Fun morning news
I love NCLR, especially how they funnel all the good gay-related news articles to me.
What Motivated the Same-Sex-Marriage Switchers: why five New York Assembly Members who voted against the same-sex marriage bill in 2007 voted for it this month. Primarily: civil unions are separate and NOT equal, and gay people are people too.
LGBT Prisoner Safety Act: Amends California prison codes to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of factors considered when classifying and housing prisoners. The list currently includes age, gender, type of offense, and prior time served - and the bill received more Republican votes than any other piece of legislation sponsored by Equality California.
Gay legislators plant seeds for rights gains:
Last summer, I could almost smell the glorious fragrance of my favorite flowers, sweet peas, as I planted them in the warm, sunny, well-drained soil that the seed packet promised they would thrive in.
They spouted quickly, but never became more than seedlings. Actually, "seedlings" sounds way more robust than they looked. "Threads" is more like it.
Early this spring, my sweet peas shocked me by returning -- with stems as thick as my thumb. Looking like they spent the winter working out in a gym, my sweet peas are bound to blossom, if not this year, then next.
When gay marriage suddenly burst into full bloom across much of New England and in Iowa this spring, I immediately thought of my sweet peas: When conditions are right, some seeds produce very quickly. Others take a bit of time.
What Motivated the Same-Sex-Marriage Switchers: why five New York Assembly Members who voted against the same-sex marriage bill in 2007 voted for it this month. Primarily: civil unions are separate and NOT equal, and gay people are people too.
LGBT Prisoner Safety Act: Amends California prison codes to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of factors considered when classifying and housing prisoners. The list currently includes age, gender, type of offense, and prior time served - and the bill received more Republican votes than any other piece of legislation sponsored by Equality California.
Gay legislators plant seeds for rights gains:
Last summer, I could almost smell the glorious fragrance of my favorite flowers, sweet peas, as I planted them in the warm, sunny, well-drained soil that the seed packet promised they would thrive in.
They spouted quickly, but never became more than seedlings. Actually, "seedlings" sounds way more robust than they looked. "Threads" is more like it.
Early this spring, my sweet peas shocked me by returning -- with stems as thick as my thumb. Looking like they spent the winter working out in a gym, my sweet peas are bound to blossom, if not this year, then next.
When gay marriage suddenly burst into full bloom across much of New England and in Iowa this spring, I immediately thought of my sweet peas: When conditions are right, some seeds produce very quickly. Others take a bit of time.