Activists, lawyers propose moving focus off same-sex marriage
Happy day after Pride! Not too sunburned or hungover, I hope. How many marriage posters and floats did you see?
As an antitdote, try these three fascinating articles:
- in The Nation, Lisa Duggan describes the expansive, progressive strategy that is winning real improvements for everyone in Utah (many thanks to Heather W. for finding this first)
- in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Tommi Avicolli Mecca describes the kinds of assistance that could have benefited impoverished LBGTQ people for the price of the marriage equality battle (many thanks to Rene A. for finding it!)
- and thanks to Stephen G. for finding the news in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press that
Married and unmarried couples should be treated equally under Minnesota law, the Minnesota State Bar Association said in a unanimous policy vote by its general assembly Friday morning.
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beyond same-sex marriage, get gov't out of marriage
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June 30th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Tommi Avicolli Mecca just put together an anthology chronicling the beginnings of the LGBT movement. I heard some of the authors at a recent panel discussion and all of them were frustrated about the almost exclusive focus on the right to marry. See here for more on the book and links to other critiques of marriage. Also check out the interview with Tommi!
June 30th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
[...] posts that I’d like to share to finish up this week’s uphill battle post. The first note brings together voices that are calling for moving away from the single focus on same-sex marriage. [...]