Karen Ocamb, AlterNet. November 1, 2008. This weekend's call to action from religious leaders to prevent the "destruction of Western civilization" could help push equality foes to victory.
Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. October 30, 2008. Softening up, going down, losing firmness -- it seems sex and the economy have more in common than language.
Wendy Atterberry, The Frisky. September 26, 2008. There are plenty of reasons to marry, but it's not something that always makes couples happier. Why can't my family understand that?
Erich Goode, Sirens Magazine. August 27, 2008. Most women in their 20s are far more concerned with education, career, and gaining life experience than with their single status.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 8, 2008. Another day, another alarmist report by the PTC decrying immorality on television.
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. August 7, 2008. Gay marriage is drastically changing the institution of marriage. And that's a very, very good thing.
Cynthia Kling, Huffington Post. August 6, 2008. Susan Squire on why it will take more than a couple of decades to transform a 5,000-year-old institution.
Courtney E. Martin, The American Prospect. July 31, 2008. Recent steps legalizing gay marriage have made me reevaluate my aversion to the institution. But I still have my doubts.
Lauren Cahn, Huffington Post. July 28, 2008. It's nice to live in an era where sexual freedom means I don't have to feel that a night out with friends is incomplete without an orgy.
Allison Gaudet Yarrow, Women's eNews. July 15, 2008. A multi-billion-dollar wedding industry peddles the perfection myth more intensely than ever before.
Anja Tranovich, AlterNet. June 24, 2008. A group of gay rights activists are visiting Evangelical churches around the country in an effort to change hearts and minds.
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.
Joseph Mayton, Women's eNews. May 22, 2008. Egypt has appointed its first female official to certify marriages and divorces. The move has been met by public opposition from some clerics.
Colleen Dealy, Taylor Baldwin, Huffington Post. May 16, 2008. A survey reveals that a majority of married moms are not sexually satisfied in their marriages. Many are making up for it on the side.
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.
Evan Derkacz, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. May 12, 2008. In a move of political jujitsu, conservatives try to claim the legacy of Mildred Loving in an effort to bash gay marriage.
Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. May 12, 2008. A ruling in New York held that same-sex marriages performed elsewhere must be recognized by the state.