Kent Paterson, CorpWatch. July 14, 2008. Cruise business is booming at the expensive of the environment, local communities, their own workers, and even the safety of their customers.
Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. June 23, 2008. One of the most exciting things about the delightful first wave of gay weddings across California was how much the nation took it in stride.
Susie Bright, SusieBright.com. June 18, 2008. The legalization of gay marriage is a huge milestone in the fight for equal rights. Still, it begs the question: why do people get married, anyway?
Peter Montgomery, People For the American Way Foundation. June 17, 2008. It's important to correct these misrepresentations and get back to celebrating.
Alex Blaze, The Bilerico Project AlterNet: PEEK. June 13, 2008. Virginia-based Liberty Counsel is making a last ditch effort to stop same sex marriages in Caliornia.
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, AlterNet. May 28, 2008. The gay marriage movement should not be fighting for a 1950s model of white-picket fence "we're just like you" normalcy.
Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 26, 2008. The right to marry will change how we feel about society and our place in it. And it will change -- officially -- how society feels about us.
Gilbert Herdt, Robert Kertzner, American Sexuality Magazine. May 22, 2008. The choice to marry is no more frivolous than the dream of equal citizenship; the time has come to support the right of all couples to marry.
Rev. Irene Monroe, The Bilerico Project AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. May 21, 2008. A conservative backlash in California has begun, with opponents gathering signatures for the November ballot.
Christopher Lisotta, The Nation. May 16, 2008. While champagne corks pop in West Hollywood, this election season, LGBT rights activists are gearing up for what could be the fight of their lives.
Huffington PostMay 16, 2008. The California Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry; Schwarzenegger vows to uphold the ruling.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. May 15, 2008. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that domestic partnerships are not a substitute for marriage.
Daranee Petsod, New America Media. May 14, 2008. In California, potential new voters from immigrant families could have a large electoral voice in both Republican and Democratic districts.
Pam Spaulding, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. May 7, 2008. A California teacher is fired for refusing a loyalty oath leftover from the days of Sen. McCarthy.
