Sometime in the 1990s, a critical mass of the American cognitive elite – that part of it which controls the bullhorns, anyway – must have decided that gay marriage was great. Now those people are usually well-spoken and articulate, with very high verbal IQs, while their opponents… tend to
Legal and social recognition and support for gay rights in Greece could be said to have been officially born 65 years ago, when gay sex was finally decriminalized. According to research on gay rights in 49 European countries conducted by ILGA (the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and
The term ‘homosexuality’ was coined in the late 19 th century by a German psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert. Although the term is new, discussions about sexuality in general, and same-sex attraction in particular, have occasioned philosophical discussion ranging from Plato’s Symposium to contemporary queer theory.
Apr 12, 2018 · WASHINGTON ― Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, who is President Donald Trump’s pick to be the nation’s next secretary of state, says that he still opposes gay marriage. “I continue to hold that view,” Pompeo said Thursday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate
Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean “carefree”, “happy”, or …
With the Supreme Court Hearings last week on homosexual unions—and Obama’s own endorsement—Jews are at the forefront in promoting ‘gay’ marriage. Jewish leaders like billionaire’s Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, and Marc Stern of the American Jewish Committee, have all come out in
Germany, the largest country in Western Europe by population, has become the 15th European nation to change its laws to allow gay marriage.
One of the pressing issues of Chesterton’s time was “birth control.” He not only objected to the idea, he objected to the very term because it meant the opposite of what it said. It meant no birth and no control. I can only imagine he would have the same objections about “gay marriage
During his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo reaffirmed his opposition to marriage equality.
This is a history of same-sex unions in cultures around the world. Various types of same-sex unions have existed, ranging from informal, unsanctioned, and temporary relationships to highly ritualized unions that have included marriage.