This week, CBS rocketed to the top of my network shitlist (And I really didn't expect NBC to get knocked off that quickly, but so far 2010 has been a banner year for networks pissing me off) when they stuck by a Focus on the Family anti-abortion ad set to air during the Super Bowl. If that wasn't bad enough, they also denied air space to a pro-gay dating ad.
Just lovely. Really, really lovely.
So, is this just about the money, or does CBS have a far-right agenda? Complain to the Couldn't-Be-Shittier network here. Or, even better, sign this petition.
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, April 3, 2009
Iowa Comes Through!
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage today -- unanimously. Iowa therefore becomes the third state to legalize gay marriage after Massachusetts and Connecticut (and of course briefly California, before the Prop 8 train wreck).
New Hampshire and Vermont are also closing in; Vermont's gay marriage bill passed both houses of the legislature, although it is now threatened by the governor's promised veto.
The fact that this occurred in Iowa of all places shocks some people (even in the Midwest, I would guess). But in terms of mainstreaming the marriage equality movement, the Iowa decision feels like a significant step forward in that it comes from the literal and metaphoric middle of the country, rather than one of the coasts. Are these really "activist" judges at work, as the anti-marriage folks claim? Really? Even in a unanimous ruling in Iowa? Maybe it's time the antis realize that equal protection under the law is a basic tenet of democracy, and not some radical, out-there idea.
And while I feel it is somewhat common for liberals to stereotype Midwesterners as ultra-conservative, bigoted, backwoods rednecks (which we all are NOT, btw... MN, WI, & IL especially tend to be BLUE states in presidential elections, with a long history of progressive politics), I've also noticed that some Midwesterners scoff at the lawmaking on the coasts as if it were happening in a foreign, dystopic land (whatever the issue). So I think a decision like this not only shows other parts of the country that the Midwest cares about civil liberties; it also shows many in the Midwest that they are indeed part of a larger American movement based on foundations of civil rights, human dignity, and social justice. Not just some "kooky" idea hatched in L.A. or N.Y.C.
Read the full opinion of the Iowa court here.
New Hampshire and Vermont are also closing in; Vermont's gay marriage bill passed both houses of the legislature, although it is now threatened by the governor's promised veto.
The fact that this occurred in Iowa of all places shocks some people (even in the Midwest, I would guess). But in terms of mainstreaming the marriage equality movement, the Iowa decision feels like a significant step forward in that it comes from the literal and metaphoric middle of the country, rather than one of the coasts. Are these really "activist" judges at work, as the anti-marriage folks claim? Really? Even in a unanimous ruling in Iowa? Maybe it's time the antis realize that equal protection under the law is a basic tenet of democracy, and not some radical, out-there idea.
And while I feel it is somewhat common for liberals to stereotype Midwesterners as ultra-conservative, bigoted, backwoods rednecks (which we all are NOT, btw... MN, WI, & IL especially tend to be BLUE states in presidential elections, with a long history of progressive politics), I've also noticed that some Midwesterners scoff at the lawmaking on the coasts as if it were happening in a foreign, dystopic land (whatever the issue). So I think a decision like this not only shows other parts of the country that the Midwest cares about civil liberties; it also shows many in the Midwest that they are indeed part of a larger American movement based on foundations of civil rights, human dignity, and social justice. Not just some "kooky" idea hatched in L.A. or N.Y.C.
Read the full opinion of the Iowa court here.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
"Norma Gay" Protests Prop 8
Earlier this week, comedian Kathy Griffin protested Prop 8 a la Sally Field in the film Norma Rae, and quite frankly, it was awesome. She said her friends call her Norma Gay. Hilarious. Watch the full speech here.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Posts of Interest
Some stuff I haven't had time to blog about:
Jessica's critique of the virginity movement's continued shaming of hook-up culture on college campuses. Via Feministing.
Both the Vermont and New Hampshire legislatures are very close to legalizing gay marriage. Woot! However, the threat of gubernatorial vetoes loom.
An intense personal story from a woman who has, at different times in her life, given a baby up for adoption and had an abortion. At Shakesville.
And my personal favorite: Dolly Parton as a feminist icon! Love that woman.
Jessica's critique of the virginity movement's continued shaming of hook-up culture on college campuses. Via Feministing.
Both the Vermont and New Hampshire legislatures are very close to legalizing gay marriage. Woot! However, the threat of gubernatorial vetoes loom.
An intense personal story from a woman who has, at different times in her life, given a baby up for adoption and had an abortion. At Shakesville.
And my personal favorite: Dolly Parton as a feminist icon! Love that woman.
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