David W. Shelton On December 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries, podcast

Last week, District 14 County Commissioner Tommy Vallejos made a series of false, distorted, and wrong statements in opposition to including sexual orientation and gender identity in the City’s nondiscrimination policy. It was a laughable, nonsensical, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink rant, where his “facts” were little more than regurgitations of long-dismissed myths. He invoked a law that specifically says in the law that it wouldn’t apply to this kind of internal policy. He made the silly implication that just because people change their “sexual practices” that their sexual orientation is changed, and others (which will be addressed in future posts).

Because his five minute, pre-written script has so many distortions, and so many blatant untruths, it’s pure candy to someone like me who has real facts and history in my corner. One of these sweet little nuggets of nonsense was a claim that “this kind of law is divisive.”

Awash with the Sting of Defeat, and Into the River of Denial

By David W. Shelton On November 8, 2012 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage, General Commentaries, podcast

American Churches Will Not Be Forced to Marry Gays

By David W. Shelton On August 29, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Christianity, Gay Marriage, podcast, Politics

Explaining Marriage Equality: Easy as Pie

By David W. Shelton On August 7, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Gay Marriage, General Commentaries, podcast

President Obama endorses marriage equality

By David W. Shelton On May 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Gay Marriage, Politics

President Obama announced his support for marriage equality during an interview with ABC News this afternoon:

"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that 'don't ask, don't tell' is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told Roberts in an interview to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday.

Interestingly, right-wing Republicans who said they would never vote for him have declared... that they would never, ever, ever vote for him. Of course, the religious right and hate groups are all declaring their utter outrage. Thank you, Mr. President. This is going to be an interesting election year.

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